Re: Sybase to Informix

Posted in 1996

Billy Wheeler — 2 Feb 1996 01:08:03 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

>Kenneth Winiecki <kbw@mv.mv.com> wrote: > >>Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are moving from PowerBuilder >>with Sybase DBMS to PowerBuilder with Informix DBMS. Are there any guides >>as to the problems in converting? Is it all seat of the pants? The major problem seems to be that Sybase allows 30 characters for table and column names. This makes use of most tools tedious, as you first have to map your Sybase names to Informix names... :-( So much for standards! -- Cheers, Billy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- billy.wheeler@pixie.co.za +27 11 803 2151 p.o. box 3463, rivonia, rsa, 2128 +27 83 250 2324 i'm schizophrenic: my opinions are not those of me -----------------------------------------------------------------------------