Re: Features/Offerings??

kurt writes: >I am getting ready to setup a database server for our production floor system >and am evaluating different hardware/software possibilities. I have a few >questions: > >1) What PC based Unix Operating Systems are supported? SCO, Linux, SVR4 >2) Is there a good C/C++ API, or is everything done through Embedded SQL? You can use ESQL/C. I know that third party product provide C API (cf CI-Link middleware from Cornut company) >3) If SQL only, is there Dynamic SQL or just Static? Both ! >4) Can I set the format used for date/time/timestamp columns? Yes, but do you wanna do exactly ? >5) Can nested select statements be used? > (e.g. SELECT * FROM JUNK WHERE COL = (SELECT COL2 FROM JUNK2)) Yes, >6) Can a database be backed up while it is running or does the engine have > to be shut down? I don't remember, sorry Hope this help Fred ------------------------------------------------------ Frederic BOUQUET Client/Server & SQL RDBMS email: fbouquet@cornut.fr http://www.cornut.fr/