Re: Connecting Win95/WinNT clients to Informix database

Christian Allaire wrote: >I need to connect windows95 applications (using ODBC) to a Informix-SE >v7.10 database server running on SCO. > >I have downloaded from the Intraware site the Client SDK wich contains >Informix-connect and the Intersolv 3.10 32 bit ODBC driver. >The installation went fine. > >The problem is when I try to connect, I get the message that the >service name could not be found. But the service in question has been >entered in the /etc/services file. > >The driver configuration looks ok, except that the only protocol >supported for SE 7.10 on SCO is setlitcp and it is not not offered in >the >driver choice list. So I had to use sesoctcp. Is this normal ? Yes. It is Ok. Just add the service description to c:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\services file (the same line as in your /etc/services file). Sorry, I hope the file name I gave is correct. I didn't work with Win95 for a while. Hope it helps, Octav Happy New Year!!! -- Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 21 20 96 NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 36 59 Chisinau (373) 2 24 00 83 Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com