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- From: stevec@stimpy.water.ca.gov (Steve Croft)
- Subject: Re: Windows 4GL vs. ESQL interfaces
- Message-ID: <BzB2H3.1wu@news.water.ca.gov>
- Keywords: ESQL, Windows 4GL, database interface.
- Sender: stevec@stimpy (Steve Croft)
- Organization: California Department of Water Resources
- References: <kitchel.724345020@manta> <1992Dec14.213759.16791@pony.Ingres.COM>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:48:38 GMT
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- Cathy Savino writes:
-
- |> Windows4gl is an a GUI application generator. If you run it under
- |> X/Motif, it creates X applications. Under decwindows in creates decwindows
- |> applications. ESQL/C creates character based applications.
-
- That statement may be a little simplistic. You can have a GUI with
- ESQL/C; you simply have to program it yourself. Windows4gl provides
- one for you as part of the package. Using ESQL/C with GUI libraries
- is no big deal. I have written small utilities using SunSoft's
- OpenWindows Developer's Guide and ESQL/C. You get a nice Open Look
- front end.
-
- Of course if you want INGRES' 4GL tied to a GUI, then windows4gl is the
- way to go.
-
- Steve
-