Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-18 Thread James Gray
PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java) On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:12 PM, Richard Schilling wrote: The whole concept

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-18 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Mar 18, 2006, at 9:45 AM, James Gray wrote: Greg, I want you to know that I appreciate your theoretical understanding of these issues and your willingness to comment on them. I suspect I am not the only one on the list who finds many of your posts educational. Jim Gray Well, now

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-18 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: Does JDO support a query mechanism or is just a framework for object storage and retrieval? I may have (partially?) answered my own question. The ODMG web site says that the Java binding in the ODMG standard is superseded by JDO. ===

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-18 Thread Richard Schilling
Gregory Woodhouse wrote: (snip) Does JDO support a query mechanism or is just a framework for object storage and retrieval? Yes. There's a complete query mechansim. You can read about it in the JDO spec: http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr012/index2.html ===

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-18 Thread Douglas M. PREISER
: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:48:23 -0800 Gregory Woodhouse wrote: () It might be a good idea to start out by defining what you mean by a true object store. I doubt seriously

[Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Richard Schilling
The whole concept of rewriting CPRS in Java gives us the opportunity to look at the notion of a persistence layer versus a true object store. So far what we've seen are various implementations of persistence layers, such as ESI Objects and Cache. Good persistence layers are obviously key

[Hardhats-members] Re: persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Richard Schilling
I have a correction to my post: It is interesting to note that since Caché provides a JDBC driver for it's data store, it is possible to use jpox to persist Java objects *in MUMPS through JDBC* as opposed to using Caché Objects directly. Richard Richard Schilling wrote: The whole

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:12 PM, Richard Schilling wrote: The whole concept of rewriting CPRS in Java gives us the opportunity to look at the notion of a persistence layer versus a true object store. It might be a good idea to start out by defining what you mean by a true object store. I

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:12 PM, Richard Schilling wrote: The whole concept of rewriting CPRS in Java gives us the opportunity to look at the notion of a persistence layer versus a true object store. In your original post, you focused primarily on object storage and access. Those are

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Richard Schilling
Gregory Woodhouse wrote: () It might be a good idea to start out by defining what you mean by a true object store. I doubt seriously that we're all on the same page here. Right ... good call. By true object store I mean a data store that is capable of storing a) entire objects

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Richard Schilling
Gregory Woodhouse wrote: In your original post, you focused primarily on object storage and access. Those are important, of course, but we can hardly ignore the question of how that database should be queried: What is the most natural way to refer to objects? If we have OIDs we're in

Re: [Hardhats-members] persistence layers for VistA integration (was Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java)

2006-03-17 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Mar 17, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Richard Schilling wrote: Gregory Woodhouse wrote: In your original post, you focused primarily on object storage and access. Those are important, of course, but we can hardly ignore the question of how that database should be queried: What is the most

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-16 Thread Douglas M. PREISER
. Whatever you do the to java object happens to the cache object. Good day, Douglas a From: Richard Schilling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Steven McPhelan
Someone stated: JDO can use b-tree storages to store Java object trees directly.*That's* an object store. I believe that is exactly how Cache stores its objects. I do not believe that all Cache objects are stored as flat files with b-tree indexes.

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread rgaber
So, the bottom line is that VA can employ their current infrastructure to accomplish what it is seeking bids for. Hmm. - Original Message - From: Steven McPhelan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:59 am Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Jim Self
Richard Schilling wrote: When objects are stored wholesale in an object store, I call it an object database. When object data is stored in a SQL database and then managed by some intermediary API, I call it a persistence layer. So, perhaps we're splitting hairs here. Perhaps, but I think you

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Richard Schilling
Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Someone stated: JDO can use b-tree storages to store Java object trees directly. *That's* an object store. I believe that is exactly how Cache stores its objects. I do not believethat all Cache

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Richard Schilling
Jim Self wrote: Richard Schilling wrote: When objects are stored wholesale in an object store, I call it an object database. When object data is stored in a SQL database and then managed by some intermediary API, I call it a persistence layer. So, perhaps we're splitting hairs here.

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Douglas M. PREISER
@lists.sourceforge.net To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:32:41 -0800 Jim Self wrote: Richard Schilling wrote: When objects are stored wholesale in an object store, I call it an object database. When object data

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread rgaber
That is exactly what I wanted to say, thanks Douglas. :) - Original Message - From: Douglas M. PREISER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:02 pm Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Cache Objects are stored

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Richard Schilling
database from, say, SQL Server, and do queries. Thanks, Douglas From: Richard Schilling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:32:41 -0800 Jim

RE: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-15 Thread Roy Gaber
Of Richard Schilling Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:44 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java Awesom! Thanks, Doug. How do the Java classes interact with their brethren on the MUMPS server? Or do they? Richard Douglas M

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-14 Thread Richard Schilling
When objects are stored wholesale in an object store, I call it an object database. When object data is stored in a SQL database and then managed by some intermediary API, I call it a persistence layer. So, perhaps we're splitting hairs here. Roy Gaber wrote: the ideal high-performance

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-14 Thread rgaber
to develop, not to mention the porting of existing data. - Original Message - From: Richard Schilling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 3:41 pm Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net When objects are stored

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-14 Thread Greg Woodhouse
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: True. The reason for my interest is that the VA current employs Cache' as it post-relational database. Why not simply use is existing components to write Java front-ends to the data store, as they are doing with some of the re-hosting projects? An open

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-13 Thread Richard Schilling
Absoutely! I'm looking at the feasibility of doing this. There was also a Request for Information released by the Veterans Administration for companies that could move from MUMPS to object databases, which in my book automatically implies Java based designs. Happy to collaborate, etc... on

RE: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-13 Thread Roy Gaber
So Cache' Objects does not constitute an Object Database? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Schilling Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:35 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-13 Thread Richard Schilling
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Schilling Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:35 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java Absoutely! I'm looking at the feasibility of doing this. There was also a Request for Information released

[Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-06 Thread Joseph Puthooran
Is any one working on rewriting CPRS in Java so it is independent of Windows? I would like to get in touch with anyone interested in this project or has made an estimate of the quantum of work involved. It would be more economical if it is done from India and we are looking at the possibility of

RE: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-06 Thread Norman Dodd
The VA version of the CPRS client in JAAV is on the FOIA site. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Puthooran Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 6:57 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting

Re: [Hardhats-members] Rewriting CPRS in Java

2006-03-06 Thread Nancy Anthracite
] Rewriting CPRS in Java Is any one working on rewriting CPRS in Java so it is independent of Windows? I would like to get in touch with anyone interested in this project or has made an estimate of the quantum of work involved. It would be more economical if it is done from India and we are looking