Re: Is Informix Reliable?

We have found the SE product to be unreliable!!!! Screwed up indexes, inaccurate row counts.... However, the Online version (7.2x) has been very reliable from a data integrity standpoint. The optimizer is psychotic, however there are workarounds. Warren Zeigler wrote in message <6a8n1h$k76$1@news.xmission.com>... >I am currently evaluating Informix -vs- Oracle, and would appreciate your >input. > >I have read on a few threads that people have had to unload and re-install >the database to fix corrupted system tables, indexes, etc.. How often does >this happen? > >Also, how reliable is Informix in client/server code, as compared to running >code on the same machine as the server? Are hung sessions rare or frequent? >I need sessions to be able to stay up between middleware servers and the >Informix server for months at a time. > >Thanks > >