Re: ORACLE FORMS 3 VS FORMS 4

In article <2tusic$7vr_at_crl.crl.com> rjmac_at_crl.com (Robert J. McCallister) writes:

>:*If some one posts me all the differences and upgrades between
>:*FORMS 3 and FORMS 4 I will be very greatful..
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>Forms 3 is character based, Forms 4 is GUI.
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>Is there any other differences that matter?

Well, yes there are.

• Graphical development environment
• Graphical or character mode deployment
• Support for multiple image formats
• Integrated menu development environment (previously separate product SQL*Menu)
• PL/SQL Development Environment for development of client-side logic and libraries, shared with Oracle Graphics 2 and Oracle Reports 2
• WYSIWYG layout editor, shared with OG2 and OR2
• On-line help and documentation
• Much improved documentation
• Ability to support Oracle Transparent Gateways and ODBC drivers
• Native look-and-feel for Windows, Macintosh, and Motif
• Full support for all Oracle7 features

And many others ...

• Dennis Moore, my own opinions, etcetcetc