RE: Connect to IDS 9.4 with 16 bit BDE

Posted in 2003

Colin Bull — Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:52:59 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

I am pretty sure the BDE uses parts of the Informix CSDK for transport. Thus you will have to install part of the CDSK on the client. You then use the setnet32 program to set up the connection. Email me direct if you need more info. Colin Bull > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Yves Glodt > Sent: 04 September 2003 09:00 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Connect to IDS 9.4 with 16 bit BDE > > > > Hello, > > I got the ids9.4 trial version from IBM and I need to achieve > the following: > > Connect a 16 bit app. to IDS via the 16 bit Borland BDE. > The file SQLD_IN5.dll is included in the bde, and in my > understanding it > is the bde-informix driver. > > However when try to connect to my informix alias with the DBD > (Borland > Database Desktop), I get the error "Cannot load driver". > > My IDAPI directory is in the PATH, and I use win2k. > > I guess additionnally I need a 16 bit client from informix to > make this > work... > > Does anyone have experience with this? > > regards, > Yves Glodt > sending to informix-list