Re: Symantec Cafe Pro (JAVA) Support for Informix

Although I haven't tested it yet you should be able to use the JDBC drivers from OpenLink. I don't think they need ODBC, but am not sure. Check out their web site (http://www.openlinksw.com). There are other JDBC drivers available as well, but I haven't checked which are direct and which use ODBC. R*A*Schulman@worldnet.att.net (Richard A. Schulman) wrote: :Yes, both Symantec and Informix are making a major blunder if they :don't partner to interface each other's products. Symantec will be :unable to sell Visual Cafe Pro to Informix users, and Symantec Java :users will purchase other databases besides Informix. Yes indeed. But may be Informix will (should) buy Symantec? They do need to do something major with their tools bussiness. :Richard :--------------------------------------------------- :On Mon, 30 Dec 1996 23:58:56 GMT, peter@prospect.anprod.csiro.au :(Peter Wiley) wrote: :>Which, at this point in time, is nonexistent. :> :>They have drivers for Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL Server natively. No Informix. :>I asked them, and they have no current plans to add Informix. :> :>Having had a *brief* play/look at the Java toolkits around, this one looks :>like the best available; IMO simpler to use than NE (no VC++ for :>starters). Not to mention a lot more affordable. Java looks a hell of a :>lot like NE, so I like it and feel comfortable using it. Still early days :>yet for building production systems, but I want to do some experimenting. :> :>For God's sake, Informix, get support for your servers available in these :>third party tools. I do *not* want to screw around with ODBC drivers to :>JDBC drivers to.... just to build database apps. :-- :Richard (RASchulman@worldnet.att.net) :// For email reply, be sure that the anti-mass-mailer :// asterisks have been removed from the "To" field. Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org