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Informix

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Improve performance on multifact query on an informix database

We make Cognos reports on multifacts creating multifact queries with full outer join. To keep the query execution time low, we need absolutely the enhancement/fix be implemented in the next informix fixpack 12.10. It is unacceptable when the compe...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Informix native driver for Go programming language

We need an Informix native driver for the Go programming language.
almost 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 1 Not under consideration

Secure the Wire Listener: Stop requiring clear text passwords

Currently, the only way to secure the wire listener is to put clear text passwords in the jsonListener.properties file. This is true both for the JDBC connection to the database and for the SSL keystore. There needs to be a way to keep those clear...
over 7 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

Extendable smartblob/blob chunks

Since 11.70 chunks can be made extendable.12.10 introduced the physical log dbspace – which is also extendable.But smartblob/blob chunks cannot be expanded with the sysadmin task:EXECUTE FUNCTION task("modify chunk extend", …)Since Fragment Le...
almost 6 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

A tmp database created with the server, analogous to the /tmp file system

In Linux systems (and in all Unix flavors) there is a /tmp directory or better, a /tmp file system. Anyone can create a file or directory in there and, in Linux, it cleared at boot time. (Other flavors use a cron job to clear out unused files.) I ...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

When using onsmsync, the -t option should ONLY query Storage Manager for objects that fit criteria

It appears based on logs from storage manager that when the -t flag is used in onsmsync that the Storage Manager is queried for all objects residing in the sysutils database, and not just for those objects that are greater than the date time value...
over 7 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Config option to raise an SQL error on inserting a too long string value

Inserting of any string value should not result with a silent automatic truncation of a given value and with an OK transaction result status. Exactly this is the default DBMS behaviour for non-ANSI databases.One solution for this could be the intr...
about 6 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

informix 4gl needs support for boolean

Informix 4gl should support the conversion of the booleandatatype into something rational. Currently it cannot select it correctly. It can however set it correctly.
over 7 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 0 Not under consideration

Multiple retention periods for OnBar

Multiple retention periods for OnBar. Allow two or more retention periods to be defined for OnBar backup. For example, 0 – 60 Days: Keep all backup objects, Level 0, 1, 2 and Logical Logs61 – 120 Days: Keep selected backup objects, Level 0 and...
about 6 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

ACCESSING A REMOTE TABLE REFERENCED BY A SYNONYM GIVES ERROR 926 WITHIN XA ENVIRONMENT

When we are in an XA environment, and we execute a query against a synonym for a remote server, we get an error -926. This error does not occur when using local tables. The error also does not occur if using a non-XA connection against the synonym...
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 0 Not under consideration

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