Re: Informix Gateway

Posted in 1999

Paul Storm — Wed, 22 Sep 1999 13:59:51 -0700 (PDT) — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> From owner-informix-list@iiug.org Wed Sep 22 13:29:18 1999 > From: pauleccleston@my-deja.com > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Informix Gateway > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:39:17 GMT > X-List-Gateway: comp.databases.informix > > HI folks > > We have a need to be able to access an Oracle 8 database via our > Informix 4GL applications (we are running Informix DSA 7.30). > > After lots of research (and not much help from Informix) I believe we > need: > > INFORMIX OPEN (this will give us a ODBC Oracle Driver) > INFORMIX GATEWAY MANAGER (this will allow the 4gl programs to access > tables via ODBC) > ORACLE CONNECTIVITY SOFTWARE (NET, NET8 WHATEVER) > > Is that the only things I need? <snip> Oh, no, you will need lots more than that. At the least you will need a full moon, a live chicken and several goat entrails. :-)