Re: Informix Data Director for VB

John Clynes wrote: > > Jean, > I asked this same question a little while ago and I got very negative > feedback about DD for VB from people. > > I would recommend avoiding this product. Informix are back tracking quite > significantly in the tools department and their future is unsure. Its life > span is uncertain and you could get stuck with another unsupported legacy > system. > > Depending on what you are developing and what systems you already have in > place, I would suggest among others: > > Visual Basic (MS are pushing this hard enough that it is unlikely to be a > bad choice even if it has limitations). > Delphi - I have never used but it is highly spoken of. > Visual FoxPro (very very fast, very db orientated, and will converge with VB > in the future, although when is another question) > SuperNova > > All these languages are quick to develop in, are fast, and have a stable > future. > > John I wish I had a reliable crystal ball. Can I buy yours, please? -- Peter Lancashire Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281 --- If all else fails, read the instructions. All opinions are my own and not those of Bayer plc. My Internet plumbing does not allow me to mail and post news together. Sorry. --- Join Infuse, the UK Informix User Group at http://www.infuse.org.uk/