1.2 Requirements

To use AcuSQL your environment must satisfy the following requirements:

• Your COBOL application must run on a 32-bit Windows system or a UNIX system supported by Acucorp. Unless otherwise indicated, the references to "Windows" in this manual denote 32-bit versions of the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Those versions are: Windows 95 and 98, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. In those instances where it is necessary to make a distinction among the individual versions of those operating systems, we refer to them by their specific version numbers.
• AcuSQL must be installed, along with the ACUCOBOL-GT development system, on your Windows or UNIX system.
• You must have a working ODBC level 2 API connection to your database, including any required networking software support. It is up to you to procure and configure the ODBC API software and related network software.

Your data source may be located on any host for which you have a working ODBC level 2 API connection.

If your application is going to access DB2 data, we recommend IBM's "DB2 Connect" software. At Acucorp, access to DB2 databases has been tested with "DB2 Connect." However, any vendor's properly configured ODBC Level 2 API connectivity software should work.

Your DB2 data source may be hosted on one (or more) of the following environments:

• OS/390
• AS/400
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• HPUX
• Solaris
• AIX

If your application is going to access Oracle data from a UNIX client, we recommend Intersolv's "DataDirect" software. At Acucorp, access to Oracle databases has been tested with "DataDirect." However, any vendor's properly configured ODBC Level 2 API connectivity software should work.