Re: Restore of Online 5 Database

Posted in 2004

David Williams — Thu, 13 May 2004 01:02:24 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"MikeL" <mpl@radleb.com> wrote in message news:8a6dfbde.0405120906.6d2d71d0@posting.google.com... > I have just had a hard disk failure on an old server running SCO > Openserver 5 with an Informix Online 5 database. This is a very old > legacy system which is only used for occasional (but important!) > queries. I have a backup tape of the database but rather than have to > re-create the server and restore the system, I was wondering if anyone > knew anywhere in the UK where I could send the tape (DDS3) to have it > restored and then dumped in a delimited format from which I could then > import the few tables I need onto one of our current MS SQL servers. > (Or even just an Access database) > You need a data recovery place....e.g. Vogon http://www.vogon-international.com/computer%20evidence/emergency-01.htm > Thanks in anticipation > > MikeL