Re: About Informix Unleashed?

Jay Buckler wrote: > > I think it's too broad if you are primarily interested in one of > Informix's > database engines. On the other hand, if you want a 1200 page sales > brochure > with a heavy emphasis on soon-to-be defunct tools like New Era and > 4GL, it's perfect. It's a testament to the primarily independent based authorship if their words give the impression of selling these products. Thanks Jay. EVERY product is soon-to-be defunct (except COBOL, which will always be around :), depending on how many years you define "soon-to-be" as. As far as NewEra and 4GL, they will be around for a good few years yet. :-) > P.S. I'm generally a big fan of the Unleashed series, particularly > Sybase 11 Unleashed. They've had eleven editions ALREADY? x-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+