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Informix

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idsdb0018461

Further to our discussion to PMR: 05530,999,780 we had the impression that feature request idsdb00184614 it will be included in 11.7 xc8 but it looks like there is a code freeze.It is very urgent to have this feature implemented ASAP.
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Encrypt source code for procedure/function

There are lots of ISV out there looking for security feature where it can encrypt the source code for stored procedure and function(written in SPL).
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

SQLTable() does not like escape sequences in catalog name parameter

My application uses the IBM Informix ODBC driver.Issue with respect to ODBC call SQLTables.As per ODBC specifications for SQLTables, the catalogname can have escape sequences ('\').Say I have a database: db_en. In my call to SQLTables,char dbname[...
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 0 Not under consideration

The function LENGTH () also for BLOBs / CLOBs

Unfortunately, there is no SQL statement that returns the size of the blob. You have to use an external program to get such information. I wish the sql function length() worked for BLOBs/CLOBs.
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 3 Not under consideration

Provision in CDC API to read the transactional data from archived/backed-up Informix logical logs?

I understand that CDC API can be used to read the transactional data from any of the active informix logical logs.Do we have a provision to read the transactional data from archived/backed-up Informix logical logs? If no, I would like to log an en...
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 0 Not under consideration

Implicit logged temp tables should use logged spaces listed in DBSPAETEMP

The documentation suggests that logged temp tables will be stored in any logged dbspaces listed in the DBSPACETEMP parameter/client environment variable. Yet when selecting from a view based on a union query, we find that the root dbspace is alway...
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Get database transaction info on dbaccess

Onmonitor has disappeared on 12.10. dbaccess → Database → Info should have a method to retrieve the transaction level of a database (Buffered, Unbuffered, Ansi, None)
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

SETNET32 automatically maintain the SQLHOSTS file

Behaviour in SDK 4.1Fc1 and TC1 is changed . In previous version of windows SDK connectivity details were taken from registry ( setnet32 updates registry) but in SDK 4.10 Fc1/TC1 there is need to setup sqlhosts file apart from setting setnet32 . W...
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 0 Not under consideration

Add timestamp on sysmater to know when an open transaction has been created

Add a creation timestamp for each transaction so users can monitor how long a transaction has been open. Maybe like in others sysmaster tables, a column on systrans will be great.
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

'onstat -g mem' should give a complete picture of all memory usage by an Informix instance

Currently 'onstat -g mem' does not include vp cache information and some other memory structures. Similarly syspools view is missing information too.
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration