Re: General Purpose Query Tools for Informix
If your users want a structured environment for queries, as opposed to an unstructured, free-form environment like Crystal Reports, Metacube, Microstrategy, or Excel w/Query Wizard, then you might consider the Informix Visionary Tool. Drop me a line or visit our web site for more info. --Neil Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8jdkqi$5e3$1@news.xmission.com... > > From: "McAndrews, Carleen" <cmcandrews@safetycenter.navy.mil> > > > >Our current environment consists of a sun UE4000 and UE3000, solaris 2.6, > >IDS 7.31.UC2 with Informix 4GL applications. Our customers would like to > >see our text based applications take on a more GUI, point and click feel. > >We are > >reviewing dynamic 4gl for migrating our applications. However, we still are > >in search of > >a "quick and dirty" query tool for our customers who require somewhat basic > >query. > >Our in-house written query tool is customized for our more sophisticated > >users > >(i.e. statisticians). We are considering Metacube as a tool, but are not in > >a position right > >now to take on data warehousing. Looking for insight regarding either a > >query > >tool that would work well with Informix products, or the flexability of > >Metacube. Thanks in advance. > > A quick and dirty tool? I don't think I've ever been offered such a tempting > target before. I'd love it if you crossposted it to alt.humor.puns. :-) > > However, that's not why we're here, so: > > 1. Forget Metacube. I suspect it's not long for this world, and although it > was a good tool in its day, time has moved on. > > 2. Seagate Analysis / Info certainly has good pricing. :-) Check out > http://www.seagatesoftware.com -- it's quite good, Informix were (are?) > bundling it as part of their SuperMegaDecisionFrontierBlahDiBlah solution. > > 3. There are a zillion others, like Business Objects, Cognos, Hummingbird > BI/Suite, Crystal Reports, to name but a few. They all have pros and cons, > they all cost money. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >