use-revolution digest, Vol 1 #1445 - 12 msgs

[Stephen Messimer]

Hi Alan,

You could certainly accomplish this sort project using Revolution.

It would be expensive and time consuming.  Yes, Rev does have database 
capabilities but you really have to build everything from scratch.

The question you have to ask is 1) is this a one-off that will only be 
used by these doctors in this practice or 2) are you planning to market 
it as a solution?  If the answer is 2, then developing a Rev-based 
solution is worth looking into. If the project is meant only as an 
in-house program then a database development package is probably your 
best bet .

This is the kind of project I used to do with FileMaker Pro.  The fact 
that TCP/IP networking is built right in and that pretty much any 
computer on the network can be the host are real advantages here. Not 
only would it be faster but ultimately it would be much less expensive. 
  Furthermore if you wanted to do some research on the results, all the 
tools you need are built right in.  In Rev or realBasic you can 
accomplish the same things it would just take longer to come up with 
the goods.  Longer of course = more expensive.

Hope this helped.  Don't get me wrong I really love Revolution, but why 
reinvent the wheel, hey?  :-)

Regards,

Steve

Stephen R. Messimer, PA
208 1st Ave. South	
Escanaba, MI 49829
www.messimercomputing.com
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On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 10:30 PM, 
use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:

> Hello, I've been trying to decide if Runtime Revolution is the right
> tool to develop my new project (I'm also considering 4D and REALbasic).
> I'd appreciate any opinions on the suitability of Runtime Revolution
> for this project:
>
> The project involves generating a report of a medical procedure.  Four
> people are involved in supplying data for the report, all of whom work
> in different places.
>
> 1.  A receptionist who enters data on the patient, what physician
> ordered it, why it was ordered, and similar demographic data.
>
> 2. A technologist who fills in technical data on how the study was
> done, machine settings, and what protocol and materials were used.
>
> 3. One physician is present while the test is performed, and will enter
> data while the test is happening.  Some of the data would be best
> entered with a "slider" type of data control, others with checkboxes or
> picklists.  Possibly a tablet PC would be used.
>
> 4. Another physician looks at the results of the test later in the day,
> and provides an interpretation.  Hopefully, he could electronically
> sign the report and fax it immediately to the physician that ordered
> it, or save it as PDF.  The report should also be saved for future
> reference.
>
> Despite reading the available documentation, I've been unable to tell
> which programming environment would work best, particularly regarding
> the ease of having multiple users enter data, and the importance of
> using a database-centered programming environment, like 4D or
> Filemaker, as opposed to a more general programming environment like
> Runtime Revolution.  My programming experience is limited, and I don't
> want to find out a few months down the road that I made the wrong
> choice.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Simon