SECTION 4 -- THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
    
<>    04.002 Can I use ODBC?
    
    ODBC is Microsoft's implementation of the Call Level Interface
    specification defined by the SQL Access Group.  INGRES can act as 
    an ODBC server.
    
    The INGRES driver is a Level 1 ODBC driver.  This provides MS-Windows
    applications with transparent access to INGRES databases.  The ODBC
    driver and the MS Driver Manager are available at no charge for the
    INGRES/Net product for MS-Windows but must be EXPLICITLY requested .
    The CA-INGRES ODBC driver is NOT bundled with INGRES/NET.
    
    Refer to Jon Machtynger's INGRES ODBC FAQ at ftp.naiua.org /pub/ingres
    for full information on using ODBC with INGRES.
    
    See also the ODBC FAQ maintained by Microsoft, which you can FTP from
    ftp.microsoft.com in /bussys/sql_odbc/odbc/faq.doc
    
    Suggested site for a compendium of information about ODBC (performance
    info, ODBC Hall of Fame, links to articles, ODBC vendor info, benchmarks,
    myths and facts, database conference presentations and workshops, etc.):
    
       http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Ken_North
    
    Follow the Data Access Roadmap to the ODBC-related pages. This site also
    includes JDBC and OLE DB info.
    
    
    
    
<>    04.003 What is Grafsman?
    
    GRAFSMAN, an OpenIngres third-party application, lets developers add
    graphics to their applications on any of 35 platforms, ranging from 
    DOS, to Windows, OS/2, UNIX, and VMS. Output can be directed to 
    character terminals, X, DOS E/VGA, DEC REGis, Tektronix mono/color, 
    Epson dot matrix, HP LaserJet, or PostScript, among many others.
    
    GRAFSMAN can be built into OpenIngres/ABF, OpenIngres/Vision, and
    OpenROAD applications. On UNIX and VMS platforms, it is also
    possible to embed calls to GRAFSMAN in text files (such as reports
    produced with Report Writer) which can be interpreted by a suppplied
    filter before printing.
    
    There is also a version of Grafsman for the web.
    
    See http://www.soft-tek.com for more information.
    
    
<>    04.004 What is GQL?
    
    GQL is a third-party graphical query language that has support for
    OpenIngres (among many others). There is a read-only version called 
    GQL/User and a read/write version called GQL/Update.
    
    Each site also needs at least a single copy of the GQL/Admin module
    to control the client GQLs.
    
    GQL/Design assists with database design and table definition.
    
    GQL is capable of accessing all the popular database management systems
    as well as OpenIngres, and a future version is expected to be able to 
    join tables from disparate systems.
    
    The vendor has established a Gopher/FTP site for product support and 
    information.
    
    The relevant info:
    
      FTP:          bbs.andyne.on.ca  (IP:198.96.20.209)
      Gopher:       bbs.andyne.on.ca
      BBS:          (613)548-1032     2400bps/14.4kbps/N,8,1
      WWW:          http://bbs.andyne.on.ca/
    
    
    
<>    04.005 Can I use JDBC (Java connectivity)?
    
    JDBC provides Java applications and applets with access to databases 
    in much the same way that ODBC does.  For information on JDBC consult:
    
      http://splash.javasoft.com/jdbc
    
    At the time of writing there are three vendors of JDBC drivers for 
    OpenIngres.
    
    Caribou Lake Software, Inc.
    
      http://www.cariboulake.com
    
    Intersolv (DataDirect Java JDBC solutions)
    
      http://www.intersolv.com
    
    Openlink Software
    
      http://www.openlinksw.com
    
    All these sites offer downloadable demo versions of the respective
    vendor's products.  Caribou Lake specializes in Java/OpenIngres 
    solutions.