Re: Oracle or Informix? (Insights and experiences wanted - NO RELIGIOUS WARS OR FLAMES PLEASE!!!)

David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: >In article <55emf2$i7m@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, Stuart Cracraft ><cracraft@ix.netcom.com> writes >>Oracle is far more reliable. >> >>Informix is more snazzy. >> >>Take your pick (I'd pick Oracle.) >> >>Basing conclusion on DBA'ing Oracle 6/7 and Informix 5/7... >> >>--Stuart >> >>"David L Jarvis" <djarvis@relay.cablexpress.com> wrote: >> >> > > Informix completely rewrote their database engine for v7 which of >course increase the bug count quite sharply however it has now gone >back down and Online v7 is now quite stable from what I hear. >(Both in this group and from poeple at work using it on site. Actually the major re-write was version 6, but that wasn't round for very long... > > Make sure you are running the latest version (7.13/7.20 depending > upon your platform). Their should be no problems with Online 7, > again you need the latest version (5.07.UC1). > > >-- >David Williams _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Gordon E. Hooker MACS PCP 25 Clarke Street Ripley Queensland Australia Phone 61-7-32940555 Email gordonh@thehub.com.au _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ We are just two lost souls living in a fish bowl Year after year Pink Floyd