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Article #15857Re: The Minimum You Need to Know to Be an OpenVMS Application Developer
From: David J. Dachtera
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:09
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:09
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Christopher Browne wrote: > > Clinging to sanity, "toby" <toby@telegraphics.com.au> mumbled into her beard: > > davidc@montagar.com wrote: > >> >From the description, this looks like an excellent book for a new > >> OpenVMS Programmer. Thanks for the effort in putting this bok together. > > > > It does look interesting. As a hobbyist I wish I could justify the $90 > > - but coincidentally my day job is currently building MySQL > > applications on other operating systems. It's fascinating that MySQL > > has made it to VMS and is considered a useful component there (too) - > > whether one approves of MySQL or not ;-) > > I have a hard time fathoming how MySQL would be of interest on a > platform that has a full-fledged ISAM system, RMS, *built into the > operating system*, but I suppose there are all types out there... Indexing and record-level retrieval is only part of the story. RDBMSs do much more than RMS, including providing an API that tools such as Datatrieve never had. All-in-1 came close, but is a terrible resource hog. RMS lacks a data dictionary and a query language as well. (This from an old AIS, RSTS/E and VMS hand.) -- David J. Dachtera dba DJE Systems http://www.djesys.com/ Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/
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