Re: Are we crazy

Just a thought. Before New Era Informix had Informix r4gl gx ( graphical extension ). A p-code runner that ran on your windows pc using the 4gl code you are familiar with (subject to ms-dos limitations: memory handling and 8.3 naming conventions). It was supposed to produce reasonably attractive front ends that looked like they "belonged" in a windows environment, with the added bonus of code that would work unaltered on your old terminals. I have never used it, this is just what I heard - but the concept sounds attractive. I might be worth investigating a litle more. } Scott writes. } >We have just found out that we need to develop a package very quickly. From } >past experience, we believe that it would take about 8-10 weeks to do the } >job in RDS/4GL (using our own 4GL code generators!). The powers that be } >want it done in about 4 weeks and with Windoze front ends! (ie telnet session } >isn't good enough!). Much of the tricky processing etc can be handled with } >SPL and triggers but our experience in developing Windows Client Server stuff } >is fairly limited (have done masses of 4GL stuff though). We need to work } >out the best way of doing it. There will be plenty of "Non-trivial" screens } >to write. The following is a list of some of the possibilities. We would } >appreciate any thoughts on these options: } > } >1) NewEra } >2) ODBC - Visual C++ } } > Visual Basic } - They already own dev tools for these 3. } >3) Powerbuilder } } >4) Magic } >5) Run away to a South Pacfic Island. } >6) Other..................... } > } >The DB will have some tables with upwards of 1 million rows. There will } >typically be up to about 20 simultaneous users (mostly simple quick queries } >though some big reports). They have a 90Mhz Pentium running SCO Unix } >and SE 5.02 available to run the show. } > } >Are we crazy?? } > } All the best, Pete Harris.