>The debate is over the Database. They currently own Image &
>Image SQL. The
>In-house guru says that this is not an acceptable solution and
>they need to buy
>Allbase. He says that performance will suck using Image SQL. As
>Allbase is not
>inexpensive, this could really put a crimp in the plans. I would
>really
>appreciate any opinions, comments, etc.
 
We are using powerbuilder for our next generation of software--
our previous was written in Fortran.  We also use Image/SQL.
Powerbuilder will use a run-time Allbase mapping structure to get
to Image/SQL, and this can slow things down.  If you just want to
have access to legacy data, then using Image will work fine.
However, if you want to create a whole new application using
Powerbuilder, then Allbase will provide slightly better
performance.
 
John Painter
 
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Computer Solutions, Inc.
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