IBM Informix

Release Notes for IBM Informix .NET Provider

3.00.TC3DE 22 October 2007

Contents

Release Notes
Purpose of these release notes
New Features in .NET Data Provider
Setup and Configuration
Database Server Compatibility
Microsoft Visual Studio Database Explorer Integration
Known problems and fixed problems
Documentation Corrections and Changes

Release Notes

Purpose of these release notes

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.

New Features in .NET Data Provider

This section describes the new features for the .NET Data Provider, version 3.00.

Enhanced .NET Data Provider

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.

.NET Provider Framework 2.0

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.

Setup and Configuration

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.

Upgrading .NET Applications on Windows 64-bit

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.

Database Server Compatibility

The 3.00 version of IBM Informix .NET Provider is supported with the following database servers:

Database Server Versions
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

Microsoft Visual Studio Database Explorer Integration

Currently, IBM Informix .NET Provider does not integrate well with Microsoft Visual Studio Database Explorer's drag-and-drop programming tools.

Known problems and fixed problems

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.

Documentation Corrections and Changes

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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