Re: Oracle Forms vs Visual Studio .Net

Given those choices, .NET is definitely what I would choose. Forms 9i requires 9iAS (the application server), which is expensive and a pain to install and maintain, and Forms 6i is being desupported soon. Forms, therefore, does not offer a viable long-term client-server solution for non-web apps, and that lack of support is the primary reason I'd choose .NET over forms. Forms offers a much tighter level of interaction with an Oracle database than .NET, but .NET is a stronger Windows development tool. .NET apps are typically smaller compared to Forms apps, especially when you compare the sizes of the .NET Framework vs. the Forms runtime (6i) or the Application Server (9i). .NET will be easier in connecting to multiple databases, particularly if some of them are non-Oracle.

In article <bu8h2a$76i$1_at_mawar.singnet.com.sg>, "John Smith" <someone_at_microsoft.com> wrote:
>I need to make decision on which development tool to use: Oracle Forms or
>Visual Studio .Net. I am new to Oracle and hope those who have gone the
>decision path could advise the pros and cons. We have Oracle 8 database in a
>AIX unix box (plan to upgrade to 9i in future), MS SQL Server and MS IIS. We
>do not run any Java web server or have any java programs. Mostly VB and ASP
>stuff.
>
>If I use Oracle Forms for form-based app and web-based app, then I would
>need the resource and skill to run Oracle AS right?
>
>Will there be any issues or problems I might faced if we standadised on .NET
>and Visual Studio as platform and development tool and Oracle as the
>database? Are there any company doing this?
>
>Thanks
>regards
Received on Fri Jan 16 2004 - 14:34:38 CET