Re: JDBC level 4 driver for informix
Joe! I can't believe you didn't find anything in 2 days !!!. Here are some companies that have developed Level 4 JDBC drivers for Informix. http://www.connectsw.com http://www.konasoft.com/products http://www.sas.com/rnd/web/java/jdbc/index.html And if would like to get the Big picture, point your browser to : http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/jdbc.drivers.html Great Product! I have downloaded and used the RmiJdbc , which converts any jdbc driver including the jdbc-odbc bridge to a true Level 3 JDBC. Find it at : http://dyade.inrialpes.fr/mediation/download/RmiJdbc/RmiJdbc.html And it is Free! My opinion: I always try no to use the Level 4, it really ties me up to the database vendor. I think the Level 3 is a more flexible solution. Enjoy! Mario Estrada ------------------------------Reply Separator------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Joe Kislo <joe@krycek.housing.umass.edu> To: informix-list@iiug.org <informix-list@iiug.org> Date: Martes 16 de Junio de 1998 08:22 PM Subject: JDBC level 4 driver for informix > > Is there a level 4 JDBC driver for informix? I've searched for two >days now and I can't turn up anything. How can Informix claim they are >"fully supporting java", yet have no level 4 driver? It's great that I can >include their native libraries and use the level 2 driver; but their native >libraries and SetNet32 are disasters. Were is informix on this >one, I can't think of any other database without a level 4 driver. > > We're going to try openlink's level 3 driver. Which is great, I'm >sure it will work I've read plenty of good things about it. But we're >probably going to be throwing our $5000 Informix database in the trashcan; >we really can't develop under these conditions; we don't want yet another >tier in our setup. Especially if we're deploying at customers sites. > > I realize this is the Informix newsgroup; I'm hoping somebody will >step forward and convince me that Informix is even worth not throwing in the >trash. We're starting development on a new project, and there are informix >licenses which are no longer being used. It seemed logical to use informix >since we already owned it. But it just seems like one of those pieces of >software the company abandoned. The windows 95 admin utilties are terrible. >It took an hour with tech support tracking down a wierd authentication bug >for them to finally tell me to nuke the server setup and reinstall it. >After which half the admin programs wouldn't connect, and required modifying >the unix and the client setup; which all default to different protocols. It >just seems so hacked together, and with no level 4 support I think we can >find some other database for our data. We've also got MS-SQL; even though >MS-SQL IMHO sucks; atleast we can write code that can connect to it. > >CC replys via email please; >-Joe >