Re: Unknown version of Informix: how do I access tables?

You can allways decode the data directly from the .dat-files. We had a discussion, perhaps a year or so ago, with many details about the data format (for someone who wanted to use C-ISAM and/or COBOL to read the data as far as I can remember). When decoded you can simply load them into another database. keith@keithd.demon.co.uk (Keith Davies) wrote: :Reposting article removed by rogue canceller. :I have a cpio backup of an Informix SE database which was created using an :unknown version of Informix. I need to access the data on two of the tables, :for which I have the definitions. :I have restored the database files successfully to disk, but was unable to :select from the tables using the Informix version I have available, 4.10 - :system errors with core dump! :I then tried creating a new database with two empty tables using the table :definitions, and then used system commands to copy the two .dat files :containing the data over the empty ones. Now when I do a 'select *' only one :row is retrieved from each table. :Has anyone any ideas, please? :Keith :-- :Keith Davies :Internet: keith@keithd.demon.co.uk : Tel.: +44 1582 833651 Nils.Myklebust@idg.no <- New E-mail adress NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company