Re: Need clarification of 7.2 threaded clients

Philip Walden wrote: > > The Informix-esql/c 7.2 manual describes threaded esql/c programs. It > says that a process can have multiple "active" connections. One active > connection per thread. However it also says that only one connection can > be "current" at any time. > > What does this mean? > > Given a process with two threads, each with their own "active" > connection to the same database make different select queries > concurrently, will the queries be executed and acted upon concurrently > by the server? Or will the first thread to submit the query cause the > other thread to block until the first query returns? > > Phil > -- Geez, I think that they are saying that they are not "thread" safe. I think that a more appropriate question, is what is your app. trying to accomplish? If you are planning multiple database connections, should you fork versus thread your children vs parent app. -Mikey