Re: isql vs dbaccess

Tim Schaefer wrote: > > Christian Allaire wrote: > > > > I would like a confirmation on this: > > > > I have intalled v6.01 of the informix-4gl RDS and > > the isql utility was not among the programs. > > Does this mean isql has been replaced by dbaccess ? > > > > dbaccess replaced ISQL for everything except forms. It didn't "replace" it. It was brought out as a database admin tool with the engine, because people kept complaining about having to pay for an extra product just to administer the database. So dbaccess is isql without the forms, reports and user menus. What relation this has to RDS I don't know. As far as I know the two products were never related. Older version of 4GL and SQL had the engine bundled, but not each other. > ISQL is still a great tool, and we hope someday to > see it on Linux. As far as I know it IS available on Linux. > There is also additional functionality in dbaccess that > is not found in ISQL, except for ISQL's form-runner. > > > Besides forms, does dbaccess cover the same > > functionnality that isql does ? > > Basically the same functionality can be found in dbaccess > as ISQL without forms, with additional features for the > newer engines. As I said; dbaccess is isql without the forms, reports and user menus. The only additional functionality is CONNECTing to a database server and SESSION information which tells you what type of engine you are talking to etc. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com http://www.informix.com/idn |///// / //| |http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+