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Can VB4 access Informix Database ?

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BILLKUR #1 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? With new VB4, can all the new features of VB4 be used to access Informix Database.... Someone told me the drivers are not there for Informix.....but they are there for Oracle... Can someone clarify this ?? Thanks bill
Sat, 16 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

David Migicovs #2 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >With new VB4, can all the new features of VB4 be used to access Informix >Database.... >Someone told me the drivers are not there for Informix.....but they are >there for Oracle... >Can someone clarify this ?? >Thanks >bill ODBC drivers for Informix (and other SQL db's) are available from 3rd parties. (Intersolv and Visigenics) VB only includes Oracle, and SQL Server, as well as native access to dBase, Paradox, Access, 1-2-3, Excel, etc. Using Informix also requires INET. The Windows 95 version is not yet available, but I have been told that the NT version works with 95. For 16-bit access, the 16-bit ODBC and INET will work under Windows 95. Also, the 32-bit ODBC Drivers (at least from Informix) are version 2.11, not 2.5 as they are for Oracle. They will work with RDO, but are not optimized for it. Hope this helps
Sun, 17 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Phil Peruc #3 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >With new VB4, can all the new features of VB4 be used to access Informix >Database.... >Someone told me the drivers are not there for Informix.....but they are >there for Oracle... Both VB 4 Pro and VC++ 4 come with the Visigenic 32-bit Oracle driver, as well as an older 16-bit Oracle driver. NO informix drivers though. (Drivers above refer to ODBC). VB4 Enterprise works different - I think it has native Oracle support (works with sql*net w/o ODBC?). Don't know about Informix. -- ============================================================================== "Visit the Hydrologic Information Center at http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/~hic" ==============================================================================
Sun, 17 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

James Shiel #4 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >>With new VB4, can all the new features of VB4 be used to access Informix >>Database.... >>Someone told me the drivers are not there for Informix.....but they are >>there for Oracle... >>Can someone clarify this ?? >>Thanks >>bill >ODBC drivers for Informix (and other SQL db's) are available from 3rd parties. >(Intersolv and Visigenics) >VB only includes Oracle, and SQL Server, as well as native access to dBase, >Paradox, Access, 1-2-3, Excel, etc. By the way, I'm pretty sure Delphi supports Informix natively. Just thought I'd mention that... James Shields
Mon, 18 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Phil Peruc #5 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >By the way, I'm pretty sure Delphi supports Informix natively. You need the much-more-expensive client-server Delphi edition to do that though... -- ============================================================================== "Visit the Hydrologic Information Center at http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/~hic" ==============================================================================
Tue, 19 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

Steve Sho #6 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >With new VB4, can all the new features of VB4 be used to access Informix >Database.... >Someone told me the drivers are not there for Informix.....but they are >there for Oracle... >Can someone clarify this ?? You can access Informix databases using ODBC. Steve
Tue, 19 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

David Migicovs #7 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >>With new VB4, can all the new features of VB4 be used to access Informix >>Database.... >>Someone told me the drivers are not there for Informix.....but they are >>there for Oracle... >>Can someone clarify this ?? >You can access Informix databases using ODBC. >Steve Provided you have purchased Informix ODBC drivers from a 3rd-party (we use Intersolv) and INET for Windows for Informix. The Intersolv ODBC drivers will set you back about $580 US for a 5-seat license (the minimum) and INET about $100 per seat.
Wed, 20 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

James Shiel #8 / 8	Can VB4 access Informix Database ? Quote: >>By the way, I'm pretty sure Delphi supports Informix natively. >You need the much-more-expensive client-server Delphi edition to do that >though... Good point. ;-)
Thu, 21 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT

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