Informix-CLI: ODBC for Informix
The type of connectivity provided by the I-Net and I-Connect products is known as native connectivity. It is driven by, written by, and proprietary to the Informix Corporation. The other type of connectivity is known as open connectivity, and is driven by adherence to standards and to free interoperability between vendors. In order to open the Informix database engines to the rest of the non-Informix world, Informix provides ODBC communications with the Informix-CLI (Call Level Interface) product.
Informix-CLI is an ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) driver that communicates using the Informix-Connect native database drivers. There are third-party ODBC drivers available that include their own connectivity mechanisms, ...
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