RE: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.10.UB4TL on SuSE

>From: "Jack Parker" <jack.parker4@verizon.net> > >Can I sell you a nice consultant on a bridge in Brooklyn? > >Come to think of it, I was barking up the wrong tree. It would be tough to >improve on Server Studio from a community effort standpoint. > >I had been working on a health-check script, but the amount of work >involved >is daunting. > >j. > (Note: I didn't see that you sent your response to the list, so I'm redoing my reply to you...) Jack, health-check script? Sounds like a personal problem to me. Just turn your head and cough. ;-) Just kidding. Depending on the types of tools that you use, YMMV. Start with POJO and a JDBC connection. If you want to get fancy, toss in some XML to control the process and you have an industrial grade solution.... ;-) (Assuming that you can get all of the underlying data via SQL queries that you can get out of any oninit command.) But since you're a bit of a naysayer lets look at it this way. The goal isn't to recreate another Server Studio. Thats an external program. The goal is to create a better interface in to IDS and controlling basic sysadmin tasks from a web browser. (Similar but different. Very different...) If you were going to do a community development project, you'll need three things to start. 1) A group of competent volunteers. 2) A call in number for conference calls. 3) Someone to take the lead in the agile software development process As to the groundwork... You can thank Guy Bowerman for writing an article on developerWorks about J/Foundation. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0610bowerman/ While this isn't exactly what we want to do, it does show you how to make this sort of thing work. So once you get the first 3 things, design your solution around J/Foundation and any necessary ancillary tools, you are on your way to go. Now if all the developers were in the same locale, add pizza and beer and things would go oh so much faster.... ;-) But hey! What do I know? ;-) _________________________________________________________________ The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian. http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600&bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE