Re: ADO

Posted in 1998

John Clynes — Wed, 23 Dec 1998 12:07:48 -0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Don't know why its not working but I'd avoid that driver like the clap. Can you use ilogin to connect to the db? What version db are you connecting to? Irrespective - I'd ditch that driver and get a real one. (Intersolv et al.) David C. de Vogel wrote in message <75lhst$rcv$1@vai.gr.com>... >Hi, > >Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why the ADO 2.0 (I'm using the OLE DB >provider for ODBC) connect string to Informix (7.24 on AIX) which worked >with the Informix-CLI 2.5 driver returns a "General Error. Insufficient >Connection information was supplied" complaint when used with the Informix >2.8 driver? > >The connect string that works looks like this: > >"DRIVER={INFORMIX-CLI 2.5 (32 >bit)};UID=ABC;PWD=123;DATABASE=my_db;HOST=my_host;SERV=10127;SRVR=my_srvr;P R >O=onsoctcp" > >The one that doesn't looks like this: > >"DRIVER={Informix 2.8 32 >BIT};UID=ABC;PWD=123;DATABASE=my_db;HOST=my_host;SERV=10127;SRVR=my_srvr;PR O >=onsoctcp" > >Thanks in advance for any clues. > > >David de Vogel >ddevogel@gr.com > >