NickC wrote: > Hi Bill, thanks for your thoughts. > > This whole thread seems to have rapidly degenerated into an argument about > irrelevantcies, it is good to get some constructive discussion. > > Now I am aware, I guess that is obvious, that Fox can do exactly what we > want at the moment but the question is can we find a better Database > language out there which is more future proofed to do the same or better > job. I had hoped that the thread might have prompted some constructive > discussion as to the pros and cons of different languages. > > Paul has kindly suggested Python which when coulpled with say MySQL might do > the job, I need to investigate further. However, I am concerned that it is > not a 4GL type environment. The drawbacks that I can see with Python > (please correct me where I am wrong) at the moment are: > 1). No Form/screen builder
There are various graphical designers available, but none of the ones I'm aware of are of VFP-quality yet, admittedly. We are trying to get there with Dabo, but it will take more developers and more time. We know what to do at an abstract level, but haven't had time to implement many of our ideas. See the various dabo screencasts at http://dabodev.com/documentation > 2). No Report writer Dabo does have a VFP-like banded report writer and report designer. The writer is solid and proven in several of my apps, but the designer, while it works, needs more work to bring it up to par. There are two Dabo report-oriented screencasts at: http://paulmcnett.com/screencasts/ReportDesignerOverview.html http://paulmcnett.com/screencasts/ReportDesignerOverviewPartTwo.html > 3). Not proven, no line-of-business applications to demonstratate its > capabilities. The application I'm getting paid to work on currently is a production window shutter specification system - tracks customers, orders, components available for purchase from my client, and prints out cutsheets for the window shop to build the shutters to spec. The app will ship to potentially hundreds of my client's customers, and is currently in prototype at about 10 sites. It is built with Dabo, using the Dabo report writer, it uses the sqlite database in a familiar File|Open manner locally (but can be "upsized" to a real database server if a given customer needs it) and each site messages over https with our central server written in Python and storing its data in MySQL. I'm way behind in this an other projects currently, but I hope to get some screenshots of this app in use as I think it will demonstrate the abilities of Dabo, Python, wxWidgets, sqlite, ReportLab, and other open source technologies in application development and deployment. Paul -- http://paulmcnett.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
