Re: Informix pipe problem and WHENEVER

Path: emory!samsung!uunet!mcsun!ukc!slxsys!dircon!uaa1006 From: uaa1006@dircon.co.uk (Peter Miles) Newsgroups: comp.databases Message-ID: <1991Jul14.115455.751@dircon.co.uk> Date: 14 Jul 91 11:54:55 GMT References: <1991Jul06.105652.26798@dircon.co.uk> <randall.679343476@seashore> Organization: The Direct Connection, UK randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes: >>PS: Please don't suggest we upgrade to version 4! We just heard >>from Informix UK, that this would cost over $3,000, just for upgrading >>4GL. As we also use isql and esql, this would be far too much >>for my employers (probably cheaper to buy the whole lot new). > >This sounds like a high quote. What platform are you running on? >-- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >Randall Rhea Informix Software, Inc. >Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems uunet!pyramid!infmx!randall We're running SCO UNIX 386! Informix UK said it would cost about 500-600 pounds to upgrade to V4.0, but that we HAD to buy maintenance before we would upgrade (over 1,000 pounds). At current exchange rates that adds up to about $3,000. Ouch! We don't mind paying for the 500-600 pounds for the straight upgrade, but do not want any "maintenance". Our previous experience of this maintenance was a complete waste of time and money. Do Informix in the U.S. operate a more reasonable upgrade scheme? -- Pete -- Pete Miles uaa1006@dircon.co.uk ...ukc!dircon!uaa1006