Re: Informix 7.1 [availability of SE on SCO]

On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Peter Eckhardt wrote: } there is sqlcmd (a freeware SQL command interpreter) from Sam Leffler } and the DBD:Informix module for perl5 (from Sam, too). These } tools provide basic SQL access to the Informix database and compile } easily under SCO 5 (provided you have ESQL/C for Informix 7). } Both tools work very nicely ... i would really miss them if they } wouldn't exist even if I use mostly Delphi and the BDE or } ODBC to access the database. } } Thanks Sam ..... Ah! Such is fame. Sam Leffler worked on things like BSD 4.3 and in computer graphics for the film industry; I've never met him, more's the pity. However, I believe that the correct first name for the author of these program is Jonathan. Of course, I could be mistaken, but I vaguely recall writing them:-) Yours, Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <witticism.h> } Clem Akins wrote: } > >1. Is Informix SE 7.1 the latest version for the SCO platform? } > } > No. Despite what the web site says (I sent them a correction) the } > latest version of SE is 7.23, and it is available on SCO. } > } > >2. Does it support 'roles'? } > } > I think so. } > } > >3. Does SQL come with the SE or is it unbundled? } > } > The ability to interpret Structured Query Language comes with it. } > A utility called dbaccess is bundled that allows you to build SQL } > statements and send them to the engine for processing. Another } > product, I-SQL, is no longer bundled.