Re: System tuning

johnny, > An alternative to the relay module is local loopback network connection (TLI > or SOC). > We use 4.x tools with 7.x engine using this method. We tried the relay > module, but it was > incredibly slow and a resource hog, to the point of being unusable. > Obviously, a shared memory > connection is going to be the fastest. but for pre 6.X (?) tools, they have no abiility to connect to the server at all except through sqlexec, in the case of a remote client using i-net, or sqlturbo on the server. sqlrm is used in place of these as a connection interface. it was developed only for this reason, that pre 7.X tools need a way to connect to 6.X servers. i don't see a way to run a 4.X tool on 6.X or greater engine without using the sqlrm. i'd like to know about it if there is. i (fortunately) have only one application that must run on the server, so i am using the sqlrm utility. we don't have post 6.X 4gl and such, so i'm forced to use the versions we have. again, if there is a way to avoid the sqlrm thingy, let me know. mickm