Re: Informix 4GL on Linux? When?

Dynamic 4GL is announced to be available on Linux shortly. In the meantime you can download a test version from http://www.informix.com/idn for many other platforms. As to standard Informix 4GL and IDS we are many that hope and try to do something about it. We'll see. I hope you have filled in the survey at http://www.informix.com/idn-secure/Linux/WebPages/survey.html as it is quite important. On Mon, 10 Aug 1998 10:28:23 -0400, John Ruschmeyer <jruschme@ems.att.com> wrote: >Tim Schaefer wrote: > >> The immediate benefit for developers on Linux is also apparent in >> having ESQL/C, which can allow you to begin development of many >> of your applications now, and roadmap yourself into IDS when the >> time comes. I think it's not a matter of "if" with IDS, but when. >> This strategy obviously won't work for certain data types, but >> for the developer with simple data types should be something for >> them to consider. > >I think Tim has a good point, but for me it brings up the question of >how most people do Informix development (i.e., what language). > >My current customer is very much a compiled 4GL shop. C modules are only >written to provide access to functionality which can't otherwise be >performed in 4gl (ever try to get the Timezone from 4GL?). So for me, >the Linux port is a great beginning, but still something of a >non-starter. > >I suspect that there are others who see the lack of IDS as a similar >non-starter because they build applications which flat-out depend on >features only found in IDS. > ><<John>>> Nils Myklebust NM Data AS Norway E-mail: Nils.Myklebust@nmdata.com FAQ at: http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html (Now with ODBC info under "Third party products".)