Re: Information about Informix for Workgroup on NT

On Tue, 1 Sep 1998 11:22:03 +0200, "Gianpy" <gianpy@NOSPAMsinet.it> wrote: >I have bought Informix for Workgroup on NT. I would like to know if i must >buy something else to develop. Can i compile in 4gl or embedded C ? > >Thank you in advance > >Best Regards > >Gianpy >Italy For your info: It just became available for free for development purposes world wide (was earlier only in the USA). You should still be able to take advantage of that offer for deployment if you need that. Check http://www.informix.com and your local Informix office. As to compiling: For 4GL on Windows NT you need to buy Dynamic 4GL from Informix. There is also an alternative available from Querix in England (http://www.querix.com). I haven't tested this so I have no idea how well it works. It may be cheaper. For ESQL/C (embedded C) you can simply download the free client SDK from http://www.intraware.com Most people seem to use ESQL/C, not the CLI (ODBC call level interface) or Object Interface for C++ but that may be due to the fact that ESQL/C was allways there while the others are newer products. You should also check out the Informix Developer Network site awailable from http://www.informix.com (directly it's http://www.informix.com/idn). You have to register, but it's for free and has a lot of interesting information. For ODBC and JDBC you might want to check out the OpenLink products (free download from http://www.openlinksw.com). Theirs are better than what you get with the client SDK from Informix. Nils Myklebust NM Data AS Norway E-mail: Nils.Myklebust@nmdata.com FAQ at: http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html (Now with ODBC info under "Third party products".)