Re: Q: Do I really need Informix-Net AND Intersolv ODBC-Driver for a client to connect to online7.10

Klaus Dobrindt wrote: > > With Informix 7.10 I thought Informix-Net is obsolet, because i can > connect to the engine via RPC's . But at Intersolv a guy told me, that > i neeed Informix-Net or Informix-Star Software. Now I'm confused, is > that right? Why don't they talk to the RPC-port of Informix online7.10 ? > When I ordered the ODBC-Driver for Informix Online 7.10, I was > convinced, that I wouldn't need any more Software. > Klaus I can't speak for InterSolv; but an alternative ODBC driver, our SQL Retriever, lets you connect to Informix 7.2 without using I-Net or any other s/w. It is a multi-tiered driver and communicates using RPC calls. More info at www.vision.sco.com regards Denis