Re: JDBC level 4 driver for informix
connectsw had/has one, weblogic is now currently developing one (www.weblogic.com). good stuff from them. the others aren't what we;re looking for, i.e. type-4 all java drivers, they are (as mario seems to like) type-3 drivers, which means you have yet another level inbetween you and the db. he doesn't want to be tied to the db, but he's now just tied to the middleware instead, which sometimes is good and sometimes is bad. i'd LOVE for informix to have their own type-4 jdbc driver, but that company is just a little too screwed up, poor support, poor products, lame documentation, bla bla bla. weblogic is your best bet, when they're finished. In article <6m6snu$aoq$1@news.xmission.com>, "Mario Estrada" <marioestrada@guate.net> wrote: > > > Joe! > > I can't believe you didn't find anything in 2 days !!!. Here are > some companies that have developed Level 4 JDBC drivers > for Informix. > > http://www.connectsw.com > > http://www.konasoft.com/products > > http://www.sas.com/rnd/web/java/jdbc/index.html > > And if would like to get the Big picture, point your browser to : > > http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/jdbc.drivers.html > > Great Product! > > I have downloaded and used the RmiJdbc , which converts any > jdbc driver including the jdbc-odbc bridge to a true Level 3 JDBC. > > Find it at : > http://dyade.inrialpes.fr/mediation/download/RmiJdbc/RmiJdbc.html > > And it is Free! > > My opinion: > > I always try no to use the Level 4, it really ties me up to the database > vendor. I think the Level 3 is a more flexible solution. > > Enjoy! > > Mario Estrada > > ------------------------------Reply Separator------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Kislo <joe@krycek.housing.umass.edu> > To: informix-list@iiug.org <informix-list@iiug.org> > Date: Martes 16 de Junio de 1998 08:22 PM > Subject: JDBC level 4 driver for informix > > > > > Is there a level 4 JDBC driver for informix? I've searched for two > >days now and I can't turn up anything. How can Informix claim they are > >"fully supporting java", yet have no level 4 driver? It's great that I can > >include their native libraries and use the level 2 driver; but their native > >libraries and SetNet32 are disasters. Were is informix on this > >one, I can't think of any other database without a level 4 driver. > > > > We're going to try openlink's level 3 driver. Which is great, I'm > >sure it will work I've read plenty of good things about it. But we're > >probably going to be throwing our $5000 Informix database in the trashcan; > >we really can't develop under these conditions; we don't want yet another > >tier in our setup. Especially if we're deploying at customers sites. > > > > I realize this is the Informix newsgroup; I'm hoping somebody will > >step forward and convince me that Informix is even worth not throwing in > the > >trash. We're starting development on a new project, and there are informix > >licenses which are no longer being used. It seemed logical to use informix > >since we already owned it. But it just seems like one of those pieces of > >software the company abandoned. The windows 95 admin utilties are > terrible. > >It took an hour with tech support tracking down a wierd authentication bug > >for them to finally tell me to nuke the server setup and reinstall it. > >After which half the admin programs wouldn't connect, and required > modifying > >the unix and the client setup; which all default to different protocols. > It > >just seems so hacked together, and with no level 4 support I think we can > >find some other database for our data. We've also got MS-SQL; even though > >MS-SQL IMHO sucks; atleast we can write code that can connect to it. > > > >CC replys via email please; > >-Joe > > > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading