Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!bacchus.pa.dec.com!shlump.nac.dec.com!labc.enet.dec.com!wallis From: wallis@labc.enet.dec.com (Barry L. Wallis) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: SQL databases and Novell. Is it possible ? Message-ID: <14510@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 12 Aug 90 21:47:16 GMT Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 26 In article , cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) writes... ;In article <1864@krafla.rhi.hi.is> frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) writes: ; ; If we run Rdb on the VAX is there any way we can allow the ; PCs to acces the database ? ; ;In version 3.1 of Rdb, I see a component known as SQL/Services. This is ;apparently an API to allow programs on various computers (like MS-DOS ;machines) access to DSRI compliant databases on a VAX. It's a client/server ;model of access. The PC, in some way, will put together an SQL statement that ;is then shipped to the VAX which then returns the results. ; ;Check with Digital. ;-- Yes, SQL/Services for MS/DOS will allow an application on the PC to be a client to an Rdb/VMS database residing on a VAX (or even a DB2 database using VIDA for DB2). You communicate with it via Dynamic SQL statements. Ultrix and VAX/VMS machines can also be clients. SQL/Services is included with Rdb. --- Barry L. Wallis USENET: wallis@labc.dec.com Database Consultant Prodigy (don't laugh): DNMX41A U.S. DECtp Resource Center DECUServe: EISNER::WALLIS (not on the net yet) Los Angeles, CA "No one voted for me, I represent myself" ---