Re: Use of Informix with a 'process'-oriented application

> There are questions about the future of Informix 4GL: i.e. does it have > one? > There has been no significant new release of 4GL for 3 (three) years (it > could do with one). Informix say 4GL has a future most others think > it does not. Informix have recently introduced a new language for > client/server applications, NewEra. > So, > 1. Is it possible? Without knowing your system requirements cant say. > Very big > applications have been written in 4GL. > 2. Is it smart? Does 4GL have a future? NewEra is a graphical tool, not character-based. There have been some mumblings about producing character-based Class Libraries for NewEra but there must be huge questions about how compatible this would be since NewEra is an event-driven language and as such fundamentally incompatible with the character-based environment. 4GL will be around for a good while yet because of the sheer volume of character-based sites out there. Data entry sites just can't justify ripping out all their Wyse 60s and putting in Pentiums (Pentia??). akent@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andy Kent) -------------------------------------