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Jim Kennedy wrote:
> Even with that dll you are not going to be able to communicate with
> the backend without the underlying driver.
Maybe I'm just learning something new, but Ialways thought
that the client needs the client odbc interface (typically the MS ODBC
driver) and the database server then receives the ODBC calls and translates
them into native calls.
Communication goes over a standardized protocol on top of TCP/IP.
Lots of Greetings!
Volker
-- While it is a known fact that programmers never make mistakes, it is still a good idea to humor the users by checking for errors at critical points in your program. -Robert D. Schneider, "Optimizing INFORMIX Applications"Received on Wed Jun 11 2003 - 11:10:17 CDT