Re: dbaccess vs isql

Posted in 1997

David Williams — Mon, 3 Mar 1997 21:01:05 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <331A0E4C.79C5@sgen.com.au>, Adam Sorati <adams@sgen.com.au> writes >SE 7.2 >SQL 6 > >Does anyone know why the 'connect to' command can be used in >dbaccess and not isql. >Or on a more general note what are the differences between the two, >are ther any tech notes for example. > >I hope some can help me out > >Thank-you >Adam Sorati. dbaccess is the later replacement which is more compatiable with version 7 engines. I believe they are both written in 4GL and dbaccess come out about the same time as 4GL version 6.x which is the only version to support the connect syntax... -- David Williams