Re: Informix 4GL - Help is required

On 6 Jun 98 at 4:47, SANJEEV KUMAR wrote: > I read about following Informix 4GL migration tools, > > 1) Four J's > 2) SuperNova 4GL Extender > > Has any body used them ? > > Can you please provide me info regarding both? I am looking for > technical info, means, how far both can help in migration? <LEAP> 4Js is a very good solution for people wishing to deploy I4GL applications in a pseudo-GUI, thin-client/fat server configuration, especially on NT. It's rock-solid but expensive (IMHO). Also, it's a very strict compiler, so it's good for people into sado-masochism. :-) It must be good, because Informix have licensed the technology for their new Dynamic 4GL. However, your underlying code is still Informix-4GL. And as much as I truly adore 4GL as a development language, it has certain shortcomings in a GUI environment. :-) SuperNova's I4GL takes a similar approach to 4Js in that they strip off the presentation layer, but they actually translate the presentation layer into SuperNova, which you can then *really* GUI-ize the presentation layer. You can then either leave your business logic in 4GL or you can gradually rewrite into SuperNova. I've been buggering around with SuperNova over the last couple of days and can honestly say that so far, it's a worthy successor to 4GL, even if it isn't from Informix. You might also want to take a look at http://www.querix.co.uk ... </LEAP> HTH. -- Ciao, Billy /Group Managing Director, The West Solutions Group: http://www.west.co.za \\ Drivel @ http://www.west.co.za/tasteless/ / \\ "Granted, Mr Wheeler's ideas are stupid and unreasonable, but he does own the company and I / think we should go along with him..." \\________________________________________________________________________________________________