IBM® Informix® Client Software Development Kit, Version 4.10

IBM Informix ODBC Driver features

IBM® Informix® ODBC Driver implements the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Version 3.0 standard.

The IBM Informix ODBC Driver product also provides the following features and functionality:

Data Source Name (DSN) migration
Driver Manager Replacement Module, which supports compatibility between ODBC 2.x applications and the ODBC driver, Version 3.00.
Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), which is an environment that lets you develop, run, and manage scalable, component-based Internet and intranet server applications. MTS performs the following tasks:
- Manages system resources, including processes, threads, and database connections, so that your application can scale to many simultaneous users
- Manages server component creation, execution, and deletion
- Automatically initiates and controls transactions to make your application reliable
- Implements security so that unauthorized users cannot access your application
- Provides tools for configuration, management, and deployment
  Important: If you want to use distributed transactions managed by MTS with the IBM Informix ODBC Driver, you must have connection pooling enabled.
Extended data types, including rows and collections
Long identifiers
Limited support of bookmarks
GLS data types
Extensive error detection
Unicode support
XA support
Internet Protocol Version 6 support for internet protocols of 128 bits. (For more information, see IBM Informix Administrator's Guide.)

To find the PDF, see Publications for the IBM Informix 12.10 family of products.
For the release notes, documentation notes, and/or machine notes, see the Release Notes page.

Release date: September 2013