Re: PB 4.0 vs Oracle Forms

In article: <dbmooreD5LE29.5pD_at_netcom.com> dbmoore_at_netcom.com (Dennis Moore) writes:
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> In article <3k6nfb$21m_at_bruce.uncg.edu> j_doan_at_turing.uncg.edu (John . Doan) writes:
> >This is urgent.
> >I need more information about why I should choose PB over Forms or vice
> >versa. Please respond soon. Thank you.
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> If you are developing against an Oracle database, you will be MUCH better off
> with Oracle's tools than with Sybase's PowerBuilder. Developer/2000 (formerly
> Oracle Forms 4.5 etc.) is miles ahead of Forms 4.0 and PB 4.0 in functionality,
> ease of use, stability, performance, and second generation client/server
> features like drag-and-drop application partitioning, BPR, multi-lingual
> support, etc. And with the new "no runtime fee" pricing and "on-time delivery
> of ports like Macintosh, Motif, and character mode," Developer/2000 blows the
> doors off of PB4.
>
> --
> -- Dennis Moore, Oracle Corp.
> dbmoore_at_oracle.com
> dbmoore_at_netcom.com
>
>
Don't you just love a little impartial advice?

Seriously though, I've just seen a very impressive PB 4.0 application running against a back-end Oracle database. But IMHO I consider PB 4.0, Access, VB or Oracle's CDE etc. would all produce high quality front ends if developed well.

-- 
Andrew J Davis