Re: C-ISAM to Informix conversion ???

bmourn@omni.voicenet.com (Bob Mourning) wrote: >anyone- >i am working for a client that has some C-ISAM files that they would like to >convert to Informix databases. >They have Informix-SE, Viewpoint, DB-Access, C-ISAM, ESQL-C, and the related >products. >They were led to believe by a sales person that there was a very easy way to >access the C-ISAM files with ViewPoint. >After researching this for a few days, I see no alternative but convert the >C-ISAM files to ASCII delimited files for a LOAD in ISQL or dbload under >dbaccess. >Any other ideas? >The C-ISAM files are rather large and since they had a dynamic access method >in mind, time is a big factor. >Anyone have any sample code to convert from C-ISAM or ascii to Informix? > >Thanks >Bob It depends on where the C-ISAM files are located... If they are located on a UNIX server the process is pretty simple, if they are located on DOS I don't believe you can directly link. What I mean is: If the C-ISAM files are on a UNIX server it is simply a matter of creating an SE database based on the structure of you C-ISAM files. You then use the ln command to link the C-ISAM .dat and .idx files to the corresponding SE file structure. -----------------------------\\ooOoo/----------------------------------- Gordon Hooker MACS PCP ,--_|\\ 25 Clarke Street, Ripley, Queensland, 4306, Australia / \\ gordonh@acslink.net.au \\_.--._/ mobile: 018883835 phone: 61-7-2889716 V ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year" Pink Floyd