Re: Can 4.0 SE & 7.1 SE coexist?

On Fri, 22 Aug 1997 14:13:46 -0400, "Joe" <joe@colsys.com> wrote: > We have a client using Informix SE 4.0 on a SCO Unix system. They want to >access the database with ODBC, so they upgraded SE 4.0 to 7.12, which >includes Informix-Net. > >The problem is that their Unix application was written using the 4.0 tools >and hence needs to use the Relay Module (sqlrm) to run. They are >complaining that the application is now much slower, probably because of the >relay module. This is an aside but I would certainly look at page level locking as a potential culprit here. I dont think the relay module is that much slower though Ive never used it on a 4.X database > >My idea is this: On the Unix system, continue to use the SE 4.0 engine to >access the database, but still run the 7.12 sqlexecd so ODBC can be used to >access the database. This will avoid the relay module. However, it means >that both the 4.0 engine and the 7.12 engine will be accessing the same >database. > >We have not tried this yet, but could it cause problems (such as...)? > > > > > > > Mike South Producer/Director "Mike South's Southern Belles" "Mike South's Travels" Winner 1997 AVN Best Amateur Video Winner 1996 Rocky Mountain Oyster Readers Poll Best Pro-Am Series