--- Joey Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This brings up an interesting point... just about
> any application that has a
> database backend can either be ported to a free
> database, or connected to
> with free scripting languages (PHP springs to mind
> here). As noted elsewhere,
> many companies run custom-coded VB apps, so the idea
> of porting or accessing
> a database with scripted front-ends is certainly
> doable.
I think there will be a big market for this kind of
work soon, as Linux gains more market share.
Specifically, I think OpenOffice is the platform to
use to port MS-Office/VBA type of apps. Did you know
OpenOffice uses VB-like syntax for its macro
programming language? And the latest version of
OpenOffice includes an MS Access-like application for
quick database development.
One big barrier however is porting all those 3rd party
components for VB over to Linux. That's who Microsoft
catered to when they put so much effort into
development tools. They knew that enabling component
makers would give em lock in.
John
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