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UNIX Custom Application Migration Guide

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This guide provides project managers and UNIX developers with end-to-end guidance for migrating UNIX ANSI C/C++ applications to the Microsoft Windows environment.
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    Date Published:

    UNIX_Custom_Application_Migration_Guide_v2.0.zip

    5/31/2006

    Version:
    File size:

    2.0

    6.7 MB

      For organizations that have decided to migrate UNIX applications to Microsoft® Windows® environment, this guide covers all phases of the migration project (Planning, Migrating, and Deploying). It provides the technical details needed by developers and explores the issues associated with each of multiple migration techniques, using .NET, Win32/Win64, and Windows Services for UNIX. IT decision makers, network managers, and operating system administrators will benefit from the planning and operating chapters.The best practices, code samples and tools in this guide were provided by consultants working in the field and organizations that have already confronted and solved the issues involving migrating from UNIX to Windows. This guide includes the following topics:
      • The migration process
      • Application assessment and analysis
      • UNIX and Windows interoperability
      • Creating the development environment
      • Microsoft Win32® and Microsoft Services for UNIX code generation
      • Microsoft Win64® code considerations
      • Migration to C# and .NET
      • User-interface migration
      • Migrating specific UNIX development features to Windows features
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  • System Requirements

    Supported Operating System

    Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

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      3. To install the tools and templates .msi package


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        4. Follow the steps in the installation process to complete the installation.
        5. Find the installed files in your My Documents folder or by looking in the Start/All Programs menu for a shortcut.

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