jakebur01 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I have a client that has an asp.net site hosted on a windows server that communicates with an inventory program (coded in Providex- a form of business basic) hosted on a unix server. Where could I look to learn how to get php to interact data with this language? Thanks, Jake Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/141089-phpprovidex-business-basic/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismonsewicz Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 have you tried searching google? or contacting the company for support? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/141089-phpprovidex-business-basic/#findComment-738430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Depends on how current application is designed. From brief search on internet it seems that Providex applications quite often work with MySQL or other databases. It is quite possible that you just need to connect to this database. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/141089-phpprovidex-business-basic/#findComment-738444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebur01 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Is it possible to work with it using odbc? Although, this is not how the asp.net site is interacting with it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/141089-phpprovidex-business-basic/#findComment-738461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Really, it is hard to say anything without knowing how it is designed. You should check how ASP.Net interacts with Providex application and see if you can send same requests from PHP. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/141089-phpprovidex-business-basic/#findComment-738527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebur01 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 I asked the original designer and developer how the asp.net site(hosted on a windows server) communicates with the facts inventory program(Providex Language) which is on a unix box that sits right next to the windows server. This was his response: There are special TCP/IP processes that connect the website to FACTS. These processes send a Command and data to the Listener process and custom FACTS based programs interpret the commands, gather the data and send it back to the website for display. ________ I think he has visual basic programs on the windows server that interact with custom providex pages on the unix box. There are ports listening on both machines. Would it be faster to go direct in to the unix box (facts inventory program) with php via odbc? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/141089-phpprovidex-business-basic/#findComment-738850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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