Using with MAC

[avianmanagement]

Will the Lianja SQL Server work on a MAC ?

If so what are the directory structures for it ?

[barrymavin]

It is currently only available for Windows. Linux will be made available soon. We do not plan to make it available on the Mac.

[avianmanagement]

Does that mean that the image on

http://www.lianja.com/overview/lianja-overview

showing the mac talking to the Lianja SQL server via the LAN is wrong.


Does this mean that I cannot develop and test apps on my mac if they are using the Lianja SQL server ?

I really do not want to have to run a windows VM all the time to develop apps.

[barrymavin]

No it just means we are not planning to make the Lianja SQL Server available on the Mac. OS X is mainly used as a client device.

We will at some stage make the Lianja ODBC Driver available on the Mac if there is a demand for it.

The diagram shows how you can use Windows, Mac and Linux clients against Lianja databases on a LAN. Thats correct as it stands.

FYI I use vmware fusion on the Mac and I run windows and linux inside virtual machines. My personal preference is to use linux as the server as it scales well and has good file system performance.

[avianmanagement]

I'm running Parallels to get Windows VMs for vfp development on the MAC. Seems to work OK but I'd prefer to develop just on the MAC. I don't think I'll be able to in the long run though as Xcase does not run on the MAC and I will be using some of Hanks stuff for sure to link Xcase to Lianja for data modeling.

If I undersatnd it correctly then, I would install the Lianja SQL server on my Windows server and have the app running on the mac and that could talk to the Lianja SQL server on the Windows box, as per this image in the link ?

If that is correct can I develop like that as well ? Code on the MAC and hit the data on the windows server.

[barrymavin]

That is correct once we make the ODBC driver available for the Mac.

[avianmanagement]

So at this time if I develop an app to deploy on my local LAN and want to have the data stored on say my windows server only Windows and Linux boxes would be able to use the app ?

Does MAC work for Lianja cloud, I would assume so as it is web based ??

[barrymavin]

Yes. Lianja Cloud Apps are browser based.

You can share folders between the Mac and Windows or Linux. You don't need Lianja SQL Server for that.

Lianja SQL Server is for using Client/Server SQL between clients and a server that you install it on.

[barrymavin]

If there is a demand we can make Lianja SQL Server available native on the Mac.

[barrymavin]

David, Its all just a matter of prioritizing development.