Designer 2000 Rel 2.1

[GForce]

Has anyone started using Rel. 2.1 of Designer yet, and if you have,<br>
what do you think of it?

 

[sgivens]

We used Designer/2000 1.3.2 quite a bit. The 2.1 look and feel is quite different and I think we'll need to get training on the new version. I am a DBA and we just used it to generate DDL and maintain a data model. We have not been generating Forms apps., etc.

 

[DRMMustang]

I implemented 2.1.2 last month. Lots more functionality than 1.3. The product is much nicer than the prior version; but it does seem to be slower. <br>
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I think the slow process is caused by a memory leak. I am getting a memory leak. I have it implemented on a NT box, with Oracle 8.0.4. The leak is suppose to be with the design capture; but I have bounced the server, and have not been using design capture; and I am still geting memory leaks. I am also getting a currupt password file, caused by bouncing the server too often.

 

[sinistral]

I also have found a "whole new look" to Designer 2.1. I have been able to get 100% generation on my forms, but really needed to mess with the generator preferences (and create preference sets) to get that to occur. I do think it flows much better than the 1.3.2.<br>
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The view creation leaves something to be desired when you want anything more complex in the select part of the view than "select col_name..." (ie "Select sum(col_name)"). In order for the repository to match our database, I have to make our views in the database and capture them to Designer. The Designer then generates the view with no problem.<br>

 

[Guest_imported]

i want a stepwise method to use design editor of OD2K6.0<br>
fawzym@squ.edu.om<br>

 

[Guest_imported]

dear sinistral<br>
can you give me help to generate one form only with d2k2.1<br>
many thanks to you<br>
fawzym@squ.edu.om

 

[DCH]

I use the E/R modeller =&gt; table definitions =&gt; scripts for the tables, and also the Forms Generator (for Forms 5.0) for one specific application.<br><br>I also gave a try at the Web application generator, but was rather worried by the volume of code generated (PL/SQL packages), compared to what it actually takes to do the job when you program it yourself (some pruning would definitely make sdense, in there!), so I left it alone for the moment.<br><br>Online help and &quot;common sense&quot; (as a Developer 2000 and PL/SQL programmer, and former Case tools user) are sufficient to build a comprehensive dB schema (still nagging at the replication part, though), and a set of rather cutomized, standalone forms (including custom programming).<br><br>See other thread for problems trying to get a form call another form with passed parameters...