Re: Informix and Accounts packages and link to Oracle/SQL Server

FYI: FourGen changed names, but the old address will get you there... http://www.fourgen.com For a less expensive solution based on the FourGen software try Fourth Generation... http://www.fgss.com Steve -- Steven L Cooper Manager, Systems Engineering --------------------------------------- Please reply to NG only, so others may be enlightened... The views expressed here are mine and you can't have them...unless you agree! Billy Wheeler <billy@west.co.za> wrote in article <6eqett$9k2$1@news.xmission.com>... > > On 18 Mar 98 at 12:03, Robert Cowham wrote: > > > 1. Is it worth considering moving to NT? From browsing, the majority > > seem to think not, although NT is getting more and more stable, and > > has a bright future. > > Nah, it's just marketing hype. NT is still cr*p. :-) > > More seriously, you may well find a scalability issue. > > > 2. The majority of accounts packages in the cost range 200 - 600 GBP > > per module seem to run on Oracle or SQL Server. I am wondering about > > They do? > > > the possibility of > > > > - either creating a real-time link between the Informix DB and the > > Oracle/SQL Server one, (can this be done from say an AIX box to an > > NT box?) > > It *is* possible, if slightly scary. And probably way expensive. > > > - or is there an option to compile the 4GL to work with Oracle or > > SQL Server? QueriX seems to support Oracle this but I would like > > some feedback as to how good it is. > > Querix is definitely a viable option. However, I'm sure that FourGen > is still available and is in the price range, so you might not have > to move outside of Informix at all. You could also get hold of Mach 4 > who also have an Informix-4GL based accounting solution, although I'm > not sure of the pricing. > > The costs of migrating to Oracle if you have Informix skills are > non-trivial. It's not just a matter of recompiling and off you go. > > HTH. > > -- > > /Ciao, > \\Billy > / > \\Group Managing Director, The West Solutions Group: http://www.west.co.za > / Chairman, South African Informix User Group: http://www.west.co.za/~saiug > \\ Informix FAQ @ http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html > / Drivel @ http://www.west.co.za/tasteless/ > \\___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ >