Re: WHICH INFORMIX VERSION??

PECK Ted (amstazd@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil) wrote: : : Hi, : : I have a simple problem that I'm not sure of the answer. I have : been using an old version of informix (3.3) on an old Intel running : Xenix 3.5 Operating System. : I want to purchase a DOS version of informix, but am not sure which : version to buy. The choice is 4GL or SQL. I think the SQL is the : one I want that will come closest to doing what my old Informix program : has been using......which is simple databases and somewhat uncomplicated : report writing. You will want SQL. 3.3 morphed into SQL (I-SQL) and is not really all that different. 3.3 had "ace" and "perform", SQL has "sace and sperform" . You will have to make some modifications (ie: "read" becomes "select") but the conversion should be pretty simple. --- jim young jimw@sunnet.chotel.com database janitor Phoenix AZ Choice Hotels International, Inc. -- --- jim young jimw@sunnet.chotel.com database janitor Voice: 602 953 4421