Re: PC I-NET & Delphi

> Bill Glicker <billg@burrelles.com> writes: > We're just starting out with Delphi Client/Server, and I'm looking for > what's necessary to connect up to our Informix database. > > According to the Borland manuals, I need Informix-Net for the PC. Is > this truly necessary, or is there an alternative? OpenLink, VisionWare and possibly TechGnosis (lately bought by Intersolve) ODBC drivers are independent of Informix-Net. They have their own drivers you have to install on the server side which may be a problem, but they claim better performance. Possibly even faster than the I-Net solution. (Although Intersolve now owns TechGnosis the Intersolve (Q+E) ODBC drivers are a different animal than what TechGnosis have made.) > Next, aside from direct from Informix, does anyone know of any > mailorder houses selling it, and about how much is it per seat? I seem to remember a price per seat for I-Net on the order of $100, but check it with them. Some american mail order houses used to sell Informix products, but I haven't seen any reference to that lately. This type of product should be mail order until it becomes free. The installation process should be simplified (significantly) first though. Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM-data, Dalsbergstien 7, N-0170 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company