The purpose of these release notes for IBM Informix .NET Provider Version 3.00 is to:
These release notes are not intended to be all-inclusive; they should be used as an addendum to the product manuals.
These notes contain information not found in the release notes that are included with the product.
This section describes the new features for the .NET Data Provider, version 3.00.
The .NET Data Provider extends Informix server support for the ADO.NET interface. The .NET Data Provider delivers high-performing, secure access to Informix data. To develop and run applications that use .NET Data Provider you need the .NET Framework, Version 2.0 or 1.1.
In addition to the .NET Data Provider, there is also a collection of add-ins to the Microsoft(R) Visual Studio .NET IDE. The add-ins simplify the creation of applications that use the ADO.NET interface.
For more information, see the IBM Informix .NET Provider Reference Guide.
This feature adds an ADO.NET 2.0 provider for IBM Informix Dynamic Server. With this added support, you can develop applications that are based on the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 2.0. This feature also includes the ADO.NET 2.0 improvements that are required for Informix .NET Provider 2.0 to integrate with Server Explorer in Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET 2005.
The IBM Informix .NET Provider has been certified to work on Windows 2003, and Windows XP. The IBM Informix .NET Provider requires that Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 1.1 or higher be already installed on the computer. The .NET Provider is now installed if you choose the complete install option.
If you are upgrading .NET applications, you must clear the Windows Global Assembly Cache (GAC) to load the new version of the Informix .NET Provider DLL. Clear the GAC with the gacutil utility using the following command:
gacutil /u IBM.Data.Informix
You can perform this operation either before or after upgrading Informix .NET Provider.
The 3.00 version of IBM Informix .NET Provider is supported with the following database servers:
Database Server | Versions |
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IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition | 7.31 and higher; 9.30 and higher; 10.0; 11.10 |
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition | 10.0, 11.10 |
IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server | 8.30 and higher |
Currently, IBM Informix .NET Provider does not integrate well with Microsoft Visual Studio Database Explorer's drag-and-drop programming tools.
A comprehensive list of the problems fixed in this release and also a list of known problems that are not yet fixed can be found in the DEFECTS document.
This section describes the known corrections and changes that need to be made to the IBM Informix .NET Provider Reference Guide.
There are no known corrections or changes at this time.
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