Re: Informix ODBC Drivers (revisited)

Joe writes: ->This an update to the problem of Informix not having an ODBC driver of thier ->own. -> -> [stuff deleted] -> ->I have called my sales rep at Informix and wanted an OFFICIAL complaint ->registered against Informix for not having the ODBC driver for thier I-net5.01 ->for windows product AND placing missleading text in the manual. I had to ->CONVINCE the sales rep that Informix should get off thier asses (like Oracle ->did) and make one and distribute it for free. When all was said and done the ->sales rep in question could do nothing but agree. Here is the message I got ->back from that person: -> -> "........I am forwarding your concern about ODBC built in drivers to the -> Product Manager for Connectivity Products. I will let you know what I find -> out." -> ->I will post the results here. -> ->[closing comments deleted] [slide soap box into place] Ditto. The absence of ODBC from shipped tools + the lack of ODBC support in some of the tools offerings (eg HST) gives the wrong message : only use the tools if you have an Informix database. The press releases suggest Mr Informix's New Era marks a re-emphasis by the company on its tools offerings. What better way to make it clear that the tools are industry leaders than by allowing (strike that - read encouraging) the use of those tools against the competitor's b/ends. IMHO, shipping ODBC with the product would go some way to achieving this. [step from soap box] regards _______________________________________________________________________ | bernie ryan * "if an eel lunges out | | bernier@dotc.gov.au * and it bites-off your snout | | canberra, australia * that's a moray..." | | fax 61-6-2734329 ph 61-18-621641 * (BC comics) | |_______________________________________________________________________|