Re: Front-End for Oracle

From: Jerry Weiss <jweiss_at_casbah.acns.nwu.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1993 17:38:46 GMT
Message-ID: <1993May14.173846.11418_at_news.acns.nwu.edu>


>In article 120593104655_at_lyman-195.gatech.edu, ken.boff_at_business.gatech.edu (Ken Boff) writes:
>>I'm developing a data entry system that will feed into Oracle's
>>Purchasing application. What I need is a simple, inexpensive
>>GUI-based front end product that runs on the Mac and Windows.
>>I've looked at Claris' FileMaker Pro, which seems to fit the
>>bill. Does anyone know of any other products in the same general
>>market niche? I need to compile a list of candidate products
>>before selecting the one that best fits my needs.
>
>You might look at Omnis 7 Plus from Blythe Software. There database system sucks
>but it's a good front end developement tool for Oracle databases. A big plus is its
>portibility between windows and mac. You can move applications directly from one
>to the other with no modifications at all. Runtimes are about $300 though.
>
>

Any other DOS/Windows tools out there? Is it possible (reasonable) to use FoxPro, Superbase, Objectview or Paradox as a front end to Oracle with sqlnet on tcpip networks?

-- 
Jerry S. Weiss
j-weiss_at_nwu.edu
Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
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Received on Fri May 14 1993 - 19:38:46 CEST

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