Re: Has anyone connected to SE 7.24 w/ JDBC under Linux?

In article <907960333.486383782@news.arn.net>, Bill Glover <wglover2@geocities.com> writes >Yes. It seems to work pretty well. We're using a RedHat 5.1 distribution. >You'll find some pretty good .html info under: ><Whaterver you're JDBC install directory was>/doc/release. > >It all boils down to putting the file: "jfxjdbc.jar" in you're classpath >look carefully at the parts concerning your URL. > >If the Informix deamon is setup and running on the host "sqlexecd" you should >be ready to go. > >One caveat. Although Informix claims that their JDBC driver is compliant, they >do NOT return metadata informantion in response to a getColumnNames() call >unless something called a "sysmaster database" is setup on the server. What a >"sysmaster database" is exactly is something they do not explain in any of the >documentation I can find. (And we have been developing under Informix >standard and online engines for many years!) > A pseudo database setup when Online 7 is install which allows you to access internal shared memory sturctures via SQL. Why didn't anyone else think of this?? >good luck, > >-Bill -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care