Re: Oracle Forms 6i and 9i
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:45:48 -0800
Message-ID: <3E5A4C3C.26DB97E7_at_exesolutions.com>
Ryan Gaffuri wrote:
> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E59A3AF.8ECD5610_at_exesolutions.com>...
> > Ryan wrote:
> >
> > > There was a big debate about this on the ODTUG listservs a few weeks ago.
> > > Oralce will desupport all client-server for forms 12/2004(or 2006 cant
> > > remember).
> > >
> > > alot of people are not pleased. since there is so much client server out
> > > there. why spend the money to migrate to web if you dont need to?
> > >
> > > "Useko Netsumi" <usenets_at_nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > news:b3b17t$1k1bai$1_at_ID-159205.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > Will Oracle continue to support Form 6i as the client-server Form
> > > > Development instead of Forms 9i(which is only for Web/Internet Development
> > > > only). Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > For my two cents I think Oracle made a huge mistake making iDS 9i web only. Not
> > supporting client-server does not gain Oracle a single sale and likely loses
> > many.
> >
> > To me the decision was 100% marketing blunder. And for my two cents, OC4J isn't
> > exactly as robust as it needs to be.
> >
> > Daniel Morgan
>
> I agree. There is still quite a bit of stuff that you cannot due in a
> web application that you can do in client server. Drag and Drop takes
> too much bandwidth in a web application, forms itself uses ALOT of
> bandwidth over the web. You cant access the users PC. In client server
> forms you can actually get into the registry. otn has libraries for
> doing just this.
>
> btw, sorry for quoting ODTUG again, but that is where the front end
> people tend to hang out. They feel that Oracle is pushing away from
> forms and towards Java. According to some people Oracle has cut
> development funds for Forms/Designer and is putting alot of money into
> Jdeveloper.
>
> Just started using jdeveloper, I like it alot. Though the learning
> curve on it is much higher than forms/ pl/sql
Have you found any good books for JDeveloper beginners? Anything that might lend itself to being a textbook?
Daniel Morgan Received on Mon Feb 24 2003 - 17:45:48 CET