Re: Software

> rt10hp@csl.gov.uk (Richard Thomas) writes: > Hi all! > > Just a couple of quick questions. Can anyone recommend > software for the following: > > 1. A mapping package that can display data from > an Informix database. We don't need a massive GIS > system, just something simple. I haven't tried it myself, but from the add the HotMap/HotMapTool pagckage from SoftLand, Inc., 610 Valley Stream Circle, Longhorne, PA 19053, (215) 741 2030, looks fine for this purpose. It's a VXD so you use it with Visual Basic. Price $169/299. Add in Visual Basic Programmers Journal. (Sad that you can't use it with NewEra. Another reason why NewEra should have had VXD support, and now *need* OCX support as soon as possible - coming in ver. 3.0 i think.) If you do try it out, please e-mail me what you think. > > 2. A GUI, point and click interface that can be used as > a front end for Informix. We need something that will > run on both 486's runnng Windows for Workgroups and > Sun SPARCstations. Do you mean for programming? NewEra. Do you mean for ad hoc query? Am searching. Have heard a lot of good things about the tools from Cognos, but there are *many* others. Try http://www.cognos.com > > Any suggestions gratefully received. If you know the > relevant WWW addresses as well, all the better. Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM-data, Dalsbergstien 7, N-0170 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company