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- From: davidm@consilium.com (David S. Masterson)
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- Subject: Re: Objects and Oracle?
- Message-ID: <DAVIDM.92Aug30002117@consilium.com>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 07:21:17 GMT
- References: <1992Aug28.214443.24903@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
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- Organization: Consilium Inc., Mountain View, California
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- In-reply-to: jalbert@IRO.UMontreal.CA's message of 28 Aug 92 21:44:43 GMT
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- >>>>> On 28 Aug 92 21:44:43 GMT, jalbert@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Francois Jalbert)
- >>>>> said:
-
- > Our company develops software to run under Windows using the toolbook
- > package in the early development phases. We do everything using objects and
- > fairly complex inheritance schemes. Our current task is to develop some
- > software to act as a front end to some relational database system. We are
- > currently trying to figure out if Oracle might do the job for us. We phoned
- > the local Oracle outfit but their answers were very vague, to say the least.
- > I hope that by asking to net, somebody out there will know more than our
- > local Oracle folks.
-
- Well, so far this is a very vague definition of what it is that you want to do
- with the relational database. I can understand Oracle's response.
-
- > I guess what we need is a way to access the power of SQL and RDBMS from
- > within our own Windows applications. If anybody has played with those ideas
- > and has something to report, please do so! We are also thinking about some
- > small independent products that also boast of full SQL support, but Oracle
- > is a big name and might look good on our company's record. We hope it won't
- > prove too closed for our need. We are really new to DB stuff.
-
- I think you need to be more specific (at least to yourself):
-
- 1. By accessing "the power of SQL and RDBMS from within our own Windows
- applications", do you mean that the users of your applications should be given
- full access to SQL or you, in writing your applications, need full access to
- SQL? The answer to this question sets the audience for who is dealing with
- the database interface.
-
- 2. If the former, of what importance is the C++ objects that you mentioned?
- Are you going to represent data in the database as objects or, maybe, are you
- going to represent an RDBMS as an object? The answer to this says something
- of the complexity of the application.
-
- 3. Is your application relational or object-oriented in nature? Which way
- does your users perceive it? Which way do your developers perceive it? The
- answer to this ensures that everyone is speaking the same language.
-
- Basically, think about what it is you want to do with a database system. Be
- sure that you are not just seeking to use such a system because its the new
- industry buzzword.
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