Re: alternatives to forms 6i

carol_marra_at_msn.com wrote:
> We're need to migrate a Forms 6i application to work w/ 10g
> (and also to move into the 21st century), and are evaluating
> possible alternatives. Forms 10g is of course one of them,
> as is Application Express.
>
> What other quality alternatives are out there? It does not have
> to be an Oracle product. It does need to allow query and
> insert/update/delete of data. It would be great if we didn't
> have to reinvent everything that we've done w/ our 6i
> application... but of course if the result is a much better
> product (6i has been very buggy in our experience) then
> we're happy to take a look.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Carol

That would depend on what you are doing with the front end. The only other product I would consider for a serious application is JDeveloper with the ADF Framework. Otherwise I might look at PHP.

But my personal preference, especially if you don't have a huge training budget is Forms 10g.

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