Re: Informix CLI driver ODBC vs Native Access Help

MC9J9 wrote: > > While looking at the new Informix CLI drivers which are in fact ODBC > Ver 3.0 32 bit drivers, it seems that Informix now wants all client-server > interaction to go through ODBC rather than any "native" access. Does > Informix still support native access through I-NET or CLI? Is native > access still better than ODBC or does 32-bit ODBC make this irrelevant? I > am using PB 5.0 with the Informix CLI 7.2 on a Windows NT 4.0 platform. CLI comes with INET drivers AND ODBC drivers. You choose which to use. If you have the native drivers with PB 5.0, then use INET. It's probably going to give better performance. Hope that helps, -- Mark. +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Mark D. Stock - The West Solutions Group http://www.west.co.za | | The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org | |mailto:marks@west.co.za +-----------------------------------------+ |Tel: +27 11 803 2151 |If it doesn't work, force it! | |Fax: +27 11 803 2189 |If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Well, that's how I code anyway! | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------+