Re: I-Connect 7.20.TE1 Question

Andrew Mercer wrote: > > Nils Myklebust <Nils.Myklebust@idg.no> wrote in article > <33288158.44586812@gate.idg.no>... > > Timothy Jones <tojones@romac.com> wrote: > > > > :Can I install this version on an NT 4.0 server and be available for all > > :user to access for application connections to Informix 7.14. I do not > > :want to install on local C:\\ drives for all users, but rather a network > > :drive that gets backed up. > > > > Although I haven't installed this version I would be highly surprised > > if you can install it on a server and use it from other PC's. > > It have to update the registry on each PC so it must be installed > > there. > > You *might* be able to tweek it a lot and get it to work by manually > > setting up the registry yourself. In that case you should of course > > make a program that will set up the registry for you on each PC. > > If you could make it work it would however be totaly unsupported by > > Informix, and probably a lot more hairy then simply installing it on > > each PC. > > > > I have asked iformix support if the informix.ini could be stored on the > server - but they said no. The reason for this question is this : > If some one else logs onto the network (with own name and password) > they would be able to access the database using the PC owners > username and password that is saved in the informix.ini. > Our work around is to run a batch job every time some one logs > on to copy the informix.ini form the network to the c drive > > > Is there a special reason why you need I-Connect. The better ODBC > > drivers (server based that do not use I-Net/I-Connect) are very much > > simpler to install, although they must also be installed on each PC. > > It's a two minute process, and can fairly easily be made completely > > automatic so the users can do it themselves. > > > > PS.: I realy hope someone corrects me on this, and says that Informix > > have made a completly automatic install that can be run off a file > > server by the end user with no expert intervention appart from an > > initial setup. They will have to do that eventually. > > > Me three! > > > > Nils.Myklebust@idg.no > > NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway > > My opinions are those of my company > > The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org > >With Connect 7.20td1 (intel NT) the informix.ini file is not used as it was with I-NET 5.x The NT or WIN95 registry takes it place.