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In article <CsBuws.9Ip@rahul.net>, "Srinivas B." <srinivas@rahul.net> writes:
|> Hello,
|> 
|> 	This is a general question. I would like to know what are the pros
|> and cons of using X and some other 4GL for developing software, especially in
|> terms of GUI aspects and maintainance of the software.
|> 
|> The Scenario for those who like to know more:
|> 	We have Ingres 4GL and Motif-X environment. We developed a small
|> prototype for DBMS, which is great in Ingres 4GL. And we have lot of
|> experience on Motif-X.
|> 	Now we are planning to do a project in coming few months which is
|> a fullfledged database system. The decision has to be made whether the GUI
|> has to be built on X or Ingres4GL. The views of netters in this regard may
|> help us to know more about  the pros or cons of both the environments before
|> jumping into something. Any information in this regard is very appreciated.
|> Thank you Very much.
|> -Srinivas
|> srinivas@rahul.net
|> Srinivas B. <srinivas@rahul.net>

The biggest diffrence is the running of the code. I think writting a X front
end to a data base is a great idea but then you must access via an X11 
terminal. I find that my databases (Informix/Fourgen) run much cleaner
using the standard terminal interface. I run an xterm and log into the
database server. The same system can be accessed via a pc turned into 
a terminal and the interface looks the same to the user.

You could also use something like Microsoft Access to frontend you systems.

Best o luck.

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