Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

718.0. "PC Powerhouse Migration to VAX?" by TROA02::SPACKMAN () Wed Aug 22 1990 01:11

	Since I wasn't getting any response to this question as a reply
    to an older topic, I thought I'd repost it as a topic in itself.
    Perhaps that will cause it to reach a wider audience. I also posted
    a similar question in the Powerhouse conference, but it too is not
    getting any response. I'm not sure if that means that no one has
    done such a migration, or those that have are all on vacation.
    
    	In terms of products other than Powerhouse, I would read that
    to mean Dbase IV, Focus, etc. Are there others?
    
    Thanks
    Janet
    
    
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    How much work is involved in moving a Powerhouse application, including
    the data, from a PC platform to a VMS platform where the data will
    reside in an Rdb database?
    
    Do any of the other products mentioned handle this migration effort
    any better?
    
    Keep in mind, this question is specifically referring to an application
    that is developed & deployed on a DOS PC, which is where the data also
    resides, and at some future point in time, is migrated onto a VAX &
    into an Rdb database. I am NOT talking about access to an Rdb
    database from a PC.

        
    -- Janet
    
   
    

    Janet,

    From what I have seen of the powerhouse product, the application
    is very easily ported over.  The source code runs on either
    platform with very few command exceptions.

    I feel the data will port over rather simply as well.  I don't
    know the specifics of the communication, for the:

    READ PC-POWERHOUSE
    WRITE VMS-POWERHOUSE

    but, I think the process is about that easy.

    Conversion of Powerhouse is best discussed with a Powerhouse
    person.

    I recommend either of the three people listed:
    	Curtis Geckle (pronounced ge'-kel (no long vowels))  	VMS
    	Phyllis Semcer						Tech Mgr
    	Rich Rosspond						PC

    (212) 545-9240

    Tell them that I sent you.

    James N. Friedman
    NYO Sales Support    DTN: 352-2108 (I have manuals!!)

    Janet,
    
    I should just phone you but, I have seen COGNOS develop and test
    the application on the PC. The application was then moved to the
    VAX/VMS environment and the data resource manager used was Rdb/VMS.
    There were only a few changes done. I believe it was mostly dictionary
    pointers that needed to point to Rdb. I have a local COGNOS person
    that we can phone. 
    
    Ken M