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ACCELL®/SQL

Unify's ACCELL/SQL toolset combines with native interfaces to all popular server databases to bring dramatic productivity and performance advantages to the application development process. Developers gain the benefits of flexible, easy-to-use tools and an ANSI standard, SQL-compliant database interface -- with power to deliver even the most complex, mission-critical applications.

Complete Development Environment

The ACCELL/SQL Development System is a combination of software tools designed for the cost effective development of mission-critical client/server applications. The system includes powerful components which dramatically reduce the time required for application development and maintenance.

ACCELL/SQL's modular architecture combines an application generator, fourth generation language and interactive debugger with an ANSI standard database interface and network connectivity components. Developers gain the collective benefit of powerful, productive tools and proven database technology, all at an affordable price. In addition, applications are portable across the industrys leading hardware platforms. databases, user interfaces and client/server networking environments.

Rapid Application Development

Using the ACCELL/SQL application generator to create forms, developers can either paint a screen from scratch or use an automatically-created default form. Prototyping with default forms can reduce development time by 50 percent when compared to standalone 4GL products.

With ACCELL/SQL's "programming by exception" feature, developers can use the application generator to create the majority of the application without coding, and use the 4GL to complete only the most sophisticated features.

Through ACCELL/SQLs powerful 4GL, logic can be added to a form quickly and easily, building intelligence into the application. Developers can incorporate sophisticated control logic and computational power without the use of a third generation language.

The 4GL offers developers a full range of powerful programming features, supporting more than 250 4GL statements, data types and functions:

Sophisticated Programming Features

By supporting both text and binary data types, ACCELL/SQL manipulates text and processes graphics, sound and other binary objects in the application. Global variables can be defined in the master form script for use throughout the application, simplifying data passing and allowing forms to interact easily through the 4GL scripts.

ACCELL/SQL supports both one-dimensional (LIST) and two-dimensional (MATRIX) arrays, reducing coding and improving application performance. A single statement can bring powerful ZoomView( functionality to the application, increasing user productivity and reducing data entry errors.

Flexible Development Environment

With the ACCELL/SQL Development System, developers can either use the powerful integrated development environment or take full advantage of external development tools such as source code control systems, "make" utilities, editors or menu-driven development environments -- gaining immediate productivity without time-consuming retraining.

Multiple GUI and RDBMS Support

The ACCELL/SQL Development System provides the portability to run a single application in both character and graphical user interfaces, without coding changes. While some users run the character-based application on terminals, others can run the same application in Motif®, OPEN LOOK® or Microsoft® Windows, from workstations or Pcs. And, if business demands require porting applications to other databases, ACCELL/SQL extends the application investment by supporting ORACLE, INFORMIX, SYBASE SQL Server® and INGRES®, in addition to the UNIFY 2000 RDBMS.

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