Java Applications

[Jide]

I am new to Java programming so forgive me if these questions seem out of
place.

1)Ok, so I have been programming using Delphi and VB etc for various clients,
why might I want to develop a GUI client application (not an applet) using
Java?

2)If my application is to be installed on a machine that only has DOS (say)
how can I access a database such as Oracle, Sybase, SQLBase, Dbase etc.

3) If I cannot access the above databases, which ones can I access under
DOS.

Regards.

[Paul Clapham]

In answer to (2) and (3): to run a Java program you need a JRE (Java
Runtime Environment) for the platform. There is no JRE available for DOS,
not that I've heard of, although I wish there were. My answer to (1) is:
I'm developing a GUI client application in Java so that I can learn Java.
No better way of learning a language than doing a mid-sized project in it.

Jide <jidef@thatchame.org> wrote in message news:38df3762$1@news.devx.com...
>
> I am new to Java programming so forgive me if these questions seem out of
> place.
>
> 1)Ok, so I have been programming using Delphi and VB etc for various
clients,
> why might I want to develop a GUI client application (not an applet) using
> Java?
>
> 2)If my application is to be installed on a machine that only has DOS
(say)
> how can I access a database such as Oracle, Sybase, SQLBase, Dbase etc.
>
> 3) If I cannot access the above databases, which ones can I access under
> DOS.
>
> Regards.
>

[zakir]

You said you are developing GUI application then i dont think so it is possible
with only dos on the system i think you need windows or other os



"Jide " <jidef@thatchame.org> wrote:
>
>I am new to Java programming so forgive me if these questions seem out of
>place.
>
>1)Ok, so I have been programming using Delphi and VB etc for various clients,
>why might I want to develop a GUI client application (not an applet) using
>Java?
>
>2)If my application is to be installed on a machine that only has DOS (say)
>how can I access a database such as Oracle, Sybase, SQLBase, Dbase etc.
>
>3) If I cannot access the above databases, which ones can I access under
>DOS.
>
>Regards.
>