Visual Basic is not a very OOP, but in certain case is very better than java. Cause you can make a GUI in very few minute, use the complex ADO and ADOX, each integration with ActiveX and all DBMS. Vb in more can comunicate with every kind of peeripherical.
Vb.Net is very OOP I think more of java :-) and mantain the simple way to design application. bye max :-) Industria Informatica ************************ Via A. Ascari 230 - 00142 - R O M A Tel. (+39)06.51.95.71.67 Tel.Fax. (+39)06.50.42.675 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************Internet Email Confidentiality Footer******************* Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Per conto di Yves Trudeau > Inviato: marted� 4 febbraio 2003 14.06 > A: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sapdb > Oggetto: RE: Advice on Visual Basic with SAP DB Project > > > Hi, > we have a rather large VB application running on top of > SapDB and we have a > lot of pain with it... VB might be good for small applications but for > large ones, the lack of complete objects support make life very difficult > for developpers. Remember there is no inheritance and inner objects in VB. > Because of this, the cost of maintaining and upgrading the application is > rising. > > In order to get out of this mess, we will start migrating > the application > to Java EJB (Jboss) using a VB-Corba-Ejb bridge. We will > gradually port the > business logic to Java EJB and we will eventually also port the user > interface to Java. In my mind, Java is a much cleaner language > than VB. You > also have amazingly good IDEs like Eclipse (free) and jBuilder. > > Sincerely, > > Yves Trudeau > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Girish Mohata > Sent: 3 f�vrier, 2003 22:44 > To: Sapdb > Subject: Advice on Visual Basic with SAP DB Project > > > Hi, > > I am currently working on a project to develop a > software package for an Accountants practice. The > software will be closed source. I would be much > greatful if you could clear some of the doubts > given below: > > 1) This software will be a commercial product > being used by 8-10 accountants simultaneously over > a LAN. Are there any licencing issues that i need > to worry about in terms of paying fees for > installing the Database at my Clients computers > together with my VB application ? The application > will Not be open-source. > > 2) My preffered choice of developement platform is > to use SAP DB as the backend and Visual Basic as > the front end. Connection through ODBC. However i > am open to other ideas like using Java with JDBC, > etc. Please advise me which option is best and > what are the trade-offs. > > 3) In developing a data-driven software, my > attitude would be to run the business logic on the > server using triggers and procedures rather than > coding it in Visual Basic. In other words if i > wish to insert a record, i would do it by calling > a stored procedure and passing data values to it > from VB, rather than writing an SQL statement > through VB. Please advise on this. Any > comments/suggestions/experiences would be much > helpful. > > 4) Does SAP DB have API's for backup routines, > i.e. can i code my application in a way that i > have Backup options on the client and using these > options the server couold be backed up. Is there > any routine/procedure in SAP DB which could be > invoked from VB or Java, etc to do the back-ups. > > For now i just have these few doubts. Any help on > the above or other issues you might want me to > consider would be much appreciated. > > Regards, > Girish > > =============================================== > Girish Mohata > Phone: (+61) 7 55953300 > Fax: (+61) 7 55953320 > School of Information Technology > Bond University, Australia. > URL:http://www.bond.edu.au/it/staff/gmohata.htm > =============================================== > > _______________________________________________ > sapdb.general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general > > _______________________________________________ > sapdb.general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general > _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
