RE: SCO SQL Retriever ODBC Driver recommendations?

}---------- }From: djames@statsci.com[SMTP:djames@statsci.com] }Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 1996 1:07 PM }To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu }Subject: SCO SQL Retriever ODBC Driver recommendations? } }Hello all... } }Anyone used or using the SQL Retriever from SCO? } }I know that the discussions of ODBC drivers has been discussed to some }great length lately, but I haven't heard anyone mention this particular }product. The reason that it sounds attractive is that the licenses }that }are purchased are floating--as opposed to the other option that I am }looking at which is the I-Net/Intersolv ODBC combo--which is per CPU }(if I }remember correctly). } }Any insight into this product would be appreciated. } }Email preferred, but I will try to check back here as well. } }Thx in advance, }Dan }-- }------------------------------------------------------------------------ }---- }Daniel James - Database Administrator }djames@statsci.com }Data Analysis Prod Div of MathSoft (formerly StatSci) (206) 283-8802 }x284 We have tested the SQL-Retriever drivers and liked them very much, however we did find some incompatibilities between them and Delphi, and Informix. With certain tables we could not see the Indexes. After much research we settled on Openlink (http:\\\\www.openlink.co.uk), which are far from perfect, but are more compatible, and very fast. Avoid Intersolv and I*Net. I*Net is the slowest way on earth to access Informix. Use multi-tier drivers. They skip I*Net and talk to a daemon on the server side. SQR Retriever is multi-tier as well and has more features than Openlink. Definitely try before you buy. ...Michael... DART, Inc.