Re: client apps

In article <2sgagk$j1j_at_hpsystem1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> slootz_at_Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Dirk Slootz) writes:
>i'm lookin for end-user tools to implement a client serrver architecture
>with oracle7 as the database server. i connected excel 5 via odbc and
>i'm currently installing forms4.0. what i'm looking for are tools that
>are really easyfor the end user, so that he can implement his applications
>and queries. the should e.g. reconize oracle7 integrity constraints
>(the user should see them on the screen) and should allow to give
>the tables meaningful extra names. the tools should run with ms-
>windows and be kind of object orientated (so that you can use
>code again or without knowing how it works). it should also run
>on a normal pc, means 486-33 and not more that 8 mb memory.
>is visual basic or powerbuilder an alternative?
>

I think you are unrealistic in your expectations. You are chasing a chimaera.

PowerBuilder and Visual Basic are software developers tools, not customer tools.

GQL is a customer tool that can be used for queries, but it is not object based.

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