Re: Access to Oracle and Informix DB

Posted in 2003

Kingsley Idehen — 16 Jun 2003 21:11:48 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Rich Campbell" <rich.campbell@att.com> wrote in message news:<bccpsi$q7p35@kcweb01.netnews.att.com>... > Folks, > > Any experience out there trying to connect to an Oracle DB and Infomix DB > withing the same C, C++ program. > > > Thanks, > > Rich Rich, The easiest way to achieve a concurrent connection to Oracle and Informix is via a Virtual Database product such as Virtuoso from OpenLink Software. A virtual database will enable a single ODBC connection to both databases, and enable you to perform heterogeneous joins in the same manner as you would in a conventional homogeneous scenario. You can download a evaluation copy of Virtuoso at no cost from: http://www.openlinksw.com/virtuoso Kingsley Idehen OpenLink Software