Re: PowerObjects vs. PowerBuilder: pros & cons

From: Sameer Utrankar <utrankar_at_nyc.pipeline.com>
Date: 1996/02/18
Message-ID: <4g6fkd$uk_at_news.nyc.pipeline.com>#1/1


Is Oracle Power Object available on windows 95 ?

enduser_at_enduser.com (EndUser) wrote:

>power objects and oracle media objects can make anything youll need.
>the so called large scale project is just an excuse to have too many hands
>in the pot, and usually endus up in a mess that never hits the screens.
 

>use opo to get your stuff done, youll get an integrated reuport writer to boot.
 

>---
 

>In article <4fq2to$5v5_at_pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>,
>rmoulding_at_bibbway.bt.co.uk (Richard Moulding) wrote:
 

>> Power Objects is Oracle's VB beater. Aimed at building office sized
>> applications, so fits in nicely with the Workgroup/2000 database. Like VB it
>> may not scale too well. (Oracle will hate this: Card for the 90s?).
>>
>> Forms 4&1/2 (& Reports) is aimed at corporate applications. Usually for
 mid to
>> large scale development teams. Handy if you want to use the CASE products
>> (Designer/2000).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> In article <4fn5go$p0m_at_falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>, deng mei <mdeng_at_julian.uwo.ca>
>> wrote:
>> >Thank you for your reply.
>> >
>> >I still fail to understand. Access and FoxPro are database, like Personal
>> >Oracle 7; PowerObjects is development tool, like VB.
>> >Whether PowerObjects is competitive with PowerBuilder is an interesting
>> >issue. I hope you have more opinion.
>> >Another issue is: what is the difference between PowerObjects(as part of
>> >Workgroup/2000) and SQL*Forms/Reports(as pars of Developer/2000)?
>> >I just begin to learn Oracle, so I an confused by so many "2000".
>> >
>> >Thank you very much for your time.
>> >
>> >mdeng_at_julian.uwo.ca
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Richard Moulding
>> BT
>> rmoulding_at_bibbway.bt.co.uk
>> My views, not my employers'
Received on Sun Feb 18 1996 - 00:00:00 CET

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