DSN-less "ODBC" connections on Unix

Hi, I have an ODBC application that I'm trying to "port" to Unix/Informix Online. We use SQLDriverConnect to perform "DSN-less" connections. However, I've not been able to get this to work. The Informix driver typically returns "general error". I have got DSN connections of the form "DSN=xyz;" to work so I think the connectivity is OK. My build/test environment is: OS: HPUX 10.20 Server: Online 9.20 Client SDK: 2.40.UC11 Informix Driver: 3.3 32-BIT IMHO the documentation is very poor when it comes to the build environment - the release notes tell me NOTHING about which libraries I need to link with - I've had to guess from the demo makefile. I've ended up using $INFORMIXDIR/lib/cli/libifdrm.sl and $INFORMIXDIR/lib/cli/libifcli.sl as these are the only ones that a) link and b) provided any connectivity at all (via DSN based connection). What I'm trying to produce is a program that links DIRECTLY to the informix driver i.e. without the Driver Manager - I'm not convinced this is happening using the above linkage. The runtime documentation in this area is equally bad. Details of which connections strings to use differ from manual to manual - and there are even contradictions in a single manual. I'm trying to use something like: "DRIVER=/usr/informix9.20/lib/cli/iclis09b.sl;SERV ER=online_server;DATABASE=demo;UID=informix;PWD=pa ssword;" iclis09b.sl is the single threaded shared library 3.3 Informix Driver (supposedly) online_server points to a shared memory server references in my sqlhosts file demo is a valid database and UID/PWD are correct. I've also ensured my $SHLIB_PATH environment variable is set to $INFORMIXDIR/lib/cli:$INFORMIXDIR/lib/esql Is DRIVER only required if the Driver Manager is involved ? What are the valid connection parameters ? Which shared object libraries should I be linking to if I want "miss out" the driver manager ? Any and all help gratefully received. Regards Nick Rumble So, my quest Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.