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RE: Connecting to AS400 from MS SQL Enterprise Manager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Pete Helgren
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:06 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Connecting to AS400 from MS SQL Enterprise Manager
> 
> 
> Not a big deal, really.  I am pretty used to digging around for 
> additional tools (some free, some not).  But, someone coming from a 
> MS-centric world might say: "What, I can't connected to an 
> SQL Database 
> from the iSeries yet SQL can connect to an iSeries database?  That 
> doesn't sound very 'open' !"

I agree that it is frustrating.  But just wanted to point out the fact that the 
reason it is frustrating is that the iSeries is open whereas SQL server isn't.

IBM uses an published open protocol (DRDA) for remote database access.

Microsoft, Oracle, ect. don't.



Charles

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