Answer about DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INFORMIX-SE / INFORMIX-ONLINE

Hi Erika , I'm Versatti , from Guatemala.=20 I've already migrated aplications from OnLine to SE , easily , except = for some incompatibilies in typecast like Varchar , which are not used in SE. = So if you want to migrate programs developed in OnLine , you've got to change that = field types first, and re-compile your programs. If you have a Quick = Reference of 4gl development , you can find which commands and features are = compatibles and which ones are not. =20 About , the question if SE is a transactional database , the answer is = yes, but you've got to set it first. This is easy to do , and I use = this sequence : close <database> start database <database> with log in <transaction-log-file-path> Type this commands from your SQL-TOOL , such like "isql" or "dbaccess". <database> is the name of your database. <transaction-log-file-path> is the file where informix keeps a log of = every transaction in database. This file can grow too much , so it's good = clean it frequently.=20 This way , you are ready to work Informix-SE as a transactional database = , and you know that is easy to migrate aplications from OnLine to SE. Well , I shall be pleased to help you again. Have a nice day. Bye , = bye. =20 = Versatti , STI de Guatemala.