As for 9.6 I see 2 important things:
1. Web services
2. BLOB literals

ad. 1
Idea behind stored procedures in SQL database is very similar to that of Web
services. So it seems quite natural that database should expose its stored
procedures as WEB services.
I see that this is:
- useful even in Intranet,
- becoming standard.
Currently in my company we will migrate our database application to .NET.
Even for me as the beginner in .NET concept of exposing application API in
Web Services instead of stored procedures seems straightforward. It would be
even easier if database would support it natively.

It is becoming standard. DB2 and Oracle already have it. Also BEA Tuxedo
middleware. MSSQL and Sybase announced. Don't let Informix be an isolated
data island!

There are some peculiarities with Web services: there are two different
reference platforms:
- .Net
- Apache-Tomcat (java).
As Informix works not only on NT then choice is clear. I'm only afraid about
java: I would prefer implementation not based on java if possible. I just
prefer simpler but faster and more reliable solution.

DB2 also have interesting extension: you can use web service similar as
stored procedure.
In Informix it extends stored procedure implementation method. Currently
Informix have:
- SPL;
- J/SQL (Internet Foundation only);
- C databalades.
I want to add to this list:
- Web Services.

ad 2.
For BYTE, TEXT, CLOB, and BLOB types there are no literals. Why? It just
complicates simple things.
For TEXT and CLOB it would be the same literal as for char(30000) column.
For BYTE and BLOB it have to be some hex literal.



Best Regards,


Robert Sosnowski

IT specialist CK BZ WBK,
e-mail: Robert.Sosnowski@bzwbk.pl
ul. Pl. Andersa 5, 61-894 Poznañ
phone +48 61 856 54 09
fax +48 61 856 52 36

>>As a mild diversion from the IDS-DB2 conversion thread, its time for one
of
>>my more favorite exercises. ;-)
>>
>>We are nearing the end of the coding cycle for IDS 9.5. We've got a whole
>>bunch of really cool stuff in place and - well - its time to get input
from
>>you guys as to what you want to see in the 9.6 release.
>>
>>Now, I know that everyone's favorite thing is going to be "marketing", but
>>I'm in development. So I need to talk features and functionality. So
feel
>>free to send them on in.
>>
>>Just an FYI - I'll be away for a while and won't be able to get email via
my
>>comcast email address. But, I'll be following the newsgroup rather
closely.
>>
>>Also, next week I'll be in some planning meeting. So getting responses
back
>>fairly quickly would really help.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>M.Pruet


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