Re: IIUG - New engine survey, your input needed

The list doesn't include my number one enhancement: Merging the 7.x and 9.x code streams -- 9.x is supposed to be a functional successor to 7.x (but isn't yet) -- and expediting folding in 8.x. Informix, are you serious about object-relational technology (9.x) and DataBlades? If so, put all the 7.30 capabilities in (perhaps) 9.3 and migrate 7.x users to 9! Seth DBA Resources wrote: > > In preparation for this year's Informix Worldwide Users Conference, the IIUG > would like to get your input on possible enhancements to the Dynamic Server > engine. You input will be tabulated and presented to Informix Development > managers at the conference and will become the focal point around which we > will direct our engine-oriented advocacy efforts for the coming year. > > The survey we have posted on our web site is similar in nature to the one > conducted at the recent Informix Partners Conference. In the 25 question > survey, you will be asked to rate the importance of such features as > > being able to order output by columns not in the select statement > use a join clause in a delete statement > be able to create non-logged tables in a logged database > have parallelized update statistics > have an upsert/indate command to update or insert data depending on its > existance in the table > > and more. > > We invite you to participate in the survey by pointing your web browser to > http://www.iiug.org/advocacy/survey/iiug_survey2.html. > > The IIUG Board of Directors would like to thank Brian Vincent and Glenn > Jacobson from Unique Systems, Inc. for helping us prepare this survey. > > Carlton Doe > Director, IIUG Advocacy Program > carlton@iiug.org -- Seth Grimes Alta Plana Internet & database design & development grimes@altaplana.com http://altaplana.com 301-891-2581 grimes@access.digex.net http://www.access.digex.net/~grimes