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From: pgt@crosfield.co.uk (paul titcomb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Mac as front-end to DB (Summary)
Keywords: Wingz, 4D
Message-ID: <9429@sun3.crosfield.co.uk>
Date: 10 Apr 91 18:15:06 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.
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Further to my original posting, I received only one reply from someone
who had experience of what I asked.

Tom Smith (toms@utoday.com) said the following (summarised) :

"
I am using Wingz as a front end toInformix Database(s) which reside
primarily on a Hewlett P9000-832 but I also have data within an informix
database on a SUN Sparcstation I+.  I have one application which actually
does an SQL join using two tables which reside on two different machines.

I use Wingz on a Mac using Datalink.  Datalink is an add-on product to
Wingz which provides functions which allow you to retreive and manipulate
data in databases.

I have not had any experience with 4D, but I know that Wingz provides
the Interface tools which I need, and using Datalink (Or your own
home-grown 'C' libraries) makes the package really outstanding.
"

Thank you, Tom. Others who expressed an interest were :

	Norman Swenson 	swenson@isl.stanford.edu
	Bruce Southwick	bruces@apple.com
	Rob Turner	robt@mummy.agsm.unsw.oz.au

Should anyone have any further comments and/or experiences in developing
client/server applications I'd be most grateful to hear from you.

Cheers,
	Paul
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