ODBC FROM iSeries - huh?

OK, I've seen several posts like the following:

>However, the iSeries can access outside data sources through DDM or ODBC.

which claim that the iSeries can use ODBC to access data on another machine.
IIRC there was even a thread about this the other week. However, can someone
please explain this to me? I'm familiar with the SQL CLI, but that is a
method for interfacing with the database layer in a platform independent
manner, NOT a facility for accessing data on another machine.

As I understand the SQL CLI I could write a C program on the iSeries that
used the SQL CLI to access the database. In theory I could then take that C
source code and compile it in Windows and it would access ODBC. Fine, but
that is not the same as saying that the iSeries can access data using ODBC.

What I want to know is the following: Can I take my SQLServer or Oracle or
MySQL or ... ODBC drivers and load them on the iSeries so my programs can
access data on these remote machines. I think not, but others seem to feel
differently, please explain.

-Walden


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