Re: Features/Offerings??

kurtk wrote: > questions: > > 1) What PC based Unix Operating Systems are supported? Solaris x86, SCO, (Linux unsupported but works.) > > 2) Is there a good C/C++ API, or is everything done through Embedded SQL? > Unlike Sybase, the API is ESQL/C or 4GL or Client Server tool of choice. (ESQL/C is imbedded SQL in C) > 3) If SQL only, is there Dynamic SQL or just Static? All the above support dynamic SQL, providing you can code it. > 4) Can I set the format used for date/time/timestamp columns? Yup > 5) Can nested select statements be used? > (e.g. SELECT * FROM JUNK WHERE COL = (SELECT COL2 FROM JUNK2)) Gee as long as you SQL is ANSI compliant, nested selects are valid. > 6) Can a database be backed up while it is running or does the engine have > to be shut down? Yup. You can back up the database while its live. For more information contact your local informix sales professional. After all he gets *paid* for this type of info. (Hey I may be easy, but I am not cheap ;-) Cheers! Mikey