Re: ODBC on UNIX?

> I understand Informix is going to offer some middleware that will allow > apps developed in 4GL/ESQL/etc... to access non-Informix databases. > > Does anyone have any details of this? > > I have a 4GL program running on UNIX and would like to be able to access > data through ODBC that is in a Microsoft Access database. Would have to > run the ODBC on UNIX probably. > The soon-to-be-released NewEra will be fully ODBC-enabled but as I understand it will only ship with drivers for Informix back-ends. You can buy other drivers from various other suppliers such as Q+E. However, I don't think Unix front-ends to Windows back-ends will be feasible, the way of the world is to do it the other way round. If what you propose *can* be accomplished, which I doubt, I can't see how more than one person at a time would be able to connect to the Access d/b. Besides, I can't see why you would want to hold the data out on the PCs. Surely the whole idea is to have centralised data on some whopping great server and allow all the client boxes to connect to it. akent@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andy Kent) -------------------------------------