Re: ODCB <-> Informix

Kai-Tse Huang (kevin@picasso.csie.ntu.edu.tw) wrote: : I have three stupid questions, wish you can give me answers .. : (1) Is Information-Net (I-Net) a DLL for Windows or a TSR for DOS ? Newest release (Inet for Windows [5.x]) is a DLL. All previous versions were TSRs and not worth even the price of shipping. : (2) If I use Q+E ODBC driver for Windows, I still need to have I-Net, : is that right ? Yes. There is a company in England that has an ODBC driver that eliminates the need for Inet. (I forget the name of the company :| : (3) If I-Net is a DLL for Windows, can I use it on Windows-NT or : Windows 95 using 16-bits ODBC driver and 32-bits WINSOCK ? : or I need to buy a 32-bits ODBC driver and 32-bits I-Nets. Yes, (theoretically) you can use it under NT. You should not experience any additional problems. I am not sure, however, if you call it from a 32 bit application. I think that a 16 bit DLL can call a 32 bit DLL, but not vice versa. I think this is what you are looking at: (16 bit App) (e.g. PowerBuilder) | | V V (16 bit ODBC) (e.g. Intersolve ODBC) | | V V (16 bit INET) (e.g. Informix - Only game in town) | | V V (32 bit Winsock) (Built into NT)