For a simular solid environment with auto client software updated,
I used FB and Steve Garland's Asta http://www.astatech.com

Best Regards
Hans

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Nataraj S Narayanan wrote:

>
> 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
>
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