Re: Diference between 4GL and 4GL-RDS

> > Hi netters ! > > Does anyone have the time to explain to me what is the difference > between 4GL and 4GL-RDS ? > > Is it a good idea to use 4GL-RDS in a UNIX environment ? > > many thanks, > tkon > > basically, 4gl is the compiled version and 4gl-rds is the interpreted version. 4gl-rds is very handy for rapid development. 4gl is quoted at being 20% faster than 4gl-rds. you can develop your applications using 4gl-rds and then compile down to 4gl to launch into production. as far as using 4gl-rds under unix - go for it. regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | . . Bob Baskett | ... ... Software Engineer, DBA | ..... ..... Business Systems Integration Group | .. ... .. Semiconductor Products Sector | . . . Mesa, AZ | | Motorola, Inc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sun 690-MP Informix Versions: Online - 5.00.UC2 ISQL - 4.10.UD1 4GL-RDS- 4.10.UC1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------