I have used cache objects mapped to FileMan Globals and I must say that it really makes sense to me, and that it is fairly straightforward to then use tools that can see these objects as objects or SQL tools.
But the reason I am writing is I thought that ESIObjects was the open source solution to objects on GTM. I may be off base here though because I've never gotten this all working on one system. I don't know if ESIObjects have the same type of tools that Cache has for query either. I am speaking from ignorance but I thought that once the objects are built then you have to build an application to use them and that there is no tool like Cache SQL manager to run queries against the objects. Cache makes all of this quite easy and provides drivers for ODBC, JDBC and unixODBC all in the installation. It is then quite easy to connect to a database using the tool of your choice like Delphi, Access, or Excel or even the tool installed by default, Cache SQL Manager. But I would really like to know if I am seeing things the way they are or how I would like to think they are. How about it? Anyone using ESIObjects mapped to FileMan Globals? What tools are available to extract data once the objects are built and mapped? Are there drivers so that data can be accessed using tools available to most users? Mike On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 10:45, Robert M. Witkop wrote: > Kevin, > > Objects oriented technology is much more than just language additions. > Cache Objects are Object-Oriented with support for inheritence, > polymorphism, and all the important buz that qualifies a language as > object-oriented. > > Visual Basic is an example of a language that uses object syntax but is > not object-oriented (it is object-based). > > So the bottom line answer is no. GTM would have to spend about 5 years > developing the technology. I do not know about copyright violation (I'm > only an engineer). > > > Bob > > > On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 09:54, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > Bob, > > > > So could GTM copy the language additions that Cache' > > has added, or would that be a copyright violation? > > > > Kevin > > > > --- "Robert M. Witkop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > As long as the subject is Objects, and vendors that > > > support Objects, > > > many users do not realize that Cache is object > > > oriented and supports > > > standard interfaces and languages, including Java, > > > JavaScript, C++, to > > > name just a few. To see an example of how VistA is > > > mapped to objects > > > please visit > > > > > > http://vista.intersystems.com > > > > > > the access and verify codes are listed on the page. > > > > > > Bob Witkop > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > > > Products from real users. > > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > > > Start reading now. > > > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
