connecting to informix db using BDE

Posted in 2000

Daniel McDowell — Sat, 05 Feb 2000 03:39:59 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi, I have been trying for a couple of hours to connect to my Informix database using the Borland database engine. I have created an alias within BDE, but when I goto connect I get an error stating that my alias is incorrect. Can anyone give me a list of instructions that I need to follow in order to get this to work. What are the differences from connecting with an interbase db and an Informix db. I am assuming that some of the setting in the alias are different. Well, any and all help is welcome, Thanks, Danny

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Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Feb 2000 17:37:25 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Is your SetNet correctly configured? Check if your ILogin Demo program is working. Are you connecting to Informix through ODBC or SQL Links in BDE? Imran. ===================================================================== Imran Hussain imranh@imranweb.com For FREE Software visit http://www.imranweb.com/freesoft ===================================================================== Daniel McDowell wrote: > Hi, > I have been trying for a couple of hours to connect to my Informix > database using the Borland database engine. I have created an alias within > BDE, but when I goto connect I get an error stating that my alias is > incorrect. > > Can anyone give me a list of instructions that I need to follow in order > to get this to work. What are the differences from connecting with an > interbase db and an Informix db. I am assuming that some of the setting in > the alias are different. > > Well, any and all help is welcome, > > Thanks, > > Danny --

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Wolfgang Zager — Mon, 07 Feb 2000 11:44:01 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Daniel McDowell wrote: > > Hi, > I have been trying for a couple of hours to connect to my Informix > database using the Borland database engine. I have created an alias within > BDE, but when I goto connect I get an error stating that my alias is > incorrect. > > Can anyone give me a list of instructions that I need to follow in order > to get this to work. What are the differences from connecting with an > interbase db and an Informix db. I am assuming that some of the setting in > the alias are different. > > Well, any and all help is welcome, > > Thanks, > > Danny Hello Danny, the first step is always to do setnet32 correctly. You can test it with the ilogin-demo. The second step depends on, if You are using ODBC or the informix- driver shipped with the enterprise version of BDE. If using ODBC, You have to do the ODBC-setup first. Check it with MS-Query e.g. Afterwards, or when not working with ODBC You have to configure Your driver for the BDE. Last step is to configure Your alias. If You still have any problems, please let me know, if You are using ODBC or not, and send me some hardcopies of the configuration-screens of the distinct tools, which are involved in the database-connection. Wolfgang