Re: Informix database on Unix - access via ODBC

Posted in 1998

Irwin Goldstein — Thu, 08 Oct 1998 02:20:42 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Tom King <tom@f1engine.demon.co.uk> wrote in article <sjX1uNA2kdG2EA3U@f1engine.demon.co.uk>... > Hi all, > > we currently have an Informix database (v 5.06) on a SCO Unix box. I'd > like to be able to access data on this database from a PC client via > ODBC. Is this possible? What software components would I need? Anyone > else done this? > > <snip> To use the Informix supplied ODBC drivers with Informix versions earlier than 6 you will need to purchase and install I-Star on the server. Another alternative which does not rquire I-Star is OpenLink's multi-tier ODBC drivers. You can get download two concurrent user demo version for free from their web site at http://www.openlinksw.com . Don't get the "lite" version as this will also require I-Star. HTH Irwin Goldstein Objective Software Systems, Inc. http://www.objectsoft.com