Re: Canvassing opinion - from RDS version 4 to what?

In article <34c73ad1.262815883@news.demon.co.uk>, Ian Clark <ian@tubeway-army.demon.co.uk> writes >On Tue, 20 Jan 1998 20:32:28 +0000, David Williams ><djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >[snip to prevent duplication] > >> >> I would go to >> >> - the latest AIX (4.2 ???) >> - the latest RDS for your platform (probably 6.05.UC1) >> - the latest SE for your platform (probably 7.23/7.24) >> - > >Hi David, > >Thanks for the reply. > >One further thought; the application that has been written in-house is >character based and as such many users access the software via WYSE60 >terminals or emulators running on PC's. As I am now getting to grips >with the software I was considering moving to a more GUI development >enironment which may enhance the usability of the software for users. >I understand Informix NewEra was the option here but I have been told >it is no longer available or rather it comes under a new name. > NewEra was no the simple recompile your 4GL code that most people thought it would be. No easy migration here!! >What is the Informix GUI offerring and how steep is the learning curve Inofrmix isn't really, people seem to be either using VB, Powerbuilder or Delphi + an ODBC driver. Why bother learning another tool when you can hire people / already have people with 2 years Delphi experience?? >for it? I have no trouble with the early release of Informix but all >this new stuff is unknown to me. > >Cheers, Ian. -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care