DON'T LAUGH! Help? Informix 2.10 to ? & SCO Xenix to Unix Sys V

> [...] > I have been nursing an old copy of Informix 2.10.03k on SCO Xenix 2.3.2. > Yes, I was too cheap to upgrade but now I'm worried. The software I wrote > for my wife's business is still needed but I don't know a clear path to > upgrade to the lates Informix 4GL product for Unix Sys V. > [...] > gervasi@reston.unisysgsg.com The biggest thing I remember was between v4 and v5, where Informix started rigorously checking the number of arguments passed between functions. If you don't pass exactly what is expected then you crash with a run-time error. There is a parameter you can set to bypass this (RTFM to find out what it is, I can't remember.) Also, there are a bunch of new features, such as better date handling, stored procedures, triggers, that you can take advantage of. These may obviate some of your code, though it should run. I would certainly expect to unload all to flat files and reload. Actually, if you do that you should be able to jump directly to v7.1! The DBA job has grown enormously more complex, though (at least on OnLine) so watch out for all those tunable parameters. "You can pay me now, or pay me later!" __________________________________________________________________ | Clem Akins Standard Disclaimers Apply | |Reynolds Metals Co, Alloys Plant "Climb High, Cave Deep!" | | Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA cwakins@leia.alloys.rmc.com | |________________________________________________________________|