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IBM Informix Client SDK 2.80
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The purpose of these release notes is to make you aware of any special actions required to configure and use IBM Informix ESQL/C on your computer. This file also describes new features and feature differences from earlier versions of this product and other Informix products, and how these differences affect current products. In addition, this file contains information about known bugs and their workarounds.
This release notes document is not intended to be all-inclusive; it should be used as an addendum to the IBM Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual, which provides thorough information about product features and behavior. These release notes are written for the following audience:
II. IBM
Informix Database Server Compatibility
Version 9.52 of IBM Informix ESQL/C has been tested with the following database server configurations:
Informix ESQL/C includes source code files for many of the examples
in the IBM Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual. The installation process
copies these source code files into the following directory: $INFORMIXDIR/demo/esql.
For more information about the example files for IBM Informix ESQL/C, see
the Introduction Chapter in the IBM Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual.
Syntax changes in SQL to support 8.40 product. Refer to ESQL/C doc notes
for more details.
A comprehensive list of the problems
fixed in this release can be found in the
defects document .
A list of the problems known in this release can be found in the
defects document . Some issues with workarounds or additional
information are described below:
On Sun Solaris 2.7 and 2.8 (64 bit only), when inside an XA transaction, if there is an explicit SQL prepare, execute and free in a loop in the global transaction, the application may experience a catastrophic failure. (Bug 156193). As a work around, do not explicitly issue a SQL free command; let the system perform this operation.