Re: OBDC w/o Client Access?

["Roger Pence" <rp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Can you have OBDC without Client Access?

It is nearly mind-boggling how often this question arises! For clarity,
let's rephrase the question three ways:

Can you use CA/400's ODBC without a CA/400 license?
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Yes, with OS/400 V3R7 and up. Also licensed with OS/400 V3R7 and up are the
OLE DB data provider, OpsNav, CA/400 Windows DLLs and APIs, and Graphical
Access (on pre-Express versions; Express excludes this feature). These
features may be installed and deployed on as many desktops as you need,
without charge. For these components, pre-V3R7 users do need a CA/400
license for each user.

For V3R7 and up, the _only_ parts of CA/400 that must be licensed are the
terminal and printer emulator and data transfer.

Can you use CA/400's ODBC without installing CA/400?
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No, you must at least install the base components of CA/400 for the ODBC
driver to work. For pre-Express versions, this means enduring the four
background CWBxxxx processes for network file and print, even if you don't
intend to use them.

Are there third-party alternatives to CA/400's ODBC
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Yes. Check www.hit.com, www.walldata.com, and www.starquest.com for three
vendors with AS/400 ODBC alternatives.

rp

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