PC Informix or Access ?

>From uunet.uu.net!rmy.emory.edu!ilist Tue Sep 19 04:05:32 1995 >From: Weller <acca.nmsu.edu!gsri@uunet.uu.net> >Message-Id: <43kl61$ffb@bubba.NMSU.Edu> >Subject: PC Informix or Access ? >Date: 18 Sep 1995 20:35:13 GMT >Reply-To: acca.nmsu.edu!gsri@uunet.uu.net >Organization: New Mexico State University >Sender: rmy.emory.edu!informix-list-owner@uunet.uu.net >To: rmy.emory.edu!informix-list@uunet.uu.net >X-Informix-List-To: unitek!guy@uunet.uu.net >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.17083> >I need a pc based rdbms to run under NT/Win95 that >will be "compatible" with SunOS 4.1.3 Informix >SQL and SE operations. I need to execute SQL >routines that were developed on workstation Informix >in the pc environment. Databases will be routinely >exported to the pc in a stand alone environment. SQL >queries on the workstation and pc will be standardized. >1) Is the pc version of Informix a viable alternative ? >How much does this cost, anyone ? Would the data be >binary compatible between workstation and pc (UNIX-NT). >2) Could I just use Access ? -eg. can I just look for an >ANSI SQL compliant pc rdbms ? >thanks for any feedback ! >Doug Youngs >GeoSpatial REASONING, Inc. >gsri@acca.nmsu.edu Can you use a client-server configuration. If you use I-NET PC to connect to your SUN via TCP/IP you would eliminate the need to keep multiple copies of your database along with the required updating that you would need to do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy A. Molinari Unitek Computer Systems, Inc. Lynnwood, WA unitek!guy@uunet.uu.net