Re: Informix 7.3 on Linux -25580 Error

From: Thomas Parsli <thomas.parsli@startsiden.no> > >dwight@rudolph.com (Dwight Rudolph Jr) writes: > > > In article <m3em5ocrqi.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com>, >ronald@forte-intl.com > > says... > > > > > > > I'm just a bit reluctant to throw more money at this problem, >considering that > > 1) it's MY money, and > >It's bloody inexpensive, you know that? I'll take your word for it. :0) > >2) the reports on IDS2000 for Linux have not been all that promising. > >I'm quite happy;) Great! And what do you think of IDS.2000 on Linux? >Sorting is the only ting I _really_ hate on Linux, probably because >of cooked-files, dbspaces for sorting took about three times as long as >using filesystem (haven't played with raw-patches or using devices as >files). Tsk. Tsk. Have you tried PSORT_NPROCS and (more importantly) PSORT_DBTEMP, then? >I hasn't crashed (yet), receives ~220.000 updates each day (small records >in >that table) and generally seems just fine. Must have slipped past QA, then. > > I'd definitely do the Intraware trial thing first. > >Yes, maybe even buy the developer version (still $199?). > > > And unfortunately I do have 7.2/7.3 clients. In fact, that's all I >have. > >7.31 developer version is not expensive, is it? Personally, I think it's important for people to get over the fear of 9.x hurdle. There's a whole new world on the other side, provided you ignore the DataBlade BS. I mean, DataBlades may help a lot of people, but not the majority (IMHO). But the ability to extend the database and embed real business-valuable login into the server is a cracker. I'm working on a data warehouse with IDS.2000 and there are so many constraints I've been freed from because I don't have to limit myself to "conventional" database technology. My C is taking a beating, because it's so rusty, but as I move along I can definitely see that Informix has once again been beating entirely the wrong drum and mismarketing IDS.2000 (and IUS 9.x, by implication) -- forget DataBlades, think about the perks of being able to write business logic or components directly into the server in a real language, not that abomination called SPL. Don't have quite the right datatype available? Write your own. Etc. It's difficult, and I'm still coming to terms with it, even though I've had the theory for years. I have to break the fetters of 15 years of doing things "this way" and sometimes it's difficult to <shudder> think outside the box. I often still approach problems with a 7.x mindset. But IDS.2000 definitely gives you a lot more flexibility and creativity in resolving problems. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com