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Started by umlamott
Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:33
PowerBuilder: Any GOOD Experiences?
Author: umlamott
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:33
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:33
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Thanks to those who replied to my previous post regarding PowerBuilder. All of the replies dealt with poor experience with this product; has anyone out there had a GOOD PowerBuilder experience? And if not, which development tool do you use instead? Thanks in advance. Steven Lamotte -- Steven Lamotte University of Manitoba umlamott@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Re: PowerBuilder: Any GOOD Experiences?
Author: William R Keel
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:13
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:13
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In article <C0pqr1.BGJ@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umlamott@ccu.umanitoba.ca writes: >All of the replies dealt with poor experience with this product; has >anyone out there had a GOOD PowerBuilder experience? And if not, which >development tool do you use instead? We have chosen powerbuilder as our current windows application programming language. We chose the product because of its ability to connect to SQL server. At the time, Visual Basic didn't have any SQL links. We has problems with support from Gupta which was the only other development package that supported SQL. PB is fairly powerful...it gets the job done. The main flaw we've come across is its report writing capabilities. The speed of the product is directly related to our SQL server - people in my group have developed usable programs with PB. However, I was slated for a PB class...until we received Access. I'm just starting 2 project and I am using Access(to better evaluate the program). Access appears to have as much functionality - for us - than PB. Less or no coding from Access to get a prototype database. Again, I think our speed is relative to the SQL server, but Access matches PB in data access times. Once you get to complicated things, programming is probably very similar between products. The complicated part is this...Powerbuilder HAS a run time...that is, you can make stand alone apps. The PB license is kinda expensive, but you can put your app anywhere(I think) at no extra charge. Access does NOT have a run time yet. The slated release (I've heard) was Summer 1993. Assuming there is no run time...by a bunch @ $99 so everyone can get to my db...or wait & find out the run time is expensive...or have NO run time, buy everyone access software @ $375 a pop. i Reed Keel - mail:rkeel@fnugget.intel.com - The i's have it i i-Everything is my opinion, otherwise someone else would've said it i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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