Re: character based user interface.

t.m.regan@larc.nasa.gov wrote: > > Hi I'm looking for a good character based user interface package. I would > prefer source code package but would not be adverse to a good commercial > package - if it meets my/our needs. > > The application is this: > > I have an ordering program which uses an Informix 5.0 database. The > user interface (and database interface) is provided by a package called > JAM. We are taking the application to a different architecture (no JAM) > and an object-oriented DBMS (Informix Universal Server). > > I know Informix has a 4gl which provides user interface tools but I > don't know whether it supports all the new features of Universal Server. > - Anybody know? > > We can use embedded SQL or 3rd generation API's for the database > interface. What I'm interested in here is recommendations on a > reasonably good Character based interface. I don't need anything really > fancy - just a simple package which provides form processing menus cursor > control etc. > > Thanks for your help.. > > -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet Take some time and look into 'curses'. It has been around for a while and is a mature C library. O' Reilly has a good book to get you started if the man pages don't give an adequete explanation. Good luck, Chris Pieper chris.pieper@lmco.com