Re: Comment On OpenLink and/vs OpenPath ODBC

I was testing Openlink ODBC for Online 5.x a while ago and found that it fails when I retrive more than a certain number of columns from a table with big enough number of columns (at least 27).( I couldn't import such tables to MS Access either). I reported this to Openlink providing them logs in debug mode - they haven't got me back, yet. ======================================================================= Boris Niyazov Ph: 212-854-4094 IT Department Fax: 212-316-2623 Columbia Law School Email: ban5@columbia.edu Nils Myklebust wrote: > > cms@sprynet.com (Jeff Stevens) wrote: > > : I am researching a project using ODBC for an Informix > :database. I have come upon two drivers (OpenLink and OpenPath) that > :include a service running on the server to expedite the transactions. > : Is there anyone out there using either of these products and > :be willing to share some comments? > > We use OpenLink and are very happy with that. > I have only looked at the web pages of OpenPath > (http://www.openpath.com). It's a serever based product which is the > only viable solution, but there is no mention of all the other > functionality that is so important with OpenLink. The key issue is > security, but there are several others. You should read the OpenLink > whitepaper on ODBC available at > http://www.openlinksw.com/docs/product.html > Unfortunately it's only available as an MS Word document in a zip > file. If you have problems with this they'll surely send it to you if > you ask them. I assume it will also shortly be available in html so > you can read it directly. > Noone should make a choice of ODBC drivers without reading this > whitepaper first. > > : Has anyone actually switched to these products after trying to > :use ODBC from Informix(CLI) and Intersolv which use I-Net? > > It's quite some time ago we made this switch after having too much > trouble with these products, and realizing the incredible security > issues that they do not even attempt to adress. For this last reason > they are totaly useless for us. > > :Any help would be greatly appreciated. > : > :Jeff Stevens > :CMSystems > :Aurora, CO > > Nils.Myklebust@idg.no > NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway > My opinions are those of my company > The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org