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esql, SE and sdk incompatiblility nightmare

Posted in 2006

Topics: Connectivity: ESQL/C, 4GL & Embedded SQL

kjuliff@gmail.com — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

I recently spent around 30,000 with an accredited IBM vendor to buy SE ISQL ESQL I have used these products on a RISC but have new hardware. I gave the rep the serial numbers of the products on my RISC, details of the new OS (Redhat) and the new hardware. He came back with prices. Now I am not a naive buyer but I believed he had sold me the correct versions and that they'd be compatible with each other. Now I find out my esql is not compatible with thhe SE he sold me. I only found out when trying to instal. He now tells me if I get SDK I'll get esql in it. He will not exchange anything. I don't think this is fair. When I complained he said I asked for these products so it isn't his fault. Any advice on a: the vendor b: how to get these products working together? I can post the version numbers tomorrow but I wanted to see if anyone could recommend what I could do.

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VG — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Please post the versions of the products that you are trying out. This should provide more details on the compatibility. CSDK is available for downloads at www.ibm.com/software/data/informix. VG. kjuliff@gmail.com wrote: > I recently spent around 30,000 with an accredited IBM vendor to buy > SE > ISQL > ESQL > > I have used these products on a RISC but have new hardware. I gave the > rep the serial numbers of the products on my RISC, details of the new > OS (Redhat) and the new hardware. He came back with prices. > > Now I am not a naive buyer but I believed he had sold me the correct > versions and that they'd be compatible with each other. > > Now I find out my esql is not compatible with thhe SE he sold me. I > only found out when trying to instal. He now tells me if I get SDK I'll > get esql in it. He will not exchange anything. > > I don't think this is fair. > > When I complained he said I asked for these products so it isn't his > fault. > > Any advice on > a: the vendor > b: how to get these products working together? > > I can post the version numbers tomorrow but I wanted to see if anyone > could recommend what I could do.

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Jonathan Leffler — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

kjuliff@gmail.com wrote: > I recently spent around 30,000 with an accredited IBM vendor to buy > SE > ISQL > ESQL > > I have used these products on a RISC but have new hardware. I gave the > rep the serial numbers of the products on my RISC, details of the new > OS (Redhat) and the new hardware. He came back with prices. > > Now I am not a naive buyer but I believed he had sold me the correct > versions and that they'd be compatible with each other. > > Now I find out my esql is not compatible with thhe SE he sold me. I > only found out when trying to instal. He now tells me if I get SDK I'll > get esql in it. He will not exchange anything. As VG said, which version of CSDK and which version of SE did you get, and which version of RedHat are you running it on? In what way - or how do you know - that the ESQL/C is not compatible with SE? The vendor is correct; ESQL/C is now provided with CSDK and is not separately orderable. I wonder where on earth you got a separate ESQL/C from? What version is it? > I don't think this is fair. > > When I complained he said I asked for these products so it isn't his > fault. > > Any advice on > a: the vendor > b: how to get these products working together? > > I can post the version numbers tomorrow but I wanted to see if anyone > could recommend what I could do.

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