Re: Please recommend me a DB!
Date: 1996/05/15
Message-ID: <319A8342.4E40_at_dspace.com>#1/1
John Coleman wrote:
>
> In article <4mq2ia$i2a_at_mn5.swip.net>, magnus.pettersson_at_powerage.se says...
> itself). While his comment about 3rd party support is close, there are a
> number of vendors that DO support Progress - ODBC drivers, Report Writers, etc.
Regarding the report writers, who do you have in mind. A division of one of our clients is really hooked on Progress. They have been looking for a report writer and have come to the conclusion that none supports native Progress (except, perhaps, the older IQ which seems about to be replaced by the newer IQ objects). To use all the standard report writers they have to use ODBC. The problem is that Progress' current ODBC driver is quite flaky. A new one is supposedly due out soon but this does highlight the somewhat 'closed' nature of the Progress environment.
On the other hand, Progress developers do seem quite 'hooked' on the product so it must do some things really well. These developers strike me as very similar to the "Macintosh Bigots" that many of us have encountered. You know, "If it's not a Mac it's not allowed into my department." Perhaps the 'Mac Bigots' were right about the technology but, are they still employed?
Benjamin Taub
btaub_at_dspace.com
DATASPACE INCORPORATED
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development, project management, & training Received on Wed May 15 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST