RE: ODBC needed?

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ODBC drivers aren't written by the OS platform vendors.  They are written by 
the DB vendors, none of which bothers to write one for the iSeries.

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lim Hock-Chai
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:55 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: ODBC needed?
> 
> 
> I've always wonder why IBM doesn't provide ODBC driver apis 
> that cann be executed from RPG, c,... 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:49 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: ODBC needed?
> 
> 
> This has been often discussed on the list, check the archive 
> for more details.
> 
> Two options:
> 1) Third party program that resides on a PC
> 2) Use Java and a JDBC driver
> 
> HTH,
> 
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