Re: INFORMIX RDS Runtime vs Development

sujata_soman_at_omm-la2-infotech-001@internet.omm.com wrote: > > Hi all, > Can someone tell me what is the difference between INFORMIX RDS Runtime and > the Development version ?? What does the "runtime" version of a Development tool > mean ?? I need to purchase RDS since I need the debugger, and I need to know > which RDS to purchase. What can and can't I do on either ?? > > Thanks > > Sujata > > ******************************************************************************** > ****************************** > * Sujata Soman > * > * E-Mail: ssoman@omm.com > * > * Database Administrator ( Informix ) > * > * O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles > * > ******************************************************************************** > ****************************** RDS compiles 4GL to pseudo-code (something like Java bytecode or ancient UCSD p-code). Runtime is, more or less, interpreter for that code. With runtime, you can only execute your programs (no changes, no debugging). HTH Dragi "Bonzi" Raos +--------------------------------------------------------+ | 4-MATE Information Engineering Inc. | +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 4-MATE | Tel: +385 (1) 242-116 | | Kosa bb | +385 (1) 242-126 | | 10000 Zagreb | Fax: +385 (1) 242-121 | | Hrvatska (Croatia) | e-mail: bonzi@4mate.hr | | | URL: http://www.4mate.hr | +--------------------------+-----------------------------+