Re: I-STAR, OnLine 5.10 & ODBC Question

Posted in 1999

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET

Obnoxio The Clown — Mon, 22 Nov 1999 21:42:10 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: Colin McGrath <cmm@trac3000.ueci.com> > >A client wants to get an ODBC product running with their OnLine 5.10 >engine. >They have been told they will need to purchase I-STAR in order to do that. >I had thought Informix-STAR was needed only when it was desired to work >simultaneously with multiple instances of a database. A search on >Informix-STAR, >I-STAR, and STAR from the Informix home page returned no useful info >(except that it entered Category 4 on 6/30/99! and that if I'm installing >Informix-Enterprise Gateway, I need to install I-STAR first!). That's good to know, isn't it? :-) You will need I-Star for most ODBC drivers, except for OpenLink who have their own middle tier. There might be another, I don't remember. HTH. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "The one with the smartest marketing department wins" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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esimbo@my-deja.com — Tue, 23 Nov 1999 10:46:28 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi Colin As Obnoxio, stated, you can download the middle-tier product from Openlink that does not require that you have I-Star to connect. It uses a database agent that has been linked directly against the Informix Database therevy negating th eneed for the Informix client. You can download a free eval version from www.openlinksw.com HTH In article <81cfc0$kql$1@news.xmission.com>, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: Colin McGrath <cmm@trac3000.ueci.com> > > > >A client wants to get an ODBC product running with their OnLine 5.10 > >engine. > >They have been told they will need to purchase I-STAR in order to do that. > >I had thought Informix-STAR was needed only when it was desired to work > >simultaneously with multiple instances of a database. A search on > >Informix-STAR, > >I-STAR, and STAR from the Informix home page returned no useful info > >(except that it entered Category 4 on 6/30/99! and that if I'm installing > >Informix-Enterprise Gateway, I need to install I-STAR first!). > > That's good to know, isn't it? :-) > > You will need I-Star for most ODBC drivers, except for OpenLink who have > their own middle tier. There might be another, I don't remember. > > HTH. > > -- > Bye now, > Obnoxio > > "The one with the smartest marketing department wins" > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.