Re: Oracle Forms 4.0 vs 4.5

Steve,

I bought your book about Forms 4.0 late last year sometime and it helped a bunch. I have been using Forms 4.5 for a few months now and it seems to help to speed the process of developing forms ( a lot )...

As for the new book, I would be interested in purchasing it also, so let me know if you would when it comes out.

Have you ever used any of the Oracle Reports (2.0 or 2.5)? And if you have, do any plans to write a book on on of them? Or do you know of a good non-Oracle text for them?

I have a project and I was hoping to use Reports to handle a fairly complicated report.... Any information would greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Lee Mayhew

In article <3lrmb0$fqg$1_at_mhade.production.compuserve.com>, 74160.645_at_CompuServe.COM says...
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>Some of the differences are in appearance. The 4.5 interface is a
>little slicker, and the tasks are a little easier to accomplish.
>The basic functionality is preserved from 4.0 to 4.5. The Windows
>interface is also easier to use, in that you can have multiple
>modules open in a session at the same time without having to
>search for them in the Forms menus. The biggest diff is the
>Object Navigator and the Properties windows, which make working
>with Forms MUCH easier. Everything can be accessed from and
>manipulated with the ON, and properties of objects are listed
>succinctly in the Properties windows (which maintain the context
>of the object selected in the ON as you change it). If you've
>developed in 4.0, 4.5 will be more intuitive.
>
>Watch for my new book, Learning Oracle Forms 4.5, coming out in a
>few weeks.
>
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>Steve Edelstein VOICE: 212-956-3670
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Received on Thu Apr 06 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST