Re: Upgrade to INFORMIX 7.1

In <807363852snz@excelsis.demon.co.uk> Sally Woolrich <Sally@excelsis.demon.co.uk> writes: > >In article <3vlb2f$knk@athos.cc.bellcore.com> > foxj@moscow.cc.bellcore.com "fox,james p" writes: > >> Does anyone know if upgrading from INFORMIX 6 to INFORMIX 7.1 >> requires a re-link of ESQL/C code? We will soon be upgrading >> and want to be able to move executables from our INFORMIX 6 >> to INFORMIX 7.1 environment without relinking. > >Why don't you want to relink? I would be very, very nervous about >doing it without even if it does *apparently* run! > I may be off base, but I think that the database engine version should be completely separate from the tools as far as compilation goes. The only thing the engine is used for is for DATABASE and LIKE statements. (Note: I am assuming that 7.1 means the engine, as I am not aware of any 7.x tools. If this is in error, the above does not apply.) John Prideaux alastl@ix.netcom.com