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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

419.0. "how much Rdb for Focus?" by SWAM2::MAMMEN_DA () Wed May 22 1991 19:58

    My customer wants to develop Focus applications on a MicroVAX for 
    execution on a 6420 cluster. He is wondering what kind of Rsb license
    is needed to support his applications. I believe a Run-time is
    sufficient, unless he wants to do interactive SQL (Interactve license
    required) or create/maintain databases (Full Development require).
    
    He and I are having terminology problems. He refers to a type of
    application he calls "heuristic mode". Can anyone give me some insight
    into this and whether it requires interactive or full development Rdb?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Dave
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419.145538::OTTENAnyone got a spare Thingy???Thu May 23 1991 07:4111
well, from the little Oxford dictionary:

"Heuristic (adjective). serving to discover; using trial and error.

Seems to me he's using some form of prototyping, or "Suck it and see"
approach. As such, he may be creating new RDB databases, with different
views/tables, etc..

Unless he's misusing the word....

David
419.2trial & error = interactive?SWAM2::MAMMEN_DAThu May 23 1991 14:406
    Yes - I tried the "maybe it's a real word" approach, also. The trial
    and error aspect caused me to think he's be doing interactive SQL to
    create his views. I'm assuming therefore, that he'd at least need an
    Interactive license for Rdb.
    
    Comments, anyone?