Re: 4GL or New Era

In article: <kcjDFC3CL.JqA@netcom.com> kcj@netcom.com (Kate Juliff) writes: > > I've been using ISQL and though I'm quite pleased with many aspects of > it, I'm finding it doesn't allow me to tailor the applications I'm > developing to our needs. I am tossing up between 4GL and New Era and > would be grateful for any advice from anyone who has used both. Dear Kate, There is a much easier learning curve to go to 4GL than New Era. I would personally still recommend 4GL, because it's a lot more stable and there's a lot more expertise around (to answer questions, etc.) If you need client/server, GUI's and OO (which clearly you don't, if you've gotten so far with SQL), you'd probably be better off going to 4GL. Unfortunately, in the long-term (+- 5years?), I think Informix might be pushing everyone to New Era (just an opinion, folks!). So, if you're going to be there for ever, you might want to weigh up the potential migration cost and go straight to NE. HTH, Spokey the Wheeler------------------------------------------------------------- "Billy Boy" - das aufregend andere kondom! Carter - the Unstoppable Sex Machine / Wheeler - the Unstoppable Mail Machine!