| Subject | Delphi or C Api |
|---|---|
| Author | Nataraj S Narayanan |
| Post date | 2002-02-24T17:12:11Z |
Hi friends
As said before, i have to maintain a 100 outlets of medical shops which
was developed using 16bit Delphi,BDE and IB 4. I used to work in Delphi
until version 4. But presently I have lost touch. i wish to redesign the
medical software which is quite buggy. Maybe due to its ancient BDE and 16
bit design.
The project was undertaken for the government by a big mommoth
,monolithic goverment agency by name Electronic Research and Development
Corporation (ER&DC). Perhaps at that time Delphi was the whiz kid in
town. But eventually the ER&DC had to fall out with the government.They dont support the system
anymore.
The medical shops are owned by banks working under the co-operative sector
with few people knowing anything about the Computers ,let alone Delphi or
IB. These guys at banks are pretty agitated with the software and we are
having a tough time dealing with these customers. At times , the bankers
have mistaken my staff for ER&DC employees and turned violent.
These medical shops were the part of the government policy to offer
medicines economically to the weaker sections ,also to act as a price
stabilisers in a market which could resort to unscrupulous pricing and manipulation.
But, these stores are facing tough times and are on the verge of shutting down.
The banks tell that the poorly performing software is also a responsible for the downfall.
Stocks have'nt ever tallied with that shown in the computer. They are unable to track the 'leaks'
too.
I wish to rewrite the software and make things smooth. Its a social cause too.
I may have to do it for free. These banks have been bled by providing original IBM machines that
cost a fortune in 1998-99. Hence they are reluctant to pay for another software.
What I have found is that the medical.gdb ,the database ,has been designed well. All features of
referential integrity and stored procs have been used extensively. But i feel the catch is the
software devloped in Delphi and BDE.
Please suggest me the best enviroment to develop a good system. I prefer to do it in Linux.
Is there a need to go for a OO enviroment like Delphi? Or would an API interface of IB suffice?
I would like to develop in at least 4 months.
regards
--
Nataraj S Narayanan
Synergy Info Systems
Kochi,India-683 503
Ph:95 484 557244
As said before, i have to maintain a 100 outlets of medical shops which
was developed using 16bit Delphi,BDE and IB 4. I used to work in Delphi
until version 4. But presently I have lost touch. i wish to redesign the
medical software which is quite buggy. Maybe due to its ancient BDE and 16
bit design.
The project was undertaken for the government by a big mommoth
,monolithic goverment agency by name Electronic Research and Development
Corporation (ER&DC). Perhaps at that time Delphi was the whiz kid in
town. But eventually the ER&DC had to fall out with the government.They dont support the system
anymore.
The medical shops are owned by banks working under the co-operative sector
with few people knowing anything about the Computers ,let alone Delphi or
IB. These guys at banks are pretty agitated with the software and we are
having a tough time dealing with these customers. At times , the bankers
have mistaken my staff for ER&DC employees and turned violent.
These medical shops were the part of the government policy to offer
medicines economically to the weaker sections ,also to act as a price
stabilisers in a market which could resort to unscrupulous pricing and manipulation.
But, these stores are facing tough times and are on the verge of shutting down.
The banks tell that the poorly performing software is also a responsible for the downfall.
Stocks have'nt ever tallied with that shown in the computer. They are unable to track the 'leaks'
too.
I wish to rewrite the software and make things smooth. Its a social cause too.
I may have to do it for free. These banks have been bled by providing original IBM machines that
cost a fortune in 1998-99. Hence they are reluctant to pay for another software.
What I have found is that the medical.gdb ,the database ,has been designed well. All features of
referential integrity and stored procs have been used extensively. But i feel the catch is the
software devloped in Delphi and BDE.
Please suggest me the best enviroment to develop a good system. I prefer to do it in Linux.
Is there a need to go for a OO enviroment like Delphi? Or would an API interface of IB suffice?
I would like to develop in at least 4 months.
regards
--
Nataraj S Narayanan
Synergy Info Systems
Kochi,India-683 503
Ph:95 484 557244