How to connect Win95/NT to Unix Informix Box via ODBC??
Grant Neilson asked how to connect Windows 95/NT to an Informix SE database on a Unix box via ODBC, and whether NFS was needed or just TCP/IP. Allan Gould suggested SCO SQL-Retriever, needing only a TCP/IP link and no Informix networking. Another poster found Informix CLI SDK 2.10's Intersolv 3.11 ODBC driver worked well with Informix 7.2 on SCO Unix. Edward A. Geddis suggested OpenLink drivers. No confirmed choice.
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Hi all, We want to connect via windows to unix informix database (SE). I can get the software Client from iWWW.intraware.com but how does This let me see the unix informix database. Do I need NFS or something else To connect or does the client just use TCP/IP addresses etc to connect to the unix box/server? Grant
Grant Neilson wrote: > We want to connect via windows to unix informix database (SE). > I can get the software Client from iWWW.intraware.com but how does > This let me see the unix informix database. Do I need NFS or something else > To connect or does the client just use TCP/IP addresses etc to connect to the unix box/server? You could try our ODBC driver: SCO SQL-Retriever. We provide all the software you need: all you need is a TCP/IP link between your PC and your UNIX box. With SQL-Retriever, you won't need the Informix networking software (INet) either. Take a look at http://www.sco.com/vision/products/sqlretriever/ for more information and a downloadable eval. Allan Gould SCO CID Support, Leeds, UK (allang at sco dot com) (Please remove anti-spam measures if replying)
Informix CLI SDK 2.10 has the Intersolv 3.11 ODBC driver which works great for me (NT IIS web server and Informix 7.2 for SCO Unix) In article <37412236.25D6D0E3@sco.remove_me.com>, Allan Gould <allang@sco.remove_me.com> wrote: > Grant Neilson wrote: > > We want to connect via windows to unix informix database (SE). > > I can get the software Client from iWWW.intraware.com but how does > > This let me see the unix informix database. Do I need NFS or something else > > To connect or does the client just use TCP/IP addresses etc to connect to the unix box/server? > > You could try our ODBC driver: SCO SQL-Retriever. We provide all the > software you need: all you need is a TCP/IP link between your PC and > your UNIX box. With SQL-Retriever, you won't need the Informix > networking software (INet) either. Take a look at > http://www.sco.com/vision/products/sqlretriever/ for more information > and a downloadable eval. > > Allan Gould > SCO CID Support, Leeds, UK > (allang at sco dot com) > (Please remove anti-spam measures if replying) > --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- ---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.---
Grant, On the same vein as SCO, OpenLink Software also has drivers for all major database platforms and supports connectivity across hardware platforms. Please visit http://www.opwnlinksw.com if you are interested. -- Thanks, Edward A. Geddis Technical Support Consultant OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Making Technology Work for You Grant Neilson <gdn@crt.co.nz> wrote in message news:7hqrpf$6do$1@news.xmission.com... > > Hi all, > We want to connect via windows to unix informix database (SE). > I can get the software Client from iWWW.intraware.com but how does > This let me see the unix informix database. Do I need NFS or something else > To connect or does the client just use TCP/IP addresses etc to connect to the unix box/server? > > Grant >