Re: SEEKING INFORMATION FROM INFROMIX DEVELOPER

NewEra will support Sysbase and Orcale as well as of course Informix!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl Kendricks Internet:cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov OR cherylk@gwysmtp.jcdc.doleta.gov DTSI, Inc. Voice: 1-800-598-5008 Database Administrator - DOL Job Corps San Marcos, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Thu, 16 May 1996, Patrick Hennessy wrote: } Jack Hallam wrote: } > } > Subject: SEEKING INFORMATION FROM INFROMIX DEVELOPER } > Author: Patrick } > Date: 5/15/96 10:24 AM } > } > Hello, } > I have been tasked with finding out as much information as possible about } > Informix DBMS. Mainly I need to know which type of databases the product } > will support or does it provide it's own, } > } > >Of course it provides it's own, that's what the "DB" in DBMS, Database } > >Management System, stands for. It does not "support" other databases, } > >because it *IS* a database. It would appear you need to do some initial } > >research on your own and read up on DBMS's. } > } > the number of users it can accomodate, is it run in a client/server } > enviornment, query effeciency, cost?, and some info on run-time } > licensing. Any feedback would be deeply appreciated, and I thank you for } > your time. } > } > Peace, } > Patrick. } } OK Jack, obviously you're the one who needs to do a little research and } quite possibly a bit of soul searching. It's pretty sad when someone } starts talking *crap* about something they do not know *crap* about. } Not all database development applications provide thier own database, } ie. visual basic. Also, there are plenty of database development } applications that accomodate second party databases, ie. Access(can } incorporate FoxPro etc.). I see you were not knowledgable enough to try } to attempt to answer any of the questions I posed(which were not meant } as a forum for internet surfers to try thier pretentious hand at a bit } of pompous sarcasm), so please, in the future, when someone specifically } asks for an expert, be gracious enough to keep your nose out of it! } Peace, } Patrick. }