I am a satisfied Visual LANSA user for about two decades now

What are the best aspects of this product?

I have been using Visual LANSA for 18 years now and have witnessed how the product has improved over the years. Now, it has become powerful enough to do almost everything that I wish it could. And when there’s something it cannot do like when there’s an odd requirement, it offers the ability to interface with capable programs or simply allows me to generate and perform scripts like VBscript on the fly. It’s been very helpful and reliable. Until now, I’m enjoying this tool.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

They changed the deployment tool for Version 13 from the home-grown deployment technique to MSI install packages. Because of this, I had to develop JIT update programs just to be able to deploy updates.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

The things I have accomplished and the problems I have solved through the years of using this tool is just too many to mention. But I’ll share some.

This tool has helped me create websites, develop mobile and web apps, window applications, and 5250 screens. I’ve also used it to access DB2 databases, MySQL, flat files, Domino, MS SQL Server. And I have already printed labels, spreadsheets, IBMi reports, and many more. It has helped solve problems with finance, warehousing, digital asset management, shipping, order entry, and the list goes on.

Are you a current user of this product?

Yes