Re: Features/Offerings??

Posted in 1996

Topics: SQL Development & Query Writing, Connectivity: ESQL/C, 4GL & Embedded SQL, Platform-Specific Issues

Billy Wheeler — 22 May 1996 15:38:28 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

At 01:27 PM 5/22/96 GMT, kurtk wrote: >1) What PC based Unix Operating Systems are supported? All of them? (I assume you're talking about Informix here! :) Linux & FreeBSD aren't officially supported, but you can get Informix to run on them unsupported. >2) Is there a good C/C++ API, or is everything done through Embedded SQL? ESQL/C >3) If SQL only, is there Dynamic SQL or just Static? Both. >4) Can I set the format used for date/time/timestamp columns? Dates: yes; timestamps: you can say which parts of the timestamp you want to use. >5) Can nested select statements be used? > (e.g. SELECT * FROM JUNK WHERE COL = (SELECT COL2 FROM JUNK2)) Yep. >6) Can a database be backed up while it is running or does the engine have > to be shut down? OnLine V5 & greater support incremental online archiving, so you don't have to ever shut down. HTH. Hasta la vista! -- billy.wheeler@pixie.co.za

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ESQL/C