Re: Using Delphi 2.0 with Oracle -- Resources Available?
Date: 1996/07/17
Message-ID: <4sjg7p$7aa_at_mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>#1/1
"douglas a. cummins" <dacummins_at_delphi.com> wrote:
>gryphon lady,
>hate to say it (well, not really), but if
>you are developing robust corporate systems,
>you should be using oracle*forms 4.5. the
>consequences of mixing up your environment
>and using a (IMHO) less than top-end tool
>could prove disastrous...
Sigh...Mixing up the environment is absolutely safe and desirable. Using a less than top-end tool *would* prove disastrous. I have a reasonably sized system in production using Oracle 7.0/NT and Delphi 2.0. I haven't had so much as a hick-up with it. The users love the system. I am happy with the code. And best of all, I have resold the application to a customer who wants to use a different back end. I was able to point the app to a Sybase product without too much difficulty. I only had to redesign one feature that relied on some features only supported by Oracle.
I find it hard to believe that any tool, Delphi and Oracle*Forms included, would be flawless. However, to suggest that Delphi is less than top-end is not accurate, given that the original post did not spell out any specific requirements.
My $.02 worth.
Chris Lincoln
Ultrax_Inc();
Received on Wed Jul 17 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST