Re: Suggestions for alternative Development Environment

I know I shouldn't mention this in this forum, but why not use MS Access? Sounds like what you're looking for.

Another alternative, MySQL with a PHP interface. You can't beat the price (FREE)! Of course MySQL doesn't offer everything Oracle has, but it is a very solid product. I'm sure there are a hundred different directions to move in. Pick a technology, any technology!

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"John Edwards" <jedwrs_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:3d21fef2_3_at_mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com...
> Hi,
> just looking for a few pointers on alternative development environments.
>
> A colleague of mine has prototyped a small but useful application using
> oracle forms and running against an oracle database. I think the
> application has potential to be more widely adopted but not as an Oracle
> Forms/DB application as Oracle is just too heavy and over the top for this
> application.
>
> Can anyone suggest an alternative development environment. The
application
> only uses 10 tables and 6 views. It has 4 stored procedures which the
> developer says could easily be designed out if necessary. Basically all
of
> the application logic and business rules are stored in the form.
>
> Requirements
> * Ideally it would great to develop in an environment where the end result
> could be run as a standalone application with the end user having no
> knowledge or sense of a database running at the back end of it.
>
> * ODBC to any compliant database if the user has the technical ability and
> chooses to take the extra step to set this up.
>
> * Web Aware - ie a version of the application could easily be built that
> would run inside a browser window and read/write all its data from a web
> based database server.
>
> * Simple Installation - something like the 'Wise Installation Wizard' with
> the user just jollying the install process along by clicking 'Yes' to all
> the prompts.
>
> * Small footprint - something with a huge footprint like oracle would
kill
> this idea stone dead - it is a simple idea and just doesn't require that
> huge sledgehammer overhead. The final application plus embedded database
> should really stay within say 20Mb and not require the additional
> installation and setup and maintenance of supporting software/runtimes
etc.
>
> I know the above is a very general, wide and baggy brief but all
suggestions
> and pointers are welcomed. Up until 4 years ago I was an Oracle
> Application Developer but I now work in another industry. The development
> landscape has changed completely since I was working in it and so a few
> pointers would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance for all suggestions.
>
> JED.
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Received on Wed Jul 03 2002 - 04:23:07 CDT