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Subject: RE: DRDA Connection Support (was news400 goes negative on IBM?)
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 17:39:11 -0400
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 >> Or should I install DB/2 for xxx (where xxx is the other platform) to
get one (tiny) function operational?

Carel,

I guess my problem is that I think the issue here is _who_ should be
supplying the driver/connection/name_of_your_choosing ?

ODBC and JDBC are standards which most everyone supports.

DRDA is a database connection standard that IBM and a number of other
vendors support.  Your iSeries can connect to any DRDA compliant DB.

Shouldn't we be getting on MS' case for not supporting DRDA?  Just why is it
the iSeries' fault if MS don't supply a DRDA driver, or if Oracle (who do
support DRDA) choose to charge for it?  That makes no sense to me.

Is it your contention that IBM should write the DRDA drivers and supply them
FOC for every platform/database combination under the sun?  Doesn't sound
very realistic to me.

Jon Paris
Partner400

www.Partner400.com
www.RPGWorld.com

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