Re: Questions: PERFORM -> i4gl

In article <miltwebbCs5FyL.2MF@netcom.com>, Milt Webb <miltwebb@netcom.com> wrote: } John Pritchard-Williams (jpw@oasis.icl.co.uk) wrote: } : Dear all, } : I am currently using the Informix 2.0 SE front-end PERFORM for } : adding,deleting,querying rows etc. I plan to move the database over to } : a new system using 5.0 online. I have got i4gl installed; Do I need to } : write all the 4gl code in order to provide a front end that looks the } : same as the old PERFORM front-end or is a way to get PERFORM to produce the } : 4gl me ? This would save a lot of time. } : -- } } John, The first time I installed I4GL, I assumed it could provide all of } the features of perform by default. Wrong. You have to complete code the } query, update, select, remove, etc. functions to support the form. The } form code itself can be ported with minimal changes. } -- } Actually, you could use a code generator like FourGen, Windstar, or DB4GLGEN. DAS -- Dave Snyder @ Snide Computer Services - Folcroft, PA Current Release is db4glgen-3.18 UUCP: ..!uunet!das13!dave INTERNET: dave@das13.snide.com