Re: Newera 3.0

In article 355@dejanews.com, alanc@entersoft.com () writes: > In article <3312297A.CB2@ix.netcom.com>, > Jason Jonas <jejonas@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > > > david et al, > > > > tuxedo is a server-side tool that allows client applications to make > > requests of its services via a simple function call. these services are > > the server-side processes that you develop and plug-in to tuxedo. the > > services can perform any server-side function from a database query to > > anything you can program. you can run multiple instances of each service [snip] > I still like to write servers in C/C++ also, but the one thing I dislike > about Tuxedo is that you are forced to write them in C/C++ or COBOL, its > tough to integrate it with other languages like Java, Visual Basic, etc., > on the servers. While this doesn't make sense all the time, it does a lot > sometimes, and Tux makes it harder... You aren't forced to write Tuxedo services in C/C++ or COBOL. Tools have been around for years to help with this (JAM/TPi for Tuxedo, now called Prolifics). Tools like Prolifics let you visually create services just as you would a front-end GUI, and even let you share objects via drag-n-drop between services and front-end GUI's. Prolifics can run on the web, and even generates Java/Java-script or lets you call your own from your objects, plus it runs on Unix, NT, the Mac, Win 3.1 or Windows 95, etc, so you can easily integrate Tuxedo with Java or GUI interfaces. Or you can write your services with these tools, then use other tools like New Era or VB or Powerbuilder to create a front-end (though you would then lose the ability to share code and objects). Now, you might want to fine-tune the services, and re-write peices of them in C/C++ for speed, but it is nice to be able to create most of your applications in a rapid fashion, and then find the most frequently used ones and optimize them. Good luck, Mark McNulty Quadris Consultant mmcnul@quadris.com Note -these views are mine and not those of JP Morgan or JYACC.