Re: 4GL Connectivity

Simmons, Keith wrote: > All > > I am wanting to migrate an application (R4GL 7.20 UD7) from my main database > (Sequent NUMA-Q2000 Dynix/pts 4.4.10, IDS7.31 UD5) server to a subsidiary > application server (Sun E250 Solaris 8). This application server does not > have IDS installed nor do I wish to install an engine if it can be avoided. > I have set up O/S connectivity and trusting correctly and can rlogin from > one to the other. > I have set up SQL Hosts, /etc/services and environmental variables correctly > (I have several other IDS instances on various boxes that communicate and > use ER) but am unable to 'see' the IDS instance from within the R4GL > program. > Obviously I need another piece of software, which I suspect is Client SDK, > to enable this communication however I can find no reference to confirm this > (or whether I only need Informix Connect) or indeed whether what I am > attempting is feasible. > Has anyone out there run a 4GL application on one box, with no IDS present, > and accessed an IDS instance on another box? and if so what additional > software/configuration/code snippets are needed to make it work? All you need is love..., er sorry, IConnect. A bug must have crept in there. :-) I have done it in the past, and IIRC all you need is IConnect and sqlhosts with services setup. IIRC there is no dbaccess for testing, but if you have a similar box with IDS you can copy the binary over to test. I would guess that IConnect needs to be installed after 4GL. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| | Mydas Solutions Ltd http://MydasSolutions.com |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ sending to informix-list