RE: IDS on a Mac?

>> Anything come of this? >It was announced at IOD this week that a Mac port of IDS is in progress, targeted for the next point >release of Cheetah expected next year. >Regards >Guy Woo Wooo! That rocks.... I hope they release a free Express version and put it out at all the Universities. I have been reading about many College stores selling more Macs than PCs. It would be interesting to prime the waters with IDS at that low level. Too bad it is not feasible to con Apple to install it in Leopard as a default software, like perl. Sam

On Oct 18, 8:08 am, "Gentsch, Samuel" <SAM_GENT...@homedepot.com> wrote: > >> Anything come of this? > >It was announced at IOD this week that a Mac port of IDS is in > > progress, targeted for the next point > > >release of Cheetah expected next year. > >Regards > >Guy > > Woo Wooo! > > That rocks.... > > I hope they release a free Express version and put it out at all the > Universities. > I have been reading about many College stores selling more Macs than > PCs. > > It would be interesting to prime the waters with IDS at that low level. > > Too bad it is not feasible to con Apple to install it in Leopard as a > default software, like perl. > > Sam Someone else just posted this. A free IDS 11.10 Developer's addition with easy to find links to the CSDK and iConnect modules on the download page to boot: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/developer/ It's not IDS Express, but it's a good start. Art S. Kagel

>From: "Art S. Kagel" <art.kagel@gmail.com> > >Someone else just posted this. A free IDS 11.10 Developer's addition >with easy to find links to the CSDK and iConnect modules on the >download page to boot: > >http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/developer/ > >It's not IDS Express, but it's a good start. > >Art S. Kagel > It looks like a developers kit like the CSDK. Only problem. Its missing python. No offense to Jonathan L, but Python much nicer and better than perl. I think C Hasse ?sp? is doing a bang up job on the informix connection piece even though I haven't really had time to play with it. (I'm stuck using cx_Oracle which blows!) But getting back to the issue at hand, an IDS port to Apple's Mach (OS-X) isn't going to be done for the masses. There is definitely a reason for the port. _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us