Re: Q:Converting Forms to J2EE

Frank van Bortel (frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com) wrote:
: Mark C. Stock wrote:

: >
: > That was exactly my point -- it is not simple to move from Forms to HTML
: > DB -- it's a total rewrite.

: Does it now show that English is not my native tongue?
: Haven't thought in that direction at all, and yes - it's a
: complete rewrite, not a migration.

: >
: > Most of the stuff I've coded into Forms apps over the past 2 centuries can
: > also be coded into HTML apps, so it's not a given that an HTML app has to be
: > less functional, but it's a major shift in development techniques.
: >
: > ++ mcs
: >

: Yup - but as HTML DB will give you a development boost, it
: (the rewrite process) could be as fast as migration of
: forms to - what, J2EE? Newer Forms?

How about "migrating" the forms to the new forms browser environment? I tried it once with a trivial form, and it looked like it must be just a straight port of the old forms runtime into a java browser plugin. The form itself and its usage appeared to be near identical to what it would have been in the original client server environment.

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