Re: ODBC: Openlink, Intersolv or Informix?

In article <BH0d2.299$3S5.236585@client.news.psi.net>, kidehen@openlinksw.com says... >The issue re. Visual Basic is a long story, but once you understand what is >happening under the covers it becomes clearer as to the source of the >problem. I think you overstate the case for Microsoft's understanding about database connectivity; even at the early stages of your timeline (1993), there were versions of products such as Powerbuilder and SQLWindows that didn't have as much baggage as Visual Basic. But, as you allude to, some of the problem with Visual Basic is that it fosters the illusion of being able to do a lot without knowing much of the nuts and bolts, which is wrong. Visual Basic is, perhaps, the best example of a visual development environment in which too much is expected out of its RAD features. In terms of the post to which I was originally responding, I would still not recommend that someone upgrade from New Era to Visual Basic unless they absolutely understand that it is not as simple as putting together a few RAD screens and assigning some SQL to some controls on those screens. -- William Harris