A recent survey of software generator products was made to determine what generators are on the market and what their capabilities are. A true software generator ought not to be limited in the type of output it can produce. While the environment necessary to support an application generator does not have to be a mainframe, most of the products surveyed are intended for the mainframe environment. The products are mostly suited for the nontechnical user, but they can be valuable to the data processing professional as well. An important feature of any application generator is its ability to link applications and their data sources. Some of the products that stand out have been classified as code generators (CG). CGs are generally intended to be used by professional programmers. Lists of manufacturers of application generators and CGs provide such information as product name, vendor, and machine requirements.