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OpenInsight is the leading Graphical User Interface (GUI) development environment for MultiValue applications and Character to OpenInsight is Revelation Software's tool to help simplify the migration process from legacy character based MultiValue applications.  Following an account save and restore into OpenInsight, Character to OpenInsight will automatically run through and convert your data, Procs and Programs.

Once converted, application developers simply need to review the conversion and then run the new OpenInsight application.  All of the existing character screens will be reproduced 'as is' within an OpenInsight window.  With the application now running under OpenInsight it is easy to put a GUI on the application and a hybrid (both GUI and Character) system can also be created and thereby smooth the full migration path.

Converting a traditional MultiValue character based green screen application

MultiValue developers convert their traditional MultiValue applications by simply taking a virtual ACCOUNT-SAVE of the existing application and then restore the saved account as an application within OpenInsight.  All of the files will be created in a specified location and all dictionaries will be converted as best as possible.  All character-based programs will be able to be pre-compiled and run "as is" under a VT100 emulation.

The Character to OpenInsight interface supplements the GUI interface that is synonymous with OpenInsight.  Both the GUI and Character to OpenInsight interfaces communicate with the Revelation OpenEngine (the "heart" of the database environment).  Therefore both interfaces have access to all tables and programs stored in the database and can interoperate.  Developers can have the best of both worlds (GUI and CTO), with no middleware add-on costs, as well as take advantage of OpenInsight's economical Server Deployment Packs.

Rather than drawing Windows or Linux desktop graphical forms, the CTO handles the processing of traditional MultiValue PRINT, INPUT, etc. statements (including of course support for cursor movement and screen attribute control).  In addition, Character to OpenInsight emulates a tool set and environment that are familiar to the traditional MultiValue developer and user (including a command line prompt, support for PROCs and Paragraphs, a "master dictionary", a spooler interface, and system tools like ED, BASIC, LIST/SORT, etc.).

Character to OpenInsightis included in OpenInsight at no additional charge.  With OpenInsight MultiValue developers can now easily and cost effectively create professional looking, scalable, extensible, robust applications in a fraction of the time it takes to create them using other development tools and deploy single user runtime versions at no extra cost.

Revelation's runtimes easily scale from 1 to several hundred users without loss of performance.  The flexible and low cost MultiValue licensing model means that you can purchase the appropriate numbers of seats for your system.

Please contact sales@revsoft.co.uk to discuss your migration plans and start on the road of easier and cheaper application development and deployment.