Re: crystal reports and Online 7.2x

lbj@petrotrin.com (Lal Beharry Johnson Ramjattan) wrote: :I have - Crystal Reports on my Pc (win95) Which version? If it is earlier than 5.0 you should upgrade. : - and Informix DSA 7.2x on a DecAlpha (unix, network). : :Question: How do I access data on the Informix database server, via = :crystal reports. What products do I need (Informix-cli ? ) and how to = :setup the environment. You need an ODBC driver. Crystal Reports 5.0, at least the professional version, comes with ODBC drivers for Informix. They are the Informix CLI drivers i think. I would still get the OpenLink drivers as they are so much simpler to install and work better. Check out http://www.openlinksw.com. Make sure you read their ODBC whitepaper whatever ODBC driver you end up using. It's very valuable to get some understanding of ODBC. :It is difficult to get 'good' information from the manuals or vendor Strange. :Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. : :lbj :lbj@petrotrin.com 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