Re: Reading DBF files from IDS

Does informix support ODBC? If so, anyone know any good drivers? Probably a silly question I know but, I prefer the cutting down of trees to digging up metal for cd's brett "Watson, Paul" wrote: > > Well Foxbase is ODBC compliant so it should work. At the place I > we used MS Access to link them together, ie link in both > informix and dbf files into the access database and then > insert into informix select * from dbf (effectively)> > Paul Watson # > WF Software Ltd # All answers are > +44 1435 674629 # pure fantasy > +44 1436 678693 # > www.wfsoftware.com/informix # > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brett Geer [mailto:brett@brabys.co.za] > > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 02:54 > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: Reading DBF files from IDS > > > > > > Morning, > > > > was just out at a site running SCO with FoxBASE, now, I discovered > > an informix installation during my ramblings thru the box, > > didn't get > > a chance to look at it 'cause I had an admin breathing down my neck > > and i wasnt suppose to go near it. > > > > He reckons that they successfully got informix to access the DBF > > files that foxbase uses. They are normal dBASE files. > > > > Anyone know anything about this? > > > > brett > > -- > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brett's 12th law of UNIX administration... > > People tend not to react well when they lose control over their > > computers. Typically, it brings out the worst in them ... > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brett Geer - UNIX Admin/Analyst/Programmer - Intratex Holdings. > > Tel. +27 31 717 4000 Direct. +27 31 717 4146 > > Fax. +27 31 717 4001 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > The little voices are talking to me again, telling me to reach > > for a keyboard and type rm -rf /* > > last week they had me rm -rf `echo $MANPATH | sed 's/:/ /g'` > > now I fear I have no answers > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Brett's 12th law of UNIX administration... People tend not to react well when they lose control over their computers. Typically, it brings out the worst in them ... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Brett Geer - UNIX Admin/Analyst/Programmer - Intratex Holdings. Tel. +27 31 717 4000 Direct. +27 31 717 4146 Fax. +27 31 717 4001 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The little voices are talking to me again, telling me to reach for a keyboard and type rm -rf /* last week they had me rm -rf `echo $MANPATH | sed 's/:/ /g'` now I fear I have no answers -----------------------------------------------------------------