Accessing Informix DB via ODBC

Posted in 2004

Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET

BRob — 26 May 2004 13:35:47 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Is it true that you can only access an Informix DB using a middleware product, like Intersolv? We want to query an Informix DB from a web application using IBM's native ODBC driver, but have heard that you need to have a middleware product or pay if developed on our own.

↪ replying to BRob

Gorazd Hribar Rajteric — Wed, 26 May 2004 22:59:36 +0200 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

No - you can access Informix DB using ODBC alone. Gorazd "BRob" <brobinson@munder.com> wrote in message news:ae1d1794.0405261235.69da776f@posting.google.com... > Is it true that you can only access an Informix DB using a middleware > product, like Intersolv? We want to query an Informix DB from a web > application using IBM's native ODBC driver, but have heard that you > need to have a middleware product or pay if developed on our own.

↪ replying to BRob

Todd — Wed, 26 May 2004 16:20:50 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

BRob wrote: > Is it true that you can only access an Informix DB using a middleware > product, like Intersolv? We want to query an Informix DB from a web > application using IBM's native ODBC driver, but have heard that you > need to have a middleware product or pay if developed on our own. No! You can use the Perl and the Modules DBD and DBI to access an Informix database for free. Todd