Re: Client Server Suggestions.

In article <1808_at_ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM> kmcclare_at_ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Ken McClaren) writes:
>
>Hello all you netters,
> I have an unusual question. We are moving from a COBOL based multiuser
>type system to ORACLE version 6. My delima is what is the best way to develope
>applications to operate in this new environment?
>We operate on an Intel based multiprocessor 486/50 machine that is connected
>to the users via a Novell network running TCP/IP. The operating sytem on the
>client side is Dos/Windows3.1 on 386 or better systems.
>
>The new system must be.
>1. Windows based.
>2. Economical. We've looked at Gupta, but the per user connect fee is 300.00
> too expensive for the risk, we have over 700 users.
>3. It must be able to connect to Oracle now. Access does not have that
> support yet.
>4. It must be fast. We've also looked at Object View, but an interperative
> system runs too slow for my 386/16mhz users.
>
>Has anyone out there had any experience with this type of delima. How do I
>develope impressive applications that will have the connectivity that I
>demand at a price that I can afford.
>--
>
> kmcclare_at_ncrclm.clemsonsc.ncr.com 8-).

Why not try Pioneer Software's Q+E Database Library with your choice of:

	Visual Basic
	Visual C++
	Excel
	<insert others here>

The developer's kit is $399 and a corporate-wide distribution license is $999 (I don't know what the fee is for applications that are resold).

You need ORACLE's SQL*Net too _at_$99/PC.

Visual Basic will do everything that Gupta will do and requires no runtime license. Q+E Database Library does not require the creation of special tables in the database like Gupta does. Should you want to change tools or use multiple tools, the library supports a wide range of them (anything that can call a function in a DLL will do).

The add-ins available for Visual Basic (charting, spreadsheet, etc.) provide far more flexibility than Gupta too.

I've built some very nice applications using Excel as the user interface in a system where the user picks from some available choices and the system then extracts data from an ORACLE database (on a Unix server) and generates some standardized charts. The user can then save the extracted data in worksheet format for further processing through the Excel veg-o-matic. Runs just fine on a 386/16 with 6MB RAM. Runs better on a 486SX/25 with 8 MB RAM.

Give this approach a try - you might like it.

Note: I have no connection with Pioneer Software other than as a

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