Re: Oracle to DB2 Gateways

dennis.lewthwaite_at_powergen.co.uk (Dennis) wrote in message news:<5cfdb754.0107260610.426128f3_at_posting.google.com>...
> We are currently initiating a project which will require a gateway
> from Oracle to DB2. The 2 obvious candidates are The Oracle Gateway
> and DB2 datajoiner from IBM. As the project is in the early stages it
> does not matter which side is the initiator. Has anyone any
> experience of these (good or bad) or of any other product set which
> may provide similar functionality. Many thanks D.

I used the DB2 gateway product in 1989, and it worked flawlessly. I would assume it still works pretty much the same way.

I also used the connect to IMS, Rdb (DEC) and RMS (DEC) files. The connections to Rdb and IMS worked very well, but the connection to IMS was unpredictable. I think that was because of the relational - hierarchical mapping. We ultimately canned the IMS connect because there was a cheaper and faster way to solve our problems.

I would suspect that the biggest roadblock would be the price. I don't know what you're looking at for the license, but Oracle isn't known for being cheap.

Good Luck,
Will. Received on Fri Aug 03 2001 - 07:48:05 CEST