Getting up to speed on JAM

First, thanks to the many folks who responded to my queries about JAM several months ago. We finally went ahead and made the leap after some deliberation. Major factors in the decision were portability and C extensibility.

Having played with the product for a week, I'll say that it looks promising, but that it's screen-builder orientation is quite a shift from what I'm used to (Clipper, essentially. Sniff!). Also, the documentation, while generally good, is lacking from the standpoint of sample apps and task-oriented examples. Just got the DBi interface module for Oracle today and am relieved to see that the manual provides a little more to go on, so that may help me get going.

In any event, this post is to inquire of any JAMistas out there whether they have any tips on ways to speed up the transition from xBase stick-in-the-mud to a shredding JAM coder. Short of paying a grand or so for JYACC's "quick starter" class that is :) (not in the budget). Are there any 3rd party books on this product? Also, any user groups, listservs, or other resources that I'm not aware of?

Finally, just curious to hear from anyone who's using JAM in text-mode under Unix. Depending on our experience with the (cheaper) DOS product, we're mulling over the thought of using it as a front end on a telnet access machine.

Thanks again,
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   Jim Hogan, Systems Analyst / Didliologist*    Seattle-King County Department of Public Health

  *Didliology (did-le-ol-o-ge) n., 1. The avocation of corrupt    epidemiologists; 2. The action of small children who, standing    around a large turtle, poke it with a stick.
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Received on Mon Jun 28 1993 - 23:44:31 CEST