Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

1175.0. "PC TCP/IP access to RdB" by ODIXIE::STUMPF (Jacksonville, FL Navy Team 350-4927) Thu Jul 30 1992 21:15

    Can anyone recommend a PC product for a front to RdB that uses the
    TCP/IP transport?  The customer would like to use a DECreport/DECquery
    like product to access RdB but I believe those products are DECnet
    only.  Is that true?
    
    Perhaps the DEC ACCESSWORKS might help integrate this environment?
    
    
    thanks,
    ken
    
    
    
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    If a better forum exists for "selling" questions, point me in the right
    direction.
    
    I have a customer configuration question.  The customer wants to
    consolidate multiple databases into one corporate standard database,
    RdB.  I need to tell them how to integrate and configure the logical
    design of the client/server model.
    
    Here is the situation:
    
    East Coast VAX 6610 with RdB.  They have important clients on the West
    coast with networked PCs.  The wide area network in between is TCP/IP.  
    They would like to use a PC front for database reads and writes and report 
    generation.  Actually, they would like to develop a Rally application to 
    communicate with the East coast VAX.  The TCP/IP seems to the tricky part, 
    as for everything else, is pretty much off the shelf sotfware.  Any 
    suggustions?
    
    -ken

    with rdb 4.1, sql/services supports the tcp/ip stack. We have "program"
    announced that we will also support Novell in the future.
    
    Barry

    Will DECreport and DECquery work over Pathworks TCP/IP?  If not, can
    you suggest a good front end for PC access for TCP/IP to RdB V4.1 with
    SQL/services?
    
    thanks,
    ken

    does the PC have to use the Pathworks kit?  a customer who has OS/2 and
    TCP/IP from IBM doesn't want to purchase Pathworks to replace what
    he's already purchased
    
    /los