"Khedr, Waleed" wrote: > > Cobol! Again!:( > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:24 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > I just found out today that we have a major development initiative that is > starting and they are planning on using Pro*Cobol to develop the > application. (my head is still shaking in disbelief!!!) > > So we will have a Java front-end, invoking MQ series that will go across to > the mainframe for MQ series to invoke Pro*Cobol programs that will then do > the processing (accessing data and doing calculations) and then return data. > > If anyone has been in this or a similar situation, please help. > I need some really good arguments as to why we should put the business logic > into PL/SQL instead of Pro*Cobol. > > I understand the reason we are using Oracle is that the director has 15 > years experience with it and loves it. Aaargh!!! > > thanks > Babette >
May I play the devil's advocate? Even if Pro*Cobol seems to be a weird choice, there may be a case for not coding the logic in PL/SQL : database portability. I have heard recently of a very, very, very big company dumping Oracle in favour of DB2. Reason ? Cost. I guess that in such a case, porting a Pro*Cobol program is easier than PL/SQL. -- Regards, Stephane Faroult Oriole Software -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Stephane Faroult INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
