Re: Quality problems caused by Informix bugs.

In article <3gfk5c$2sr@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, calvinng@technet.sg (Calvin Ng) says: > >On 29 Jan 1995, John Birrell wrote: > >> We are using Informix SE (5.01.UD1) and ESQL/C (5.01.UD2) on a DEC Alpha >> running OSF/1. Our version of ESQL/C has a bug in its ESQL pre-processor >> that causes it to generate error -33208 (Runtime error is possible >> because size of *host-variable-name* is unknown). We are told by Informix >> that although the warning is being generated, there is actually no problem >> and not to worry about it. Having said this, they won't fix it. This leaves >> us with a problem. >> I have used Informix products for over 4 years. I have found that If you can get past teaching the "support" people how to use Informix products, they have a great development platform. They do have their share of bugs, but theyhave always supplied "workarrounds" that seem to work, for now. Some are very painfull.... like not being able to use the STATUS indicator after sql statements that select INTO money (or decimal) types on the IBM Power PC/AIX line. Every time we port to AIX, we have to run scripts against the 4GL to change STATUS to SQLCA.SQLCODE (Oh well....) Other than these few _minor_ probelms, I love the product... Not that anyone really cares what I think!? Axel Ganholm granholm@digex.net)