Re: Problem with C-ISAM support

From: "Mark D. Stock" <mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk> > >"Albert E. Whale" wrote: > > > > Suffice it to say that the C-ISAM Product was the original base platform > > for all of the Informix Database Tools. They may have moved from the > > platform, I'll accept that. > >Well..., in as much as the model T Ford was the basis for all Fords on >the road today. ;-) Yes. All the Fords on the road today are based on Mazdas. I think OnLine5 and IDS are based on R-ISAM, so... :-) > > But to offer a product for sale, accept money for maintenance and then > > refuse to acknowledge the test results of their own Technical Support > > Staff is simply bad business. > >Certainly to pay for maintenance within the last year is a bit much. I >would speak to your sales rep and explain the situation. Agreed. > > I am still attempting to get this software fixed. This was all > > supported software for the Linux Environment. Yes I had Major Software > > commitment on DEC Ultrix. I had thought that my Investment in Informix > > Technology was safe, especially when we bought the software last > > September! > >I can't believe you were advised to start a S/W project with C-ISAM last >September. You need to fire your consultants! I can't believe anyone is still actively selling it. I mean, C-ISAM is very good for what it is, but it's really not an effective basis for a database solution in this day and age. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >>[...snip...] > I can't believe anyone is still actively selling it. I mean, C-ISAM is very > good for what it is, but it's really not an effective basis for a database > solution in this day and age. Tell that to Visa! It outperforms the heck out of any RDBMS for their application. Of course, it is an incredibly specialized application, but niche products fit niche markets. -- Yours, Jonathan Leffler (Jonathan.Leffler@Informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> Guardian of DBD::Informix v1.00.PC1 -- http://www.perl.com/CPAN "I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it!"