Sesame was compiled for Linux under Red Hat 7.3. The XML 1.0 library it links to is a standard .so (shared library) under that kernel. Today, on any OS that I am aware of, there are (unfortunately) a set of shared libraries that cannot be avoided by any executable and are not provided in a static alternative.

From your statement, ity appears that libxml.so.1 is not installed by default on Linspire 4.5. The link to download this library from Linspire is:

http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?id=5169

According to Linspire pressing the "CNR" button will automatically download and install this library for you.

We tested the Sesame startup for library inclusion on Red Hat, Mandrake, and Suse Linux. These distributions all install all of the libraries we use by default. There are over one thousand different Linux distributions, many (like Linspire) will differ from the more popular distros on which libraries will be install by default. In most cases, if Sesame, or any other program, complains on startup that a standard library is not found, that library is available from the company or organization that provided the distribution.

I suspect that Sesame's inability to find the libxml library may be the cause of the icon's failure. After you have installed the needed libraries, try running Sesame from the directory in which you have installed it. If you are logged in as root, use the following syntax:

# cd /usr/local/sesame
# ./sesame

(Note: the command above begins with "dot slash" to tell Linux that you intend to run the program from "right here"). If that syntax  succeeds in launching Sesame, add "/usr/local/sesame" to your path in the appropriate .rc file for the shell you will be using. This is likely to be .cshrc or .profile in your home directory.

Remember that Unix is case sensitive - /usr/local/sesame is a different directory from /usr/local/Sesame.

In the meantime I will get on our Red Hat system and see if I can provide you with a list of the shared libraries Sesame is expecting by default on Linux.

Good work Mark.  Thanks.

The listings in that last message should be included somewhere in the next documentation package.

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We like to be on the cutting, but not bleeding, edge of technology. So, unless we need a specific feature only available in the latest version, we like to use slightly older versions, for their stabillity and maturity. The difference is in this case is in the specification of XML being used. We are not using XML's 2.0 features. We may use them in the subsequent releases.

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I can't say for sure. If you look in /usr/lib - you may see a library called libxml2.so.* or libxml2.lib. XML1 and XML2 are not really version of the same library, so much as they are libraries for two different versions of the XML specification.

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We are looking into getting Sesame (the trial version) included with several of the Linux distros.

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No problem. I hope you enjoy the benefits of using Sesame on Linux. Depending on your Linux configuration, you should be seeing a speed improvement over Win32 for the server, ranging from 30% to well over 600%. The memory management and file handling on Unix implementations is usually superb compared to Win32. You also get a lot more flexibility and control of the environment.

Try using Open Office.org Writer, version 1.1.4, available at http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.4/index.html

May want to install JRE 5.0 first from http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

I have used OpenOfficeOrg Writer to make merge files with semicolon delimited *.txt files.  Usually include Field Names in the export header.  Writer treats the *.txt file as  a database in its Data Sources.  You can actually have multiple sources merged into the same document. 

This is using Writer in Windows, not in Linux, but I expect you should have the same success.

OpenOfficeOrg Suite is FREE, compatible with MS Word/Excel.

Current released version is 1.1.4, and quite stable.
Beta version 1.9.x is also available, but buggy (It is a BETA), so I would not recommend that installation.
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I have also made ODBC connections to Sesame with Writer for merging files.  But Sesame does not provide proper table structures yet for sub forms, so its use is limited.  Could only recommend for single level databases. 

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No idea. Sesame is developed on Suse 9.3 running KDE. I haven't seen any unusual CPU utilization.

I've tried running it with Debian 3.1, White Box Linux (Red Hat Enterprise clone) and Windows XP SP2.  Under Linux, I've tried both KDE and GNOME along with several different kernels just to be safe.  Basically, I've had pretty much the same results except that the Linux client seems to be worse.  It only appears to be happening on a few of our forms. 

However, I'm actually not the programmer, so I don't have an answer to your question Hammer.  I'm a systems engineer trying to evaluate the performance of this product as we get closer to deploying it to our company.  The developer is a big member or your community and will be in contact with you guys (gals) since this issue seems to have moved beyond my realm.

Thanks for all your help and quick responses.