On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:58:19 -0500, Chris Ruprecht <chrisr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been developing database applications using a propriety DB system > (Progress, a.k.a. OpenEdge) for the past 16 years. They make a GUI > development environment for Windows (only), they only make the backend > stuff for Linux - so users will have to stay with Windows to use any app > I'm writing. > For a while now, I have toyed with the idea of writing a GUI app under > Linux, but I have no idea where to start, or even, where to start > looking. Having worked with Linux for about 11 years hasn't helped much, > it's more of a hindrance actually, since I'm using gcc most of the time > to compile little C programs and it stopped me getting my feet wet with > GUI development. > > My requirements are: > 1. Must run under Linux (GNOME/KDE) > 2. Must be able to get it compiled somehow to run under Windows (I know, > I don't like it either) > 3. Must be RAD (Rapid Development Environment) > 4. Must be able to interact with a PostgreSQL database over the net > > I have looked at Kylix a while ago, it ran once - and promptly crashed > the system. > I have looked at Glade and KDevelop, but I don't know what I'm doing > there and never got anything to work - maybe somebody could point me to > a good tutorial? > > I played around with Visual Basic on a Windogs machine a few weeks ago > and got it to work ok with a PostgreSQL database. > > I prefer a free product, but can afford a small amount for a package > that lets me write and compile programs under Linux and Windows. > > Best regards, > Chris > Try using Java with the Eclipse IDE. They're portable and supported in both Windows in Linux.
