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Re: Informix for WIn98?

Posted in 2000

Topics: Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues

Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: "Shawn L. Kennedy" <shawnlkennedy@lucent.com> > >I have a friend who has an ancient 486 running Xenix 386. His database >is Informix SQL 2.10. He has moved/migrated most of his apps off of >this system onto his 4 user Win98 peering network using Access and VB. >He is unable to find a suitable app to move his last app off this >ancient beast. It's written in native Informix (Informix screens, ACE >reports, etc - no outside software used). I thought it would be easy >for him if he could find Informix for Win98 (1 user at that!) that would >read in his files, recompile and poof, he's up and running. > >Is such a thing possible? I'm betting no, that he'll have to get the >database converted to another format (access, foxpro, Dbase, etc) and >have someone write a new front end for it (a la VB). Well, he could get a small PC running Linux and all the latest versions of his software are available. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

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mars1972@my-deja.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Didn't I hear something a few months ago about Informix releasing a personal edition that ran on windows? I think it came in some developer partner mailer. In article <8f9te5$emk$1@news.xmission.com>, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: "Shawn L. Kennedy" <shawnlkennedy@lucent.com> > > > >I have a friend who has an ancient 486 running Xenix 386. His database > >is Informix SQL 2.10. He has moved/migrated most of his apps off of > >this system onto his 4 user Win98 peering network using Access and VB. > >He is unable to find a suitable app to move his last app off this > >ancient beast. It's written in native Informix (Informix screens, ACE > >reports, etc - no outside software used). I thought it would be easy > >for him if he could find Informix for Win98 (1 user at that!) that would > >read in his files, recompile and poof, he's up and running. > > > >Is such a thing possible? I'm betting no, that he'll have to get the > >database converted to another format (access, foxpro, Dbase, etc) and > >have someone write a new front end for it (a la VB). > > Well, he could get a small PC running Linux and all the latest versions of > his software are available. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > -- # unrm / ksh: unrm: not found # man cpio Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.