scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) (10/15/88)
I am in the process of evaluating several data base packages for developing applications for clients. Packages under consideration are: (Other suggestions for packages which I should be looking at are welcome!) 1 - Progress 2 - Oracle 3 - Informix We would like to have a package which meets the following criteria: 1 - Ported to many machines. (OS other than UNIX is a plus) 2 - 4GL with SQL available. 3 - Easy to use report generator. 4 - No need for C code for simple applications - but should allow a "clean" intergration of C routines. By clean I mean a well thought out interface. 5 - Control of where data files go. (ie. split across devices, works well with stateful remote file systems) 6 - Knowledgeable support staff. 7 - A history of updates and keeping the product up to the times. Or current data base was not bad 3-4 years ago but is way out of date now. 8 - Quick development time. 9 - Works with standard UNIX development tools is a plus. I would like to be able to take the programs written in the 4GL and edit them with any of the standard editors / use SCCS or RCS on them, etc. Any and all comments are welcome. If you could drop me a line or two and tell me what you feel are the strong points / weak points of the package your using are I would appreciate it. ----Scott Scott Boake Small Systems Consulting uunet!pdn!boake2!scott P.O. Box 2142 scott@boake2 Pinellas Park, FL 34665
gsmith@umd5.umd.edu (Gordon Smith) (10/22/88)
In article <245@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: > >I am in the process of evaluating several data base packages for developing >applications for clients. > >Packages under consideration are: (Other suggestions for packages which I >should be looking at are welcome!) > > 1 - Progress > 2 - Oracle > 3 - Informix 4 - XDB You should also consider XDB. I have found it very easy to use, learn and operate. > >We would like to have a package which meets the following criteria: > > 1 - Ported to many machines. (OS other than UNIX is a plus) / \/ (check) > 2 - 4GL with SQL available. / \/ > 3 - Easy to use report generator. / \/ > 4 - No need for C code for simple applications - but should allow > a "clean" intergration of C routines. By clean I mean a well > thought out interface. / \/ > 5 - Control of where data files go. (ie. split across devices, > works well with stateful remote file systems) not sure. > 6 - Knowledgeable support staff. / \/ > 7 - A history of updates and keeping the product up to the times. > Or current data base was not bad 3-4 years ago but is way out of > date now. / \/ > 8 - Quick development time. / \/ > 9 - Works with standard UNIX development tools is a plus. I would like > to be able to take the programs written in the 4GL and edit them > with any of the standard editors / use SCCS or RCS on them, etc. / \/ >----Scott > >Scott Boake Small Systems Consulting >uunet!pdn!boake2!scott P.O. Box 2142 >scott@boake2 Pinellas Park, FL 34665 - Gordon Smith P.S. Sorry about the breif nature of this message. I know it is cheep to use check marks, but I don't have a lot of time to write this.
tbetz@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Betz) (10/24/88)
XDB sounds good. Access points, please? Where can we get info? -- MY CURRENT FAVORITE ADVERTISING LINES: |Tom Betz EAA#48267 "Look what they done to old Duke! |ZCNY, Yonkers, NY 10701-2509 Next year I'm plantin' corn." |UUCP: tbetz@dasys1.UUCP or "It's not >that< crazy! Rosemary..." | ...!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!tbetz
gsmith@umd5.umd.edu (Gordon Smith) (10/26/88)
I believe the phone number is 301-779-6030 (voice). - Gordon Smith