[R] connection DB2 and R (R under linux)

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, laurent  buffat wrote:

> I would like to access to DB2 on R on a linux machine (R and DB2 are on 2 pc
> linux )
> I have read on the R-archive that RODBC work with DB2, but it is not clear
> for me, if it's only for R on a windows machine or if it's work also for R
> under linux ?

It's not clear to me what comment you are `quoting'.  I did explicitly
answer this question in the last few days.

> My data base administrator say that it will not work with linux ?

www.unixODBC.org contradicts your administrator.

Note that `pc linux' is a very vague term, and although there is a DB2
ODBC driver for some Linux-en, it need not be applicable to yours
(although if it runs DB2 it probably is).

> Is it true ?
> Is there another solution ?

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