Re: Anyone Actually using Dev/2000 Server / Web Enabled forms ?

Chana,

we'd be interested to know how you get on with the 'one form' and 30+ canvases

Noel

Chana Campos <chana_at_campos.org> wrote in message news:ICy53.8273$4b.215724_at_news2.giganews.com...
> We are using Forms 5.0 with JInitiator (our DBA is fanatical about using
the
> latest versions
> of almost everything, so I'm guessing it it the latest......)...They are
> deployed over an
> Intranet using a Solaris box. Most of the Forms that are having problems
> were straight (no CASE-generated) Forms
> which were not designed with Web-constrictions in mind.
>
> I would expect that your users are going to have to expect slower
> performance in general - this is just one of
> the problems that goes along with the web-deployed anything compared to
> client-server.
> Performance picks up after the classes are loaded, of course, but some of
> our folks were waiting 10-15 minutes
> for that to happen....which is pretty unacceptable.
>
> Frankly, users have become accustomed to the interfaces and navigation
and,
> importantly,
> speed, of client-server applications....our user-base is definitely not
> happy with the web-based
> deployment and is now pushing hard on the IT department to bring back
> client-server....
> and since web-based form's maintenance can actually be higher than
> client-server in some respects...IT is starting to listen...
>
> One project finally took all of the Forms and made ONE Form out of it with
> multiple (30?)
> canvases to try and solve the slow download time - I haven't got feedback
on
> that one yet....
>
> What environment were your Forms created in - and will they be deployed in
> that same
> environment - i.e. NT, Solaris, etc.???
>
> Chana
>
> <chris_lack_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:7j5kb5$c2c$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article <FdP33.34138$pj7.269034_at_news2.giganews.com>,
> > "Chana Campos" <chana_at_campos.org> wrote:
> >
> > > They also happen to be slower than death - even a floor away...but the
> > > IT department here never wants to "touch" another client if they can
> > help
> > > it...(I guess the fact that people are going to lunch waiting for
> > their apps
> > > to download really isn't a consideration. )
> > <--snip-->
> >
> > What version of Forms/Developer and JInitiator are you using? Are you
> > deploying over the internet, or an intranet?
> >
> > We've done a pilot study on web forms and are about to start a project
> > converting several hundred from SQL*Forms 3 to web forms so I'm
> > interested in your comments about performance!
> >
> > --
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> >
> >
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Received on Wed Jun 09 1999 - 04:48:05 CDT