Re: Export Data automatically from Informix DB to Oracle DB
Posted in 2000
Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET, Platform-Specific Issues
Try WinSQL Professional at http://www.indus-soft.com/winsql Patrick Dwyer wrote: > Informix DataStage will read from Informix and Write to Oracle. > It is a DataWarehousing ETL (extract,transform and load tool). The > product was designed by a company called Ardent. It's a GUI and > is reasonably easy to use. It's sure as heck will be easier than coding > this fine process. > > Paddy > > Manfred Tischendorf wrote: > > > Hello experts, > > > > I have the requirements to import relational data stored in an informix > > database into an Oracle database. Unfortunately this is not a one time move > > of the data. I have to mirror data every 24h in one case. In the other case > > the actualisation should be done every 60-120 seconds. > > What input (platform, versions) is important to find a solution? > > I know, that the Informix DB is on a unix platform. If it makes sense, I can > > get a mirrored Informix DB on NT (would be slow, how to synchronize the > > mirroring and the loading into Oracle). The Oracle DB (probably 8.0.4, may > > be 7.3.4 for the fist few months) is running on NT. > > > > Which possibilities are there to solve these requirements? > > 1.) One solution could be to execute Informix utilities, write flat files > > and improt these data using SQL-Loader. > > 2.) Another idea is to mirror the Informix DB to an Informix on NT and then > > using ODBC (I wonder if there is an > > ODBC-Interface for HP-UX. I know there is one for Linux but I never used > > it before) > > 3.) What about Gateway tools. Is there one for accessing Informix? > > > > Which solution would be the fastest? And what about the costs for the > > customer. > > > > Do you have any suggestion how I can get an overview to possible solutions? > > And which solution would you prefer? > > > > Thanks for any advice. Do you answer per email? If not, because this topic > > could be interesting for other members also, please email me where I will > > find your answer (additional information). > > > > Manfred Tischendorf > > > > --------------------------------------- > > /\\ > > / a\\ Manfred Tischendorf > > / s \\ > > / u \\ Tunnelstrasse 14 > > / k \\ D 70469 Stuttgart-Feuerbach > > / r \\ Deutschland / Germany > > \\a / > > \\ / Tel.: +49 711 81781-56 > > \\ / Fax: +49 711 81781-51 > > \\____/ E-Mail: tischendorf@arkusa.de > > \\ / WWW: http://www.arkusa.de/ > > \\/ > > --------------------------------------- -- ===================================================================== Imran Hussain imranh@imranweb.com For FREE Software visit http://www.imranweb.com/freesoft =====================================================================
See www.peerdirect.com May by it would be used Imran Hussain wrote: > Try WinSQL Professional at http://www.indus-soft.com/winsql > > Patrick Dwyer wrote: > > > Informix DataStage will read from Informix and Write to Oracle. > > It is a DataWarehousing ETL (extract,transform and load tool). The > > product was designed by a company called Ardent. It's a GUI and > > is reasonably easy to use. It's sure as heck will be easier than coding > > this fine process. > > > > Paddy > > > > Manfred Tischendorf wrote: > > > > > Hello experts, > > > > > > I have the requirements to import relational data stored in an informix > > > database into an Oracle database. Unfortunately this is not a one time move > > > of the data. I have to mirror data every 24h in one case. In the other case > > > the actualisation should be done every 60-120 seconds. > > > What input (platform, versions) is important to find a solution? > > > I know, that the Informix DB is on a unix platform. If it makes sense, I can > > > get a mirrored Informix DB on NT (would be slow, how to synchronize the > > > mirroring and the loading into Oracle). The Oracle DB (probably 8.0.4, may > > > be 7.3.4 for the fist few months) is running on NT. > > > > > > Which possibilities are there to solve these requirements? > > > 1.) One solution could be to execute Informix utilities, write flat files > > > and improt these data using SQL-Loader. > > > 2.) Another idea is to mirror the Informix DB to an Informix on NT and then > > > using ODBC (I wonder if there is an > > > ODBC-Interface for HP-UX. I know there is one for Linux but I never used > > > it before) > > > 3.) What about Gateway tools. Is there one for accessing Informix? > > > > > > Which solution would be the fastest? And what about the costs for the > > > customer. > > > > > > Do you have any suggestion how I can get an overview to possible solutions? > > > And which solution would you prefer? > > > > > > Thanks for any advice. Do you answer per email? If not, because this topic > > > could be interesting for other members also, please email me where I will > > > find your answer (additional information). > > > > > > Manfred Tischendorf > > > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > /\\ > > > / a\\ Manfred Tischendorf > > > / s \\ > > > / u \\ Tunnelstrasse 14 > > > / k \\ D 70469 Stuttgart-Feuerbach > > > / r \\ Deutschland / Germany > > > \\a / > > > \\ / Tel.: +49 711 81781-56 > > > \\ / Fax: +49 711 81781-51 > > > \\____/ E-Mail: tischendorf@arkusa.de > > > \\ / WWW: http://www.arkusa.de/ > > > \\/ > > > --------------------------------------- > > -- > ===================================================================== > Imran Hussain > imranh@imranweb.com > > For FREE Software visit > http://www.imranweb.com/freesoft > =====================================================================