Re: DBD::Informix and comp.databases.informix

David Williams wrote: > > In article <8jkej4$67$1@news.xmission.com>, Mark D. Stock <mdstock@mydas > .freeserve.co.uk> writes > > > >No, I have to agree with the Clown on this one. A single source for all > >Informix questions is easier to advertise. I can't stand FAQs that point > >to FAQs that point to.... Perhaps I was not clear here. FAQs can point to FAQs physically, but the link should be transparent to the user. > We. I'll keep the FAQ on my Web site. But my FAQ is getting a bit > large and there is currently an Informix on Linux FAQ! > > One layer is ok since DBD:Informix is a programming language it would > be a bit large to add to the main FAQ plus it's easier to have each > maintainer handle there own area. (Just as the main FAQ points to > sites for ODBC). I think you misunderstand me. Just as a bunch of chapters can be written and maintained by different authors and appear as a single manual, so too can a bunch of FAQs. > I'd be happy to put it all into the main tar file for the FAQ. I am not suggesting for one moment that you put the entire Informix FAQs and As in one tar file. But that there should be a single entry point to all Informix knowledge. > Johnaton create a FAQ which you can maintain and update independent > to me add I'll add it to my tarball. Not a good idea I suspect, but add them both to the same index. > >Of course the indexing method makes or breaks a manual/FAQ. But if this > >was loaded up and searchable as some have suggested, then it might solve > >many problems. > > > >The last thing people have time for when starting with new technology is > >searching for tech help. If this is easy, it sells the product. If this > >is hard work, it just puts people off the product. I would think that http://www.informix.com is a logical starting point for most. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk |//////// /| | http://www.informix.com http://www.informixhandbook.com |///// / //| | http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |This email will self-destruct in |/// / ////| | |10 sec. If you received this email |// / /////| | |in error, sorry about the mess. |/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+