Re: Questions about Informix/Windows connectivity

Hi, You definetly need either IConnect or CLI. We have our database on NT and CLI comes on the CD. Infact the ODBC driver comes along with CLI. You do not need to get the driver from Intersolv. I think that the ODBC driver talks to the CLI instead of communicating to the server and the CLI then communicates with the server. It is not just for network connection. Imran. 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? -- =========================================== Imran Hussain MCP, MCSD imranh@summitdata.com http://www.summitdata.com/imranh ===========================================