Re: Informix 4GL/RDS for DOS

> "tech@compsys.demon.co.uk" <158.152.33.120> writes: > > What has happened to the Informix 4GL and RDS tools for DOS ?? > > Our supplier has stated that these products are no longer available. > > If so, what are the alternatives under DOS ? We have a high level of > Informix expertise under Unix but are looking to develop certain > applications under DOS as well. > > Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. > > Keith. > > > >>>> We still sell products using 4GL for DOS, and we still buy runtime versions for these from Informix in Norway. There is no support on it any longer, but the product is most sertanly vailable. We have obviously not asked for the compiler for some years but Informix has to be able to deliver that also! Our SQL (startsql) is ver. 2.10.02. The 4GL version I don't remember, but believe it is version 1 something, possibly 2.xx. At that time Informix tried to make versions that could load the engine in extended or expanded memory. We have never gotten those to work properly. We can however write reasonably sized programs that run with the engine and the 4GL program all within about 610 kB of free DOS memory. We use the C compiler version, and you need the old Microsoft C ver. 6.0 or 7.0 to compile it (no Visual C compiler). We do NOT recomend this however. The only reason we still sell it is the programs are developed and work well. We intend to move them all to NewEra, Visual Basic or some other tool (pretty soon now ;-). Please, forget about DOS. Get your customers/users to use Windows. It will make them (and you) so much more happy! Development is substansially simpler and faster with better tools and the results for users is easier and better to use. Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM-data, Dalsbergstien 7, 0170 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company