Re: Informix Online 5.01 versus Online 7.x

At 10:17 PM 6/18/96 -0400, you wrote: >Currently, my company is considering an upgrade of Informix Online. What >are the pros and cons to upgrading our online system from Online 5.01 to >7.X on Solaris 2.4? The best way to find these answers is to take the Informix course "Upgrading to DSA" (check your training catalog for the exact course title.) This will not only tell you what the 7.x upgrade will do for you, it will give you a good idea of what is involved in the upgrade process. This upgrade can be very involved, if you want to take advantage of all of the DSA features, or very simple, if you don't. It also gives you the chance to network and talk with other customers who are in exactly the same situation as yourself, in a much more intensive fashion than in this forum. >Also, does the database need to be ansi-compliant in order for it to work >properly? That depends on what you mean by properly, but "no". >What is the stability of the ODBC drivers? Fairly low. The entire product set is subject to be supplanted or obviated by competing technology, same as all the other technology covered in c.d.i. ;) Take the class, Clem __________________________________________________ Clem Akins (aka clema@informix.com) Informix Software, Inc (Standard disclaimers apply) International Technical Support Last seen in: Seoul, Korea