Re: client/server ms windows 3.1 applications development

From: Bill Meahan <wmeahan_at_efhd.ford.com>
Date: 1 Jul 93 16:49:12
Message-ID: <WMEAHAN.93Jul1164912_at_ef0424.efhd.ford.com>

>>> On 1 Jul 93 17:48:24 GMT, mdp8018_at_cs.rit.edu (Mark D Pollard) said:
Pollard> Nntp-Posting-Host: hog

Pollard> I am looking for any comments, warnings, or suggestions regarding the following:

Pollard> (3) Once the data has been transferred to a laptop based product (Microsoft
Pollard>     Access would seem to be ideal given its bundling with MS Office) is Access
Pollard>     a solid development product - or should the step up to Visual Basic be
Pollard>     t

Access, given its current state of development, is quite slow when accessing ORACLE.

Pollard> (4) Is Visual Basic appropriate?  What about other products like PowerBuilder?
Pollard>     Understand, a localized (laptop) DB is needed when the laptops are pulled
Pollard>     off the ethernet and taken home.

VB is VERY appropriate for any kind of remote ORACLE access from PC's. We are developing several applications using VB on a PC accessing ORACLE on an HP 9000/867. Works really well and requires NO modifications or special tables in ORACLE. PowerBuilder REQUIRES special tables be installed in ORACLE before it will run -- this can be a BIG problem IF you don't have full DBA control over ORACLE. PowerBuilder is also big and quite expensive. Your mileage may vary, however, depending on your local needs.

BTW, we use Pioneer Software's Q+E Database Library instead of the ODBC drivers - great API and better performance.

Good luck!

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Received on Thu Jul 01 1993 - 16:49:12 CEST