Re: Running frontend applications on clients that do not have the frontend

->From: cmackey@saisun20.larc.nasa.gov (Calvin E. Mackey) ->Subject: Running frontend applications on clients that do not have the frontend ->Date: 27 May 1993 17:50:25 GMT ->Reply-To: cmackey@saisun20.larc.nasa.gov (Calvin E. Mackey) ->Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA -> ->Netters, -> -> I am in an environment with 75 sparc2 clients with three 630MP sun -> database servers. Some of the clients will only run developed -> ESQL (Fortran, Ada, C, or 4GL) applications on their clients. WWHHYYY -> do we have to buy run time copies of the frontend applications for -> those clients. It does not make sense to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -> An executable should be able to run on a client even without the -> runtime frontend application, unless the application has dynamically ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -> linked informix libraries. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is indeed why you need the runtime package. -> ->================================================= -> ->Calvin E. Mackey ->SAIC/EARTH (Earth and Atmospheric Research Technologies Hampton) ->1 Enterprise Pkwy Suite 250 ->Phone: (804) 827 - 4843 ->FAX: (804) 825 - 9129 ->e-mail c.e.mackey@larc.nasa.gov -> ================================================= Regards, Alan +------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | R. Alan Popiel | Internet: alan@den.mmc.com | | Martin Marietta, LSC | ( Please note: My opinions do not ) | | P.O. Box 179, M/S 5422 | ( represent official Martin policy. ) | | Denver, Colorado 80201-0179 | Voice: 303-977-9998 | +------------------------------+---------------------------------------+