Re: Any progress in INFORMIX <==> MS-Windows ?

In article <1992Mar17.230007.18352@yuma.acns.colostate.edu> sharif@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Thomas Abdallah) writes: >Several months ago I posted a request for information about possibly >developing front-ends for INFORMIX which run under MS-Windows. At >the time the general word was .. NO DICE .. > >Has anyone run across news (better yet had experience with) about the >latest version of I-NET PC and/or any tools which allow access to a >remote INFORMIX database via a standard set of Windows DLLs ? > >I really hope the folks at INFORMIX start getting the hint that this >is a feature that we users REALLY want ! Almost all of the other >major DB vendors have some sort of Windows access. OK, here's the scoop. We wrapped up beta on ESQL/C, I-SQL, and I-Net PC 4.1 for DOS/Windows a few weeks ago. Final touches on code and doc are being done, and release can be expected in under two months. Supported network protocols will include PCNFS, FTP, WIN (or actually pathway acess these days), stargroup, and spx/ipx. I think we also support DOS 5.0 and MSC 6.0. We know there's huge demand out there, and we're going as fast as we can. Sounds corny, but we really want to release a quality product. We've also kept down the hype until this late day to avoid being accused of marketing vaporware. A full blown press announcement won't be made until the product is actually shipping, although what I saying here is public knowledge (just not too public :-)). A DOS/Windows local engine (SE 4.1) will be coming in about one more quarter or less. And my obligatory jab at the competition - our products will support 386/enhanced mode, unlike some other well- known RDBMS vendors..... --Neil