On Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at 06:51 , Will Ryan wrote:
> Well I don't want to name the vendor, they have a good product, it works
> and is being used. I'm just concerned that using CGI rather then CF or
> even
> ASP for that matter is a step in the wrong direction. I'm even more
> concerned about using a text file vs. a modern database. I just need to
> explain to management the pros/cons of CGI Vs CF.
I'm a little puzzled as to why you're classing Informix as 'a text file'?
Or is this new application using just the ISAM format? See:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/
for more details about the Informix product family.
As for CGI vs CF... it all depends on what the CGI is written in, I
suppose. Perl is commonly used for CGIs and it's free. Moreover, such CGIs
can be compiled into the web server (Apache) so that they are very fast.
And modern Perl has OO features.
A lot of solid, commercial products run successfully in Perl. Probably
more than in CF, in fact.
Now, you've since said this new application is written in BASIC... which I
must admit is completely new to me (CGI applications in BASIC, not BASIC
itself!). Especially on Solaris!
I really think you need to tell us which product you're talking about...
Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/
"If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive."
-- Margaret Atwood
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