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From: rcs@SEI.CMU.EDU (rCs)
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Subject: Re: UIDL/ADI Study Group
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Date: 24 Aug 89 17:04:50 GMT
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> After looking at several so-called "UIDL"s, I think
> they are in many ways similar to database so-called "4GL"s.
> Can we please merge 4GLs and UIDLs.

Yes, I agree they are very similar.  I am not aware
of any 4GLs which meet the requirement of being toolkit
independent, however.

I am not quite sure what you mean by "merge".  There are
UIMSs that provide database interfaces to the Application 
programmer.  It might make sense if this API were 
exactly the same as an existing standard database 
interface so that an application developer could
either send data to the UIMS for presentation or the database
for storage by changing the output stream, for example.

On the other hand the main purpose of a UIMS should be
to separate application from user interface concerns.
Towards this end, it wouldn't make sense for the UIMS to 
incorporate database calls.

Robert C. Seacord