Re: SQL*FORMS V4 - Does anybody have practicle experience?

In article <jnovak.16.00100EAE_at_dqc.dofasco.ca> jnovak_at_dqc.dofasco.ca (John Novak) writes:
>We are in the process of deciding on development tools for building
>client/server GUI (MS-Windows 3.1) applications using Oracle 7 on HP-UX.
>We have looked at PC based tools such as PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, etc. and
>are looking at tools such as Uniface, Speedware and Oracle's SQL*FORMS 4.
>

We are also looking into using SQL*FORMS 4. I know a little bit about where Oracle is with it, although we don't have it in house.

>Is it generally available yet?
>

I don't believe 4.0 has been released yet; it's supposedly due out in September sometime. That release date hasn't changed since I started following it in late June, which leads me to believe that Oracle doesn't anticipate a slip.

>Is it available in Beta form?
>

It's been in Beta since I started looking, but from what I gathered, their Beta program is filled up, so they're not signing any more Beta sites (they're close enough to release that they wouldn't want to, anyway).

>If anyone has a copy and can talk about their experiences:
> What do you think about it?
> How does it compare to tools like PowerBuilder & Visual Basic?
> Would you use it for mission criticle applications?
> Do you plan on using it al all?
>

It would be great if any FORMS 4.0 Beta people could summarize their experiences on this newsgroup (or, conversely, if John could follow up with a summary of responses). We're mostly interested in its stability and if it's significantly different with respect to functionality from its predecesor, FORMS 3. Joshua

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