Preface

This manual describes the Oracle Database Gateway for Informix, which enables Oracle client applications to access Informix data through Structured Query Language (SQL). The gateway, with the Oracle database, creates the appearance that all data resides on a local Oracle database, even though the data can be widely distributed.

This preface covers the following topics:

Audience

This manual is intended for Oracle database administrators who perform the following tasks:

  • Installing and configuring the Oracle Database Gateway for Informix

  • Diagnosing gateway errors

  • Using the gateway to access Informix data

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