| Title: | DEC Rdb against the World |
| Moderator: | HERON::GODFRIND |
| Created: | Fri Jun 12 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Feb 23 1995 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1348 |
| Total number of notes: | 5438 |
Hello, I have a customer who is running 4 applications written with 4 different databases: DBMS, BRITTON LEE, SYBASE, and PROGRESS. all on a VAX exept for the Britton Lee. They would like to write applications that access a combo of the above databases. IE, BRITTON LEE and SYBASE or PROGRESS and BRITTON LEE. They have not yet given us any specific requirements we are just looking for ways to help them. My question is? 1. Could someone offer me some advice on how we could access these 4 databases from one application? Are there any 3rd party tools available that would allow us access all the databases from one application? I know that SmartStar allow access for some, but any others out there? 2. Are these databases SQL complient so we could write applications with SQL to access the data? I am going to do a presentation to this customer next week outlining their options so your help would be greatly appreciated. Converting to Rdb is not a possibiltiy at this time. Thanks, Sue Madden
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 999.1 | SQL Access? | BROKE::MCGUIRE | Mon Sep 30 1991 17:10 | 1 | |
You might want to take a look at SQL Access. See note 843.19. | |||||
| 999.2 | CSC32::S_MAUFE | gotta get a new personal name | Mon Oct 07 1991 23:40 | 10 | |
Mobil(don't remember what arm) have done it. They have 1 image, that
can access 4 different database types. They first check what database
software is on the machine, and then only present the available options
to the user.
They needed to write different callable-interface code for each db
type, and there was practically no sharing of code...
Simon
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