Re: Oracle Forms 6i and 9i

DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E59A3AF.8ECD5610_at_exesolutions.com>...
> Ryan wrote:
>
> > There was a big debate about this on the ODTUG listservs a few weeks ago.
> > Oralce will desupport all client-server for forms 12/2004(or 2006 cant
> > remember).
> >
> > alot of people are not pleased. since there is so much client server out
> > there. why spend the money to migrate to web if you dont need to?
> >
> > "Useko Netsumi" <usenets_at_nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:b3b17t$1k1bai$1_at_ID-159205.news.dfncis.de...
> > > Will Oracle continue to support Form 6i as the client-server Form
> > > Development instead of Forms 9i(which is only for Web/Internet Development
> > > only). Thanks
> > >
> > >
>
> For my two cents I think Oracle made a huge mistake making iDS 9i web only. Not
> supporting client-server does not gain Oracle a single sale and likely loses
> many.
>
> To me the decision was 100% marketing blunder. And for my two cents, OC4J isn't
> exactly as robust as it needs to be.
>
> Daniel Morgan

[Quoted] [Quoted] I agree. There is still quite a bit of stuff that you cannot due in a web application that you can do in client server. Drag and Drop takes too much bandwidth in a web application, forms itself uses ALOT of bandwidth over the web. You cant access the users PC. In client server forms you can actually get into the registry. otn has libraries for doing just this.

[Quoted] [Quoted] btw, sorry for quoting ODTUG again, but that is where the front end people tend to hang out. They feel that Oracle is pushing away from forms and towards Java. According to some people Oracle has cut development funds for Forms/Designer and is putting alot of money into Jdeveloper.

[Quoted] [Quoted] Just started using jdeveloper, I like it alot. Though the learning curve on it is much higher than forms/ pl/sql Received on Mon Feb 24 2003 - 16:29:08 CET