Re: Delphi/400

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc

At 09:36 AM 6/21/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>Matthias,
> 
>> I was just wondering if anyone is using Delphi/400.
>> If so, what are your thoughts on it?
>
> I just read a piece about this tool in Insider Weekly for
>AS/400 Managers.  I do not have any experience with this
>tool but I am watching developments carefully.  
>
> Based on the article, it accesses data efficiently from
>the AS/400, faster than using ODBC.  There is a clear
>commitment to AS/400 technology but it sounds like it
>is rather pricey compared to Visual Basic.
>
>  Speaking of Visual Basic, there was an article in this
>past weeks InfoWorld about Visual Basic 6.0, due out
>later this year, and how it will support access to the
>AS/400 and Oracle.  I haven't used this tool either.

I'm looking into VA RPG. It also does not use ODBC. It has native data
access that is very fast. I'm using a TCP/IP connection. It also does not
need Client Access.

Delphi is a good package. But watch out for performance comparison spin.
Borland has been known to compare loop operations with an integer index in
Delphi, floating point in VB. Guess who loses.

In addition, the underlying language is Pascal—more to learn. It may be
that VA RPG is good enough for your needs, thus leveraging your shop's
current skill set. (Jon P, am I getting the fever?)

Cheers

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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