Where to get Informix DLL engine for Win95/Windows NT
Posted in 1995
Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Connectivity: ESQL/C, 4GL & Embedded SQL
Hi everybody I am currently selling a client server application developed using ESQL/C for Informix 4.1 on a Windows 3.1 and Informix SE on a RS 60000. My client software can access RS6000 and windows 3.1 servers over the internet successfully, but 4.1 doesn't work in win95 or Windows NT because of the Dos protected program that needs to get loaded before you start the operating environment. I have encountered a couple of difficulties in finding out what I need to do to make the server software run under NT or win95 without spending a fortune in my limited budget. Here are my issues 1. The sales people can't give me enough technical detail and the technical people won't talk to me before I buy/upgrade my maintenance agreement. 2. Everybody wants to sell me the whole 4GL development kit and all I want is the ESQL/C extensions. All I want to do is connect to the Informix engine via a windows DLL and not a DOS protected program. It sounds simple but I get confused between all the products names and their capabilities, and my upgrade options. 3. When they hear I do client server they want to add the whole Informix client server bundle. I need to run informix on a standalone machine access via C - I handle the client server myself. I just currently replace a windows dll and my product moves from being standalone in windows to client server. If there are anybody that can throw a little bit of light on this confusion I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Gert Wallis Snr Software Engineer Corporate Information Services gertw@iserv.net