Re: VB+Informix

EJ (ej@blarg.com) wrote: : I've asked this question several times in several different ways, but : either my message isn't getting out, or I'm getting ignored :). Maybe we all missed the message... : Are ODBC drivers available for Informix? Specifically, I need to write Yes, there are. : a Windows client to an Informix 7.1 online system. Who makes these drivers? Intersolv (Q+E) Informix (resells the Intersolv ones) others... : Is using Informix with VB any different than any other ODBC database? It shouldn't be. : Is there any advantage whatsoever to using New Era instead of VB : for client access? You don't need ODBC drivers (it cat talk directly to I-NET or use an ODBC driver) Direct access is 20-30% faster access (They claim). If you're familiar with writing EMBEDDED SQL (ESQL/C, 4GL) you can still access the Informix Database the old way. : I'd love any response whatsoever, even a 'quit annoying us with stupid : questions'. I'd RTFM, but I don't even know which FM to read... I don't think questions are annoying ... people are 8-) Catalin. =========================================================================== Catalin Badea _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ Senior Technical Architect _/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Tecsys Inc. _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ ====== cat@tecsys.com =========== include system "disclaimer.4gh" ======