RE: No 5250-based applications

["John Taylor" <john.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Nathan M. Andelin
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:04 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: No 5250-based applications
>
>
> > From: "John Taylor" <john.taylor@telusplanet.net>
>
> > I wouldn't say that it's equivalent. The 5250 version begins
> > with a list display, which lets you compare data between items.
> > That's a very useful type of display in the business world. You
> >didn't duplicate that in the web version.
>
> Take a closer look, John.  The list is in the left-hand frame of
> the screen.
> By functionally equivalent, I didn't mean exactly the same.  But both
> programs offer a browse list with page up, page down, and Goto
> (only record
> key in the Web list, but that could easily be extended, if needed).  And
> there's record display, add, modify, delete, and copy functions in both.


Ok, I've taken another look but I still don't see it. I see the list of
servers in the left frame, but I'm talking about the work-with type of view
that you had with the 5250 screen. That one shows the list of servers AND
some of their attributes.

> A dialog?  Good question.  Yes, but nothing really complex yet.
> I currently
> use a "session" component to track state.  I have a project in the queue
> where client state over multiple pages will play a big role.

Please post it on your website when it's done, if you can. I like what
you've done with your current examples, so I'd love to see how you handle a
more complex situation.


> Maybe not.  But a Web based application is a ton easier to deploy.  No
> desktop installation.
>

Point taken, but their are so many ways to do auto-install nowadays, that I
personally don't see this as much of an issue anymore.


John Taylor
Canada


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