Re: [open-cobol-list] OC_GTK help

[David Essex]

Michael wrote:
> ... 
> Yeah, the screen extract must run on the HP3000 platform, it does use 
> some HP3000 intrinsic functions that are not found anywhere else. 
> However, if I create listener process on the HP3000, to wait for socket 
> connections . Then, a client process from any platform could connect to 
> that socket on the HP3000 and receive a list of available forms files, 
> then request a form to be sent seamlessly from the HP3000 to the client 
> in `.glade` XML format. If the client is using OpenCobol and GTK+ it 
> would be platform-independent, right?

Rather a complicated procedure.

I don't think any client I've worked with, would consider GTK as 
platform/OS independent solution.

But, one could convert Glade XML format to what ever format.

Cheers.