Re: VB-ODBC

In article <4mgv7k$m5c@spruce.citicorp.com> pprabhu@gftpd-mail.citicorp.com "Prashant Prabhudesai" writes: The official answer from Informix UK is I-Net on the Unix Side I Net for WIndows on the PC and Intersolve ODBC drivers on the PC(rd Party but supported) I-Net is bundled with ESQL/C for WInndows so you will get a copy of this thrown in for your . There are also CLI (informix dev sys) and other 3rd party options, not always needeing I-Net. The installation is in theory simple but if it goes wrong Informix are no help unless you pay 1000 for a telephone support contract. However we cracked it - for MS-Access/ Office, and are moving on to pure VB soon. Cost about 2,700 for 20 user licence. Our initial experience with SE 5.01 and WFW3.11 is that it is unbelievably sexy! When I showed it to one of girls who looks after parish statistics she wanted to know why she had been poking around with ISQL on that green screen for years. > Hi, > Can anyone please post any info regarding what is required to have > Visual Basic on PC side and Informix on Unix side going. > > We plan to use ODBC. > > I would appreciate if any one can post, Software needed on PC side. > Who supplies ODBC (Is it by Informix or vendor) > What Networking software needed etc. > > Thanks in advance. > > Prashant > > -- Martin How Diocese of London and Buonacorsi Consulting All views are mine - and many don't share 'em Buonacorsi Consulting Limited