Re: Informix-SQL running on Windows 95

On Mon, 06 Jan 1997 13:32:14 GMT, Nils Myklebust <Nils.Myklebust@idg.no> wrote: >Michael Dimler <dimler@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > >:After upgrading to Windows 95 and Informix-SQL V2.10 no longer works (ya I >:know it s old but it used to work!) Specifically, when I try to run >:Startsql I get a Protection Exception. I've tryed to run startsql in dos >:mode but this hangs the machine. Does anyone know if their is a Win95 >:compatible version of startsql that will work with this version of >:Informix or do I have to upgrade my entire Informix environment. If I >:do, will my old programs and data need to change/be converted :( ??? > >There is an Informix SE version for Windows 95 (I think) but you can't >run 4GL programs with it (with a possible exception of the old Windows >version of 4GL, but that's hardly a product you should "upgrade" to if >it is even available). > >The best solution if you want to run under Windows 95 is to rewrite >the whole application using another database (MS Access perhaps). >Another option is Windows NT and Informix OnLine Workstation (single >user) or Workgroup Server (multi user). This can of course be accessed >from Windows 95 based PC's. No, i dont think so!!!! > Another possibility to run 4GL-Progs under Win95 is to use the 4J's compiler. It runs the programs on NT/Win95 with graphical or terminal connection. Peter -- Peter Brueckner, Brueckner&Jarosch Ing.-GmbH Erfurt, Germany 99084 Erfurt Andreasstr. 37, TEL +49=361-64318.11, FAX .12, EMail peter@bj-ig.de,-42-