Alternative Front-end to Progress DB

[pauloconnor]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of deploying an alternative front-end against a progress DB (VB, Java etc) and if they have any pointers/suggestions.

Also, what are the licensing requirements for such a deployment (DB license + client license per connection?).

Regards,
Paul.

 

[gcampbell]

You can front-end to a Progress DB via Java, VB etc via a Proxy Generator ... see the Progress Online Documentation - more specifically the 'Open Client Developers Guide' (http://www.progress.com/progress/products/documentation/docs/sqloa/ocd/ocd.pdf).


As for licensing, you will need the appropriate number of DB and AppServer (since this is how non-Progress apps talk to the Progress DB) licences. Depending on number of users, Progress version etc, you may opt to go with the Progress CPU-based licensing scheme.