Re: Q: 4GL -> Java good idea?

Rob Tweed (rtweed@imtcons.demon.co.uk) wrote: : kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz (Kerry Sainsbury) wrote: : >One of the coolest things about Java, IMHO, is the ability to write portable, : >readable, server-side code, which is what I would expect the 4GL -> Java : >cross-compiler to be mainly used for: A migration path for business logic. : > : >Waddaya reckon? : A better alternative in my view - leave the business logic where it : already is and use WDBC to provide a direct connection between : back-end application and web browser : Check out http://www.hwsl.co.uk/wdbc : This will avoid the download time neccesary for Java applets and give : you very high performance. My suggestion said SERVER-SIDE code, and mentioned neither applets nor Web Browsers. I think Java would be great sitting on a server, being talked to by whatever front-end tool you happen to like: Delphi, PowerBuilder, *or* a Web development language like Java. Application Partitioning without NewEra or C[++]. We do this now with 4GL and some socket routines, but I'd like to go down an OO route in a language with a future. Sorry if I wasn't clear in the original posting. Cheers, Kerry "Seems to be missing his sig" S