Re: X Interface to INFORMIX ???

Yeah! I guessed as much since we are also one of there big contacts Department of Labor, Job Corps see the press release: Subject: PRESS: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDIZES ON INFORMIX Dated: March 25, 1996 I'll besure and pass this information on to my Designer, Analyst and Programmers! Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl Kendricks Internet:cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov OR kendric@gwysmtp.jcdc.doleta.gov OR cherylk@spamis.jcdc.doleta.gov DTSI, Inc. Voice: 1-800-598-5008 Database Administrator - DOL Job Corps San Marcos, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Andrew J. Saville wrote: } In response to Cheryl Kendricks: } } After a short kickoff meeting - about 4 hours...we dove into the application } framework (we have a VB front end that we are using as a guide). In about 2 hours } we have what took 1 week in VB and Intersolv's VBX's. Of course having a } consultant onsite took alot of the guesswork out of the development. (Even } compiled into an executable) } } Pertaining to the MOTIF issues - we had a lengthly discussion with the consultant } about future support. There is a new version (3.X) of New Era which will bring } the the Motif support to the same level as the Windows product. Informix has } several very large contracts which require Motif support, and they assure us } (another large customer) that this will be the case. Motif version is at 1.01, so } it currently does not have all the features of the Windows version. It is due 4Q } 1996. Might be worth the wait. As it stand right now, if you are developing in } Windows for a port, there are several things (fonts, colors, etc...) that you need } to keep in mind because they do not translate smoothly. There supposedly are work } arounds, though. Not all windows controls are supported in Motid widgets, so some } care must be taken. } } We are very impressed with New Era. It is open and has some very powerful } database features that are not available in a general programming lang. (such as } VB.) } } Of course these are my opinions and statements and all the standard disclaimers } apply. } } James Saville }