binary file

[Gerald Combs]

You _should_ be able to execute SCO binaries using the iBCS module.  I've
never done it myself, but I understand it can be tricky depending on what
dynamic libraries and support files are needed.  Searching for "linux ibcs
sco" on Google turned up a pile of links.  This was the first:

  http://www.purplet.demon.co.uk/linux/ibcs/

Is PCMiler a CLI app?  If so, you might want to consider using ssh or some
sort of RPC mechanism (e.g. SOAP) to invoke the application remotely.

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, JD Runyan wrote:

> If I understand you right.  You are trying to execute SCO Binaries by a
> Linux machine.  This will never work.  You can NFS mount systems to read
> data, or to share executables between the same OS.
> 
> On Wed, Sep ,  at 08:41:57AM -0500, Eric Rossiter wrote:
> > Morning Americans,
> > 
> > I'll try to explain this so it makes sense.
> > 
> > On a SCO Unix OpenServer box we have PCMiler software installed.  There is
> > an executable that you make calls to when running this software that returns
> > mileage, etc.
> > 
> > The web server runs on RH Linux 6.2.  We need to make requests for mileage
> > from the Linux web box to the SCO box and then return said mileage
> > parameters, etc.
> > 
> > I thought I could mount the necessary directories (NFS) on the SCO box to
> > the Linux box and then we could access and run the necessary programs and
> > files as if the software was loaded on the Linux box. (yes? is my logic
> > skewed?)
> > 
> > However, when issuing the commands on the Linux box to run the necessary
> > program (same as the commands run on the SCO box)  we receive the following:
> > 
> > "/bin/bash:  Unable to execute binary file"
> > 
> > Could someone, anyone clue me as to what is transpiring here??  I am at a
> > lost.
> > 
> > TIA,
> > 
> > Eric
> 
> 
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