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Getting error messages with using Finderr Utility?

cheetahblog Tags: csdk windows server error vista 2008 message informix finderr ids utility ‎ 4,916 Views

Introduction:In most cases the Informix error codes are very good at explaining why there is a problem and how to fix it. Finderr(Error Message Utility), is the utility shipped with IBM Informix Dynamic Server and client products(CSDK and IConnect) that’s helps to check an error code and returns error messages corresponding to IBM Informix error numbers.

Problem:Finderr uses WinHelp. The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which was used in previous versions of Windows and it is not supported in the newer flavors of Windows Operating Systems like Vista or Windows 2008. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are not shipped with Winhelp application. So you will get error messages popping up while executing finderr utility shipped with IDS 11.50 on Windows Server 2008 and Vista:

Console Installation Mode on UNIX platform

The GUI finderr program supplied with CSDK and IConnect also doesn't work on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. The execution of finderr utility in client products pops-up the following error messages.

Console Installation Mode on UNIX platform

Solution:
The workaround is to download the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) from the following Microsoft support Web site.

For Windows 2008:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0468fefd-b54f-4c57-8340-c6dd2ec20c0a&displaylang=en

For Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6ebcfad9-d3f5-4365-

The problem has been fixed in IDS 11.50.xC3 and CSDK-3.50.xC3 releases. So you can always upgrade to these releases to get finderr utility working in newer flavors of Windows Operating System.

Snigdha Sahu[Read More]

Upgrade to IDS 11.50 in Windows

cheetahblog Tags: windows 11.50 11.10 upgrade ‎ 4,327 Views

Upgrading Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00 to Versions 11.10 or 11.50:

When installing IDS 11.10 or 11.50, if you choose the option "Upgrade from the previous version", all the server binaries will be upgraded to the newer version(s) automatically.

Upgrading Informix Dynamic Server from Version 11.10 to 11.50:

When installing IDS 11.50 on Windows, direct upgrade from IDS 11.10 is not supported. If “Upgrade from the previous version” is selected the following message pops up. Installer stops beyond this point.

Since the support to install both 11.10 and 11.50 on the same machine exists, it is recommended to choose the option “Install into a default/different directory” (shown in the panel below) to install IDS 11.50. Note: This will not upgrade IDS 11.10 to IDS 11.50.

As part of providing a folder name to install the product, a completely new path must be supplied. If the folder selected already contains binaries from IDS 11.10, then the following message pops up.

User can respond to the question “Do you want to select another folder? “. Clicking “yes”, the installer returns to the destination panel where they can provide a different folder. Clicking No, the installer goes to finish panel

The recommended approach to upgrade to 11.50 is

Uninstall IDS 11.10 using "Retain database, but remove server binaries option"
Save all the Registry Keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Informix\OnLine\
Install the later version (IDS 11.50) to the same path.
Make sure that you do not initialize the server when installing.
Copy the ONCONFIG file to the target and set parameters that are new for the current release.
Bring the server up using Control Panel->Services or any other method without initializing.

Snigdha Sahu[Read More]

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