Re: spl decompiler

Leffler, Jonathan wrote: > Then get him to reinstall the software - clearly, one or more tables has > been modified enough that the pre-compiled SP is no longer valid, and the > vendor needs to provide you with the ability to update it, security or no > security. In any case, whose security are they concerned about? Probably > their own, and not yours. You, the customer, have a right to know what > their software does, in general terms. If their software is apparently > failing, they need to demonstrate that the problem persists after they've > recompiled their SP - that would probably indicate that they are correct. > But I'd discuss with them the concept of 'the customer is always right', > and explore the alternatives (and let them know that you'll explore the > alternatives). If someone tried that on my database, I'd simply drop the > SP. In fact, you might consider doing that anyway - they must have a > mechanism for recreating it. All my soft aplications are protected (no text). And my vendor is an very famous personality in the informix world in SPAIN. Even the informix people don't dare to contradict them!!! Anyhow , update statistics repair momentarily the problem.