enzerinkp@topaz.ucq.edu.au (Peter Enzerink, UCCQ, Australia.) (06/09/91)
I have been using Borlands Object Vision with a view to using this for an application. After spending some time designing a screen and my logic trees I hit a complete stumbling block. How do you communicate with the world outside Object Vision? Object Vision has read only DDE links available. I can't write data to other applications, I can't call other programs. This seems to be a significant failing in an otherwise interesting product. The $99 cost seemed a bargain, but is this just a trap to get people using this product and then forking out upgrade monies to get a version that has some communication ability? On that note, HAS anyone heard of a new version in the pipeline? For now I think I'll have to move to TPW or BC. Are there any database toolkits available for either of these compilers? -- [No Junk Mail] ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v Peter Enzerink, 3rd Yr Student University College of Central Queensland Bachelor Applied Science (Computing) Yaamba Road, Rockhampton 4702 DAAC Representative +61 079 222 815 Internet: ENZERINP@JASPER.UCQ.EDU.AU ENZERINKP@TOPAZ.UCQ.EDU.AU
oneel@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) (06/10/91)
In article <1991Jun9.113517.7534@topaz.ucq.edu.au> enzerinkp@topaz.ucq.edu.au (Peter Enzerink, UCCQ, Australia.) writes:
I have been using Borlands Object Vision with a view to using this for an
application. After spending some time designing a screen and my logic trees
I hit a complete stumbling block. How do you communicate with the world outside
Object Vision?
Object Vision has read only DDE links available. I can't write data to other
applications, I can't call other programs. This seems to be a significant
failing in an otherwise interesting product.
The $99 cost seemed a bargain, but is this just a trap to get people using this
product and then forking out upgrade monies to get a version that has some
communication ability?
On that note, HAS anyone heard of a new version in the pipeline?
For now I think I'll have to move to TPW or BC. Are there any database toolkits
available for either of these compilers?
Borland sells the Paradox toolbox for TPW, BC++, etc..
bruce
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