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

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/ \\________________________________________________________________________________________________