Re: Why Oracle Tools?......

tluers_at_one.net (t) wrote:
>I'd love to hear your two cents worth to the folowing question:
 

>As a development environement that uses an Oracle server, why should I
>choose Oracle tools (Forms, Reprts, etc...) for my front end? Why not
>Delphi, Forte, VB, or others?

I could give you some reasons why you should NOT choose Oracle tools:

1. Oracle doesn't support Windows 95 or Windows NT. (They may run, but try to ask Oracle support for help with any problems - they'll turn you down immediately.)
2. The Oracle tools support only Oracle databases natively.
3. The UI produced by Oracle tools is generally unacceptable (lots of quirks).
4. There are lots of limitations in the Oracle tools (e.g. error messages cannot have more than 100 characters).
5. When you deploy applications written in Oracle tools, you'll get lots of technical supprt questions because of UI intricacies, product instability, etc.
6. Error messages produced at runtime are cryptic and difficult for users to understand.

My advice: forget Oracle tools, use VB or Delphi. They're modern, flexible and extensible tools and support several different databases.

All opinions expressed here are mine, and not necessarily my employer's.

Regards,
Jens R. Received on Wed Dec 06 1995 - 00:00:00 CET