Re: Using Oracle/Sybase/Informix/Progress DB via Access

Posted in 1995

Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET, Cloud, Docker & Containers, Third-Party Tools & Monitoring

Bob Woodward — Mon, 27 Feb 1995 09:37:04 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <3i9ffl$l46@cam.its.utas.edu.au>, bcharles@lawson.its.utas.edu.au (Brendan Patrick Charles) wrote: > In article <3htu2f$5re@remus.ultranet.com>, Charlie Cormier <charliec@waters.ultranet.com> writes: > > > >If you have experience in using any of the named DBs using Access as a 'front-end', we're interested in hearing of your experiences, pro or con. > > [...] > > I, too, am interested in using a graphical front end (i.e. Excel, Access, New Era program, other third-party app) to Informix for ad hoc reporting, etc. We're runninf SE and are looking at buying informix net, ODBC drivers for informix and running Access on a PC. What other good options are out there? What about the Mac: are there tools for it? Ease of use and flexibility are important. I would like to know what works. Replys welcome either in this newsgroup or via e-mail (bob-woodward@uiowa.edu). Thanks. Bob Woodward, Assoc. Manager bob-woodward@uiowa.edu Univ. Book Store, Univ. of Iowa -- Bob Woodward, Associate Manager University of Iowa University Book Store bob-woodward@uiowa.edu