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On 25 Aug 97 at 16:40, Peries, Chaminda wrote: > 1)How does Informix -4GL connect with the database ? Does it use > Embedded SQL (ESQL) or does it use CLI or some other library ? 4GL uses internal communication libraries to talk to the engine. The 4.1x and 6.x streams use different libraries, but in both cases they are internal to the 4GL runner (p-code) or linked in at compile time (C-compiled). > 2)I've heard & read in Informix literature that I-CLI 2.X could be > used to connect to both Informix 7.X and 5.X Databases. Prior to > CLI 2.X what was used for Informix client side connectivity ? Did > they even have database client side software at that time ? Yes. It was generally called Informix-Net. HTH. -- Ciao, Billy Nose to the ear in Johannesburg, Murder Capital of the World. For a good time, call: http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html