Hi, On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 12:40 PM, AGOSTINHO TEIXEIRA <agostinhoteixeir...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm a 25year DBASE-5 DOS programmer and want/have to step over to new > program/platform software, because there is no future anymore for DOS after > W-XP, I've been looking around for alternatives and cannot figure out where > to start, I already have been learning the SQL with SSMS database > system/script this is very important because I work mostly with large > databases invoicing/stock/statements etc. I always manage my users with > design-programs,windows-input,files-views, using custom made windows/input. I > did all this in *.prg files with hard-coding. I have some ideas in mind like > Java with (ECLIPS) because it is very popular, it is the most widely used and > can get tutorials and videos all over the internet. I've read a lot of good > things about Python, that it is much easier but too complicate to define what > to choose, at the first place witch version 2.x or 3.x, a lot of IDE's to > choose from, beside of that witch IDE with what pluggin. I'll need something > suitable to manage/manipulat e > M-SQL. I have a lot of programs to rewrite and not much time, that's why it > is very important to me to start with something appropriate with the best > software combination that I can learn completely from the internet, cannot go > back to the classroom, too old for that. I appreciate very much that any of > you can help me to figure out to choose the right software combination for my > new project. Thanks....!
It really doesn't matter which language you choose for you implementation. You will still need to learn it somehow and understand how to operate with it and how to write a nice maintainable code with it. I'd suggest to go to some local college and get some knowledge about your language of the choice. Perl/python might be better. because with them you will be able to test you changes right away on the spot. Also make sure that you DBMS does have a ODBC driver so you can connect to the DB... Thank you. > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
