Why create a new MultiValue
Rapid Application Development Tool?
None of the currently available RAD tools allow creation of Visual Basic forms,
with total Windows application integration, and none provide the openness of an
OSMOSiS and MultiValue system. The design principle of
the OSMOSiS-SB Converter is to create a tool set, which is capable of taking
other MultiValue RAD applications and translating them into the OSMOSiS product’s
parameters and conventions. System Builder, SB+ and
Magician applications are the first target systems. The aim is to be as closely
compatible as possible, and to allow existing developers of these products to
continue using a familiar syntax, which will then be converted to OSMOSiS format.
OSMOSiS removes the isolated environment, which has limited MultiValued
database developers for a long time. They now have the tools to achieve this
transformation quickly and effectively.
Why move to
OSMOSiS from another RAD Tool?
The OSMOSiS approach allows developers, who have invested their training in an
existing 4GL, to retain much of that investment. An existing application is
moved completely to OSMOSiS, with little redevelopment required. Retraining of
staff is limited to the use of new OSMOSiS functionality not available in the
user’s current environment. The developer does not
lose anything, but gains the flexibility of Visual Basic forms. In addition to
the GUI tools there is a complete set of character-based tools enabling both GUI
and character applications on one system. Character-based routines can also be
used in the GUI environment. With OSMOSiS and a MultiValue environment, the longevity of an existing product is enhanced, and
new avenues of business open up. It is possible to take an existing product into
the mainstream of Windows applications, whilst retaining all its character-based
options and functions.
