Re: continuation of PB vs Forms 4.5

susan g. dahl wrote:
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> Benita Hasslet,
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> We are also interested in the answers to your questions...
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> Could you forward items of interest to me?
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> From research I have done in the past, folks say, if you are using an
> Oracle db engine, stick with forms; other wise PB has some nice features.
> I have also been told that 4.5 is head over heels better than
> PB...however, some folks have been forced to use PB due to politics, and
> the fact that its free runtime license was available sooner.
>
> Susan Dahl I have more experience with Forms than with PowerBuilder. I was able
to learn Forms and start designing much faster with Forms. The connectivity issues alone are much better. The functionality in Forms is better intergrated than with PowerBuilder. PowerBuilder looks nicer and can do some more complex things, but for my dollar, Forms is much better and is my choice for designing.

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John Jones	
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