Re: DB2 UDB or not DB2 UDB

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: cmcnaught@ge.cokecce.com <cmcnaught@ge.cokecce.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 9:22 AM
Subject: DB2 UDB or not DB2 UDB


>
>
>I thought that IBM had moved DB2 Universal Database to the iSeres-AS/400  a
>while ago, now it seems that the iSeres-AS/400 does not use the same DB2
UDB as
>the other IBM or none IBM platforms.
>What does this say about PASE on the iSeres-AS/400 as I thought that if a
>application worked with DB2 then it was easy to port to the iSeres-AS/400.
>

They branded it that way. There are three flavors to DB2... UDB for OS/400,
UDB for MVS and UDB for everything else. Each of these flavors are
developedy in different facilities.

For example, the OS/400 is done in Rochester and the UDB that goes
everywhere else is developed in Toronto.

I can tell you stories about those two places not communicating properly.
;-)


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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

"Those who would give up essential Liberty,
  to purchase a little temporary Safety,
  deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

     - The Papers of Ben Franklin



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