From: Michael Davis <mdavis@...>
Date: 2002-04-11T01:03:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby as replacement for VB?

Robb Shecter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Anybody have any suggestions for using Ruby in place of Visual Basic for
> doing database front ends?  My question isn't about the language per se, but
> rather whether all the parts exist yet for Ruby:
> 
> * Windows GUI toolkit that supports complex widgets like tables.
> * ADO or ODBC interface library.
> * Deployment scheme (some kind of compiler + packager, etc.)
> 
> Thanks,
> Robb
> 
> 
> 
> 

My goal for Locana is to create a replacement for Access97.  This could 
be easily expaned to include VB (VB and Access have a lot in common). 
In this moment, Locana is missing many key parts to make this transition 
viable.  I am planning to add database attributes to many Locana objects 
and a table object in the upcoming months.  More information can be 
found at www.locana.org in case anyone is interested in helping out with 
this effort.

-- 
Michael Davis
Database Architect and Senior Software Engineer, Seva Inc.
Email: mdavis@sevainc.com