Re: Questions about Informix/Windows connectivity

darreld@his.com wrote: > > I have a couple of questions about connecting to Informix via ODBC. I've > started work in a shop that uses Informix (currently 5.x, soon 7.x) database > and all activity has, in the past, been on the server. We now have a need to > connect ot the db from a Win32 platform. SO.. I called Intersolve and was told > that I could use their ODBC drivers but I need IConnect on the db server. Is > this absolutely required? What is the minimum I need to connect to the Informix > DB from a VB app? > > Also, If I get the dba's to install IConnect, does it inherently change any of > the standard activity of the database engine, or is just a network technology > ala Oracle's SQL*Net? You could try our ODBC driver: SCO SQL-Retriever. It will connect to Informix (4,5,6,7 OnLine/SE) on several types of UNIX from any ODBC-compliant Windows app (Access, Excel, VB). SQL-Retriever provides the bits you need to connect from Windows to UNIX (assuming you already have a tcp/ip connection etc) - you won't need I-Connect or any other RDBMS proprietary networking software either. Take a look at http://www.sco.com/vision/products/sqlretriever/ for more information and a downloadable eval. Allan Gould (allang at sco dot com) (Please remove anti-spam measures if replying)