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Not enough room in ROOT DBspace
Reduce the size of your PHYSFILE. You probably moved it to another dbspace after setting up the first server. Start it smaller, then create the plog dbspace and move it there and resize. j. On 1/4/17 4:09 PM, STEVEN AB wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to setup a new server with the …
Java Version for Informix Installation
export the java path into PATH environment variable, then use java -version to verify ------------------------------ ke chen ------------------------------…
Changing DBSPACETEMP run-time
Dennis: Just set the DBSPACETEMP environment variable in the environment that the 4GL will be running under. The environment var overrides the ONCONFIG setting for the server (and app default). Art ------------------------------ Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant AS…
Find table accessing information
I beleive that in Art's example, sysopendb is used to determine the users connected to a database. You would need to parse the SQL statement in syssqexplain to identify the table being accessed. ------------------------------ Mike Walker xDB Systems, Inc www.xdbsystems.com -----…
Could I force drop the database?
@Andreas Thank you for your interest. The database is created in the ko_kr.ksc locale. Therefore, it does not seem to be related to whether or not the GL_USEGLU environment variable is set. ------------------------------ SangGyu Jeong Software Engineer Infrasoft Korea, Republi…
IDS Bug of the Day: DBINFO
From XC5 you can set DBINFO_DBSPACE_RETURN_NULL_FOR_INVALID_PARTNUM to reset back to the original functionaliy An environment variable named DBINFO_DBSPACE_RETURN_NULL_FOR_INVALID_PARTNUM was created and can be set to a non-zero value to enable the new feature. It is not active b…
Non Critical DbSpace drop
There is an environment variable that will tell Dbinfo not look at partnum zero entries, if it has made a release it will be the latest. But might be scheduled for the next release Cheers Paul Paul Watson Oninit LLC +1-913-387-7529 www.oninit.com Oninit® is a registered trademark…
DBACCESS_COLUMNS environment variable
Hi, The DBACCESS_COLUMNS environment variable doesn't seem to be found in the knowledge center. Does anyone know what the maximum value is? ------------------------------ SangGyu Jeong Software Engineer Infrasoft Seoul Korea, Republic of ------------------------------ #Informix…
ADO - activex data object
What do I require, to connect "ado activex data object" to Informix ? AIX 7.2 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC9W1 Regards Dirk…
One doubt
In Informix IDS 7.31 for Windows, the PSORT_NPROCS environment variable not exists or not works? Thanks in advance…
Ifmx on windows: create a custom instance
Starting 12.10 you can use INFORMIXSQLHOSTS environment variable on windows too e.g. INFORMIXSQLHOSTS=C:\\\\INFORMIX\\\\ETC\\\\SQLHOSTS.OL_SERVER Regards Hrvoje…
listener-thread@soc_be.c:3073: err = -25582:
Adding Version details Informix Version : IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC6 O/S Version : Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.9 Thanks & Regards, Karthik Rajan…
Informix and speculative execution
Hi all, I have seen speculative execution patches for Firefox and SQL Server. Are there speculative execution patches for Informix in progress? There is no IBM Flash for Informix Dynamic Server and speculaative execution! Regards, David.…
Rovoke insert permission but still can insert
I am doing it at the command line in the server directly in the directory C:\\\\Program Files\\\\IBM\\\\IBM Informix Dynamic Server\\\\11.50\\\\bin…
Informix crashing without a message
Hi Andreas, Yes, you're right about openp, thank you for clearing that out,it seems there is a variable set in the environment IFX_NOPENPS=1024 but still no clue on what happened..…
Informix Environment Variables
Hi, where is the best place to launch a script to set the environment variables? Should they be set in the bash_profile so when the informix user opens a shell, they get set right there or somewhere else?…
External Tables decimal extract problem
Hi, where can I find this environement variable, the "instance_name.cmd" are the same for the two databases.…
12.10.FC6 Mac port released
IBM Informix 12.10.FC6 release for Mac OS is officially available! John F. Miller III STSM, Lead Architect miller3@us.ibm.com 503-747-1366 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)…
Performance issue after migrate to IDS from Online
Questions: 1. After the database was recreated and loaded did you run the recommended suite of Update Statistics commands as described in the Performance Guide manual (or as implemented by my dostats utility) or are you depending on Auto Update Statistics (AUS)? 2. So, you m…
RSS not working
-bash-4.2$ onstat - IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9 -- On-Line --…
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
Optimising index builds
The index isn't using light scans, according to onstat -g scn, for whatever reason. The environment variable isn't (according to TFM) active in 11.70: the engine decides itself. cheers Neil…
slow response loading table for spatial db
Calling spatial db experts please ! IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.UC9 OS Name Linux OS Release 2.6.18-308.el5 OS Node Name hvgreyst25 OS Version #1 SMP Fri Jan 27 17:17:51 EST 2012 OS Machine x86_64 arcCatalogue 10 loading shape files the db is buffered. Wriing dat…
when use IfxDataReader.GetIfxDateTime to NULL valu
Hello, The version of Informix products in my environment is: Database server: AIX IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC5 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.90 IBM-ESQL Version 2.90.FC4 Client: PC Windows IBM Informix-ESQL 3.70.TC5DE.…
IDS 12.10 - dbimport very slow
Hi Markus, Is your import logged ? Regards, Henri MOUKOURI Le 25 juin 2013 à 10:45, "MARKUS BRINKBäUMER" <markus.brinkbaeumer@gmail.com> a écrit : > Hello, > > we have a new server (Windows 2012, 8 GB RAM, 4 x 600 GB SAS 15k HDD). On the > server we have installed an IBM Inf…
KAIO:out of OS resources error in IDS11.7
environment AIX 6.1 IDS 11.70FC5 these days there are several KAIO: out of OS resources, errno = 11 error message showed in the online.log. Searching on the google they suggested me to add the OS parameter aio_maxreqs and set the environment variable IFMX_AIXKAIO_NUM_REQ? Quest…
Performance Tuning Discussion
Ok it seems you have a big hardware, what´s your Informix version? What´s your box architecture? For performance tips, there is a good article in Andrew Ford´s blog, that should clarify your thoughts.... http://www.informix-dba.com/p/informix-innovator-c-tuning-basics.html This…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
import fails on linux red hat
Linux hvgreyst23 2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Oct 15 13:44:51 EDT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux /IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9TL Software Serial Number AAA#B000000 help please import is failing when it hits a line with ^M in it - is this new line T…
Error -556 on @ reference
In IDS_A have a stored procedure do_some that has a insert into a local table. In IDS_B have a stored procedure do_some that does: call base@IDS_A:do_some(); Calling this sp works ok. In IDS_C i try to run: call base@IDS_B:do_some(); Fails with error -556 Cannot create, drop,…
onstat & SMI
Good day. Is it possible to get information from SMI similar as "onstat -g sql <sid>" shows? Especially we need current sql and last parsed sql... Thank you in advance. P.S. IDS 11.50FC9 for AIX.…
Config Help
Your biggest performance problem is that you are running your server on a VM. IO performance under VMWare is VERY VERY POOR and, as I've said several times already this month, databases live and die on IO performance. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.co…
What are best onconfig parameters for a DSS app
Frank.... first question: Is your database installation being made for a production system???? Alexandre Marini IBM Informix Certified Professional v10 / v11.50 / v11.70 IBM Information Management Informix Technical Professional IBM Infosphere DataStage Technical Professional …
IDS 7.31 UD5 data(base) recovery
Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD5 I understood that IDS 7.31 entered End Of Support in September 2009 ( 2 and a half years ago) I hope this is not a business critical system…
enterprise replication time to replicate data
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 Question for enterpise experts Does anyone know a command that will give me time that it takes to replicate data to a node? for example i update on server a and it replicates to server b . How long did it take? cdr view profile gives …
NOFUZZYCKPT: onconfig parameter or environment variable?
Is NOFUZZYCKPT an onconfig parameter or an environment variable? Is there any definitive documentation? Still running IDS 10 on Linux.…
SUM() curiosity
On 29/11/2011 18:36, Fernando Nunes wrote: > The real query was inside a SHELL script that tried to parse the result. It > was able to handle "no rows", but had problems handling an "empty" row. > It's fixed and for the purpose a NVL around the SUM seems to be a good > solution. …
new line/line feed in stored procedure
1150.FC8 I am trying to include a new line in a text string in a sp, for some reason it seems to be 'escaped'. I've tried single quotes and double quotes and line feed , no luck. I have ALLOW_NEWLINE 1 in $ONCONFIG i.e. Username: root \\\\\\ Action: Created an Index. This eve…
unstable server
That error appears to be generated in the ODBC driver not in the IDS server ([Informix][Informix ODBC Driver]) so changes in the engine side wouldn't make much difference. That problem usually appears when the SQL parser inside the ODBC driver gets out of memory. You can try disa…
Over 1,000 days of 24x7 database uptime!
On 29.07.2011 20:38 Lester Knutsen wrote: > From one of our customers, their Informix server hit 1,000 days today > .... congratulations;) > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC8 -- On-Line -- Up > 1000 days 00:31:45 -- They beat mine just bit ... IBM Informix D…
Setting up HDR- First Time -11.70 Innovator-C
Hi, I am setting up HDR for the first time. onstat - on primary shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 0:11:5s onstat - on secondry shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- Fast Recovery (Sec) -- Up 00s onstat -m on sec…
ISAM error 197: Partition recently appended to
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586) I have done a level 0 backup directed to /dev/null and tried again. still it is throwing the same error.…
Viewing Running and Last Parsed SQL Statements
IDS: 11.50.FC5 OS: AIX 6.1.3.0 I have a user that wishes to track/trace their SQL connections and statements. They were able to perform onstat -g sql or onstat -g ses in the past, but now they are not able to run onstat commands from their application server. What table and da…
Environment variable in a stored procedure
Hi all, I'd like to know how to use the environment variables in a stored procedure, for example $HOME, when I call the SYSTEM command ? By example : CREATE PROCEDURE proc SYSTEM('$HOME/myprog.sh'); END PROCEDURE; Currently, we must write : CREATE PROCEDURE proc SYSTEM('/h…
Physical Log Size
How did you "increase" the size? You can only do that song onparams. You cannot do that just by changing the Onconfig file Art On Jan 25, 2011 12:10 PM, "KENT GRUNDEN" <k.grunden@hoogwegtus.com> wrote: > IDS 11.50.FC4WE Windows Server 2008 64bit > > I keep getting the message wh…
Tool to estimate the size of an index
Sorry, I forgot to provide the version of the installation: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC4 Operative System: AIX Version 6.1…
rootdbs size
The problem, as someone already mentioned, is that you cannot position the physical log in a different dbspace during server initialization since only the rootdbs will exist at that time. Change PHYSFILE to something rather small (less than 300MB) and remove the no longer support…
sqlexplain on procedure
hoping someone can help here using IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 When I put set explain on session id on database It does not show the sql in the priocedure - not that i can tell is that correct I used onmode -Y 1513072 1 onstat -g sql shows this Last parsed SQL …
Config
BRIAN FOSTER wrote: > I am doing an intial tune for a new instance of 11.5 64bit. All of our > previous instances have been 32bit so I am unsure about my current shared > > memory config... do I have too many buffers? I am also wondering whether I can > safely add 1 or more CPU V…
Environment variables being ignored
Hello all: I just finished installing 11.50.FC5 AIX 64 bit and found that ISM couldn't be initialized (as root) because INFORMIXDIR was not set, but running "echo $INFORMIXDIR" will show that the variable is set to the actual install directory (/opt/IBM/informix). The same goes…
Index on temporary table?
Is it possible to create an index on a temporary table? I have a script that creates a temporary table worth of data and then does a great deal of selects and parsing of the data inside of it. I was thinking of putting an index on a few key columns in the table to speed it up but…
Can't access sysindexes remotely
Hi, We are using IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 using Platform: SunOS 5.10 Generic_125100-09 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200 Thanks…
newline character in text field
Hi, Take a look at the ALLOW_NEWLINE configuration parameter. I'm not sure that will do the trick in this case since the parameter is for quoted strings, but give it a shot. Cheers, Dick Snoke Executive IT Specialist IBM Software Group - ChannelWorks Tel: (404) 487-1595 Email:…
RE: UPDATE of Type DEC with Error
> don't see any difference between the statements. But I guess you have > different environments. Have a look on environment variable DBMONEY. I SORRY there was a mistake in my posting. The seccont statement (without error) must be BUT UPDATE fyar2sta Set BEWPRS=73 Where Sa=0…
Get Session Env variables
On 19/01/2010 17:21, Dave wrote: > How can I get/monitor session environment variable information from > the Database? We are using IDS 11.50.FC4. Specifically, I would like > to see which DBSPACETEMP a session is using based on what that > particular application sets it to. > …
Random Server Slowdown "Redone"
There are some usual things you could do for now: 1) calc your database ratios, I think there are several NETTYPE, BUFFERS and even BTSCANNER options that could be optimized, you could download Mr. Art script to automatically know these important numbers!!! It´s on the download …
Informix Dynamic Server Software Downloads
It appears IBM has cleverly hidden the IDS downloads again on the Passport Advantage Website, at least from my prying eyes. I can find the Solid DB and the DB2 links just fine. Does anyone out there in IIUG-land with a Passport Advantage account know where IBM has stashed the dow…
Doubt about DBTEMP environment variable
Hello, folks. We´re running IDS 11.50.FC4 on a linux_64 machine. As the official documentation says: "If DBTEMP is not set, the database server creates temporary files in the /tmp directory and temporary tables in the DBSPACETEMP directory. See DBSPACETEMP for the default if DBSP…
Seeing one oninit working hard while others are no
No the parameter is SQLTRACE which appears to be off, at least the config line you posted is commented out: #SQLTRACE level=low,ntraces=1000,size=2,mode=global Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that…
OPTCOMPIND and perl
Anyone know if I can change OPTCOMPIND after establishing a DB connection or does it need to be set before connecting? ta SLES10 SP1 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC5…
Insert into an indexed table is really SLOW!
MIKE DUNHAM-WILKIE wrote: > I am running into performance problems inserting into an indexed table, using > Informix 11.50. The following timings for loading into > compressed/uncompressed, indexed/non-indexed tables using dbload/HPL-Deluxe > more illustrate the problem. The numb…
Error sql -998 (???)
Hi , Can you able to find what is the sql last parsed in that session during onstat -g ses? rgds schillache…
Update Stats Error -647
Hi, with IDS 11.50.FC3 on Solaris 9 it appears the following error: 490 UPDATE STATIST kva CR Not Wait -647 0 9.24 Off Current SQL statement : UPDATE STATISTICS MEDIUM FOR TABLE kva_efn_gonr (efg_lfd_pos, efg_leist_dat, efg_leist_anz, efg_begr…
ALLOW_NEWLINE
Hi there, I understand how ALLOW_NEWLINE works. However I don't understand why the option is there in the first place. I would have thought that having it on permanently would be more useful rather than not. Then you can control when you want newlines to appear by inserting "\\n…
Informix Dynamic Server Scheduler question
Hi! I'm working on a project at my faculty. It's a java desktop application with an informix database. I have a problem using informix dynamic server scheduler. I have a particular table in my database. This table contains records that are inserted by the desktop aplication I'm …
IDS 9.40 End of Support Imminent
I have seen a number of posts on CDI recently related to IDS 9.40 As per the announcement on September 7th 2007, effective on the dates listed below, IBM will withdraw support from the following product releases licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: 9…
doing unloads with trim function ?
Does anyone know if there is any environment variable or something that can cause unloads and or exports to trim fields of excess spaces ? Thanks, floyd…
RE: set environment variable
Perhaps I'm missing something. Instead of the user running the 4GL program directly, have the user run a shell script that sets the variables and then calls the 4GL program. > From: eferreyra@gmail.com > Subject: Re: set environment variable > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:43:06 -08…
RE: set environment variable
A bit of a shameful plug, but correct on the content. While you *can* do this, the need to do this is limited and there may be better alternatives. What is it that you're trying to accomplish? If you do any environment changes, its only in the local shell and it can only be use…
set environment variable
Hi, i note there is not a FGL_SETENV function in traditional Informix 4GL Anybody has resolved how to set an environment variable (linux, bash) from 4gl program?? i need: $ fglgo my4gl -- my4gl must set MYVAR=SOMEVALUE $ echo $MYVAR SOMEVALUE Can make this works.... Tha…
use stored proc that return multiple columns in a query
forgot to include version info: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6W5 -- On-Line -- Up 207 days 22:14:39 -- 1441100 Kbytes…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
I can't get HPL on 11.50.FC1 to work
Connecting to onpload, Please wait... Successful connection to onpload established Thu Jul 31 15:34:38 2008 SHMBASE 0x0000004000000000 CLIENTNUM 0x0000000049010000 Session ID 1 Unload Database -> bmn Query Name -> unload_ev_change Device Array -> unload_ev_c…
CONFIGURATION ONAUDIT-IBM Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I need to configure onaudit and onshowaudit able to register for each of the consultations that are made to the database, either through dbaccess, ODBC or another application. I've been reviewing the IBM Informix Trusted Facility Guide, but I was not working. What param…
Historical query - when was casting included in ISQL
iiug@perrior.net said: > Apropos of a colleague being surprised to find > > SELECT some_datetime_year_to_second_field::DATE > FROM a_table > > worked in ISQL V7.20 against a V9.30 database - does anyone recall > when it was introduced to the ISQL product line? I can't find anythi…
How to use Informix Dynamic Server
I have installed trial version of "Informix IDS Dynamic Server Developer Edition 11.5 for Windows 2003, XP, Vista, 32bit Version 1150TC1DE". But i am new to informix. Can anyone explain how to use IDS in detail.…
if statement in Informix SQL
On 11 Apr, 17:05, "Art S. Kagel (Oninit)" <a...@oninit.com> wrote: > vchu via DBMonster.com wrote: > > Can someone help me to convert something like this in Informix SQL? > > > select > > when arriveDT > appointmentDT then "OT" > > when arriveDT <= appointmentDT then "Normal" > >…
Dbexport/dbimport/schema question?
The dbexport utility unloads a database into text files and creates a schema file. You can use the schema file with dbimport to re-create the database schema in another IBM Informix environment. You can edit the schema file to modify the database that dbimport creates. dbimport …
What is IPA abbreviation ?
Hi all IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER 10.00 PRODUCT RELEASE bug_number 168928 description WITH NON-DEFAULT PAGE SIZE AND ACTIVE IPA'S, TABLE LEVEL RESTORES FAIL product_code ONUTILS component_code ARCHECKR What is IPA ? Thanks…
USEOSTIME issue
Might want to login as the user who owns the oninit and see what timezone is set. I had this problem when setting a server for the UK but the machine was located in the US. Beieve there is also an environment variable that can or needs to be set.…
Why doesn't Informix support the simple position(str, str) returning int function?
bozon wrote: [cutting] >> Of course if you are using this to parse a string the above method is >> no good. Of course there are complicated sql ways to parse a string. >> >> I have had 2 developers in the last week ask me for ways to implement >> something that would have been m…
environment variable NOFUZZYCKPT - IDS 10
Just Wondering if some one can help me in understanding pros & cons of NOFUZZYCKPT=1 environment variable with an OLTP application on Linux with IDS 10.UC6 Thanks.…
IIUG TV
Great job on the video work!! I look forward to seeing more! -t- -- -- Informix Dynamic Server Database Engine -- http://www.informix.com --…
Optimizer Question
Yoo could lose light scans by making buffers too big. j. >From: Mary Gregory <mary.gregory@rheem.com> >Date: 2007/06/06 Wed AM 09:07:04 CDT >To: ids@iiug.org >Subject: Optimizer Question [9297] >Could the addition of memory to IDS (BUFFERS, SHMVIRTSIZE) cause the >optimizer to…
Re: admin tools like PC client
Mike, What version of Informix are you using? Informix SE? Informix OnLine? Informix Dynamic Server? Most Informix versions these days come with a product call I-Connect that needs to be installed on the PC and rovides the Informix ODBC drivers.…
Error when initializing
06:36:20 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version [b]10.00.UC6TL[\\b] I believe this is likelt ot be a new ish instance to a newish user of the software…
Question on SHMVIRTSIZE
On 08/05/07, Mary Gregory <mary.gregory@rheem.com> wrote: > I still haven't found a good way to determine whether or not adding more > virtual memory to the instance would speed up queries or not. I think I > might try to add another 128 MB just to see what happens. Also, I am > …
problems with Informix dynamic server 9.4 @ WIndows 2003
I have problems with connecting the server. I use correct user/password to connect to the server, but the server do not known the server. I'm sure the user exist and is one of the user in Informix_Admin group. I have installed Informix dynamic server 9.4 in a windows xp system in…
querying sysmaster to get last sql executed
Thanks Art again. I detailed description about what I'm trying to get. I reviewed all information that you list in last response. I'm trying to catch what was last parsed sql sentence executed by a session and I can not get it trough sysmaster querying. I saw that querying sy…
How change SO environments by DBACCESS ?
Sorry, I just want know how to change some Environment Variables of Unix without quit the DBACCESS (like Alter Session of Oracle). Thanks.…
Configuring IDS for multiplexing
Hello Noa, You can set the IFX_SESSION_MUX environment variable to NULL or any positive integer. NULL = No multiplexing, 1 = Multiplexing enable On Windows platforms, in addition to setting the multiplexing option in the sqlhosts registry you must also define the ifx_session_…
SQL Fun
I believe I am correct that SQL is not supposed to have any reserved words. Of course that is from my memory and I don't remember where or when I learned this. (I think college which was a long time ago.) This fact may have even changed since then and different vendors short circ…
Sysmaster database sql will not complete
After a series of hardware and Informix Dynamic server crashes, I have the following sql that runs and will not complete. I have stopped and re-started the Informix engine, re-booted the host, and have onmode zd the sess ID. The sql will go away, but returns and will not comple…
Dumping all tables to separate files
wes.faul@gmail.com wrote: > Neil Truby wrote: >> <wes.faul@gmail.com> wrote in message > > Thanks - I think this will work. Does Informix have any kind of ERD > diagram or dump of fields by table along with format, comments, etc... > that's not in SQL format? If not, I could pr…
License Extension
Help.. I need a license extension for the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC3R1TL which I downloaded to do a evaluation. How can I get the license extened..my project is in the final stages .. Dhaya Commercial bank…
Re: Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server
Clive Eisen wrote: > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > Yes the buffer overflow issues are a pain and frankly they shouldn't occur > > if IBM did formal code reviews. Or rather they should be caught and > > corrected prior to release. > > > > "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in m…
Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server
Not sure if this has posted here or not but .... http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=630&context=SSGU8G&dc=D600&u id=swg21242921&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en Cheers Paul Paul Watson Tel: +44 1414161772 Mob: +44 7818003457 Web: www.oninit.com GO FURTHER with DB2 GET THER…
Re: "Network down" on fresh install
Hm ... I was trying to get the environment variables together that need to be set for onmonitor to work - somehow, this does not work out, must be missing one or more ... what variables need to be set? Tnx!…
Performance issue after 732 to 94fc6 upgrade
Doug- We discovered when we made a similar transition that temporary tables built and indexed in a program will not use their indexes unless update statistics is run against them. The 9.x engine apparently has a difference in the optimizer which caused this. --EEM > -----Origi…
Initialising Informix
I am trying to initialize informix on a new server and I am getting this error. The server is HP UX 11.11 and Informix IDS 7.31 What could be the problem / This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible …
Informix Connection From WIN CE.NET Emulator?
How do I connect to informix dynamic server from WIN CE.NET Emulator? Is there a WIN CE informix driver?…
ISM Environment Variables
I continue my life's work trying to make ISM work in a number of different environments. Recently I have been exploring the ability to restore from onbar/ISM to a different system (The imported restore). During this I have discovered that it is necessary to set environment vari…
Re: Table Editor for Multiplatforms
Enhancements in Version 4.3 ..... also supports the Informix Dynamic Server 9.x. http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/db2tools/db2te/…
RE: FGLDIR environment variable
Great, thank you very much - one mistery cleared up :-) -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of reinaldo99@gmail.com Sent: 27 March 2006 05:49 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: FGLDIR en…
RE: FGLDIR environment variable
I found references to it in the 4GL user guide for version 7. It might be, but we don't use 4J's (unless someone who weren't very familiar with Informix did the setup long ago on the system I inherited - and got the products confused). My other thought was that it is an old var…
FGLDIR environment variable
In the manual I see this variable is used for the 4GL compiler. I have a lot of old cron scripts on my servers, that set this variable at the top - is this necessary ? It doesn't look like this is necessary for running pcode (fglgo) ... Dirk Moolman Database and Unix Admini…
R: R: Problems using "EXISTS"
> If I set NO_SUBQF=1 then select works correctly still in Linux IDS 9.40.UC6 > I don't find any documentation about this environment variable. How does this variable work ? I understand that this variable turns off a feature in the query optimizer. With this feature turned on t…
Fragmentation Elimination Problem
I am on version IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4.…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Ronald Schwingel wrote: > Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) > Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use > before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide > documentation that I can pass on also? It looked to…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
First off you shouldn't be getting shared memory access errors. That sounds more like a bug that technical support should address. I wouldn't be surprised if your getting can't allocate additional shared memory segment messages. Informix 32-bit on AIX is a bitch. The problem …
Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide documentation that I can pass on also? We are looking at providing one of cust…
create a DB on Linux
Hi! I have installed Informix dynamic server on Linux. Now I want to create a data base. What should I do? Thanks…
Dbload Question
Hi, I am trying to use dbload to load two files into a database simultaneously in two separate sessions. The first load works but it seems that the second one is waiting for the first to finish. I'm sure I got this to work before. The onstat -g sql of the second shows (a lock s…
Re: flagship sunk
Funny I have been able to download IDS 10 for Solaris, Windows and Linux am I just smarter than everyone else? www.informix.com Support and downloads In the middle trials and betas Oh look Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) V10.0 easy!…
Re: Splitting rows without temp tables
In message <1138103099.747262.129670@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, theusarools@hotmail.co.uk writes >"This smacks to me of SQL mental masturbation. Why not just use the >well-known "SELECT ... INTO TEMP" mechanism? " > >Probably because: > >"and I have read-only access, so no te…
Re: IDS Feature Request List (including potential new requests).
I;m adding both. 1. Less likely to be implemented since it is not that hard to wordaround. and once you have the view definition setup how often do you change it/ add new views. 2. Yes! I would have thought that the process is a) parse sql and built internal form of parse tree…
Re: IDS 10 - documentation questions
Oops! I mean IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.TC3ET Althought the release notes (idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html) start with:- "Release Notes for IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition for Windows Platforms 10.00.TC3E, 1 July 2005 " so it is TC3E or TCE3T? and …
Re: Sql to concatenate multiple rows to a single row / column
Thank you SaltTan - it works beautifully. BTW, we have IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC6.…
Environment variable CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE is too long
Hi, Im having this kind of message on my log : 19:26:38 Environment variable CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE is too long (maximum is -1 characters). 19:26:38 File: osenv.c, line: 1840, status: -5. 19:26:38 Environment variable CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE is too long (maximum is -1 characters). What …
New IDS Forum on IBM Developerworks website
This forum provides a place for Informix Dynamic Server developers and users to share their questions, thoughts, and ideas with others. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=548&cat=19…
Reading environment variables
People, Is there a way to read the environment variables from within dbaccess? for example select '$INFORMIXDIR' from systables where tabid =1' Thanks in advance Kenneth…
Re: IDS 10 Express Edition
Note 10.00.xC3 = Enterprise Version 10.00.xC3E = Express Edition http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.relnotes.doc/uc3E/idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html Then click on "IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition" in the right pane:…
setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux error
I setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux execcute oninit -ivy is failed the online.log is write /// 16:31:32 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size 8192KB) 16:31:32 Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 Software Serial Number AA…
Re: informix integration with TCL
Tim McIntire wrote: Download Jonathan Leffler's sqlcmd package from the IIUG Software Repository. Art S. Kagel > Looking for some help with an interface to an informix database (9.40). My > preference would be to have a solution that provides the sql commands in a > tcl intep…
informix integration with TCL
Looking for some help with an interface to an informix database (9.40). My preference would be to have a solution that provides the sql commands in a tcl intepreter, but an alternative might be to have a commandline interface to the database. The closest I have found with infor…
informix integration with TCL
Looking for some help with an interface to an informix database (9.40). My preference would be to have a solution that provides the sql commands in a tcl intepreter, but an alternative might be to have a commandline interface to the database. The closest I have found with infor…
Utilizing temporary tables via an ODBC connection?
Hello, We (my partner and I) had a situation come up yesterday that we were able to get around, but I'd like input on what the best practice might be. I have a temporary resultset that I'd like to join with another SQL, or use in a subquery in another SQL. FYI - I'm using Micro…
Utilizing temporary tables via an ODBC connection?
Hello, We (my partner and I) had a situation come up yesterday that we were able to get around, but I'd like input on what the best practice might be. I have a temporary resultset that I'd like to join with another SQL, or use in a subquery in another SQL. FYI - I'm using Micro…
Informix Dynamic Server information Centre
Great new utility just posted under IDS 10 on the docs site has uses for other products and versions than just IDS 10 so take a look even if you are not using 10 yet!! http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp…
Cannot find message file. Check INFORMIXDIR and DBLANG.
im trying to run the oninit -i in the command prompt when the message appear... we installed... IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Rapid Development System Version 7.32.UC2 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Version 7.32.UC2 set up sqlhosts, services, onconfig, path... but when tr…
temp table environment variables
We are testing an application. This is an esqlc app. When running, it uses some of our temp dbspaces ( I assume during the sort for the order by in a select sql ), and also creates sort files in /tmp. This is normal behaviour, the way I understand it. I have 3 temp dbspaces in t…
CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE
Hola, Alguien sabe a que se debe este error. 17:22:01 Environment variable CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE is too long (maximum is -1 characters). 17:22:01 File: osenv.c, line: 1839, status: -5. 17:22:01 Environment variable CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE is too long (maximum is -1 characters). 17:22:01 Fi…
Resolution for '-25557 Network internal error'
'-25557 Network internal error' is resolved by adding this to the Path environment variable : C:\\Program Files\\Informix\\Connect\\bin sending to informix-list…
sysmaster database
I have been researching some problems we are having with software since our upgrade from IDS 7.31 on AIX 4.3 to IDS 9.40 on AIX 5.2 (64-bit). We are currently running. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC4W1 on AIX 5.2 with the 64bit kernel installed. I have noticed that…
chunk capacity
we are using BM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC2X3 on Linux Kernel 2.4.21 the command 'onstat -d' shows ... Expanded chunk capacity mode: disabled how can I change this mode to 'enabled'?…
IDS V7.30 and Windows 2000
Can Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC6 be run on a Windows 2000 host system? TIA Erwin…
Re: Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Art S. Kagel wrote: > On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:05:41 -0400, madiego wrote: >>I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : >> >>This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix >>Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do…
Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y Checking group membership to determine ser…
Re: IDS9.4/AIX5.2 performace degradation
Dalibor, A piece of tuning advice that has many times hit this list, is that you should have one CLEANER per LRU. So, having LRUS = 8 implies that you should have CLEANERS=8 also, to keep up with the overhead. Ben Thompson wrote: > Dalibor Krleza wrote: > > I may have missed i…
Re: IDS9.4/AIX5.2 performace degradation
Dalibor Krleza wrote: I may have missed it in your long post, but I didn't see anything about disc layouts or number of CPUs. Also I may have missed it as well but I couldn't see any output from "onstat -g iof" or "onstat -g iov". I have commented on your onconfig anyway. > OK …
Re: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
I am experiencing similar problems with users migrating from Standard Engine to IDS 9.30. It appears that some applications are more susceptible than others. What application(s) are you running? We also have experience of adding more BUFFERS, LOCKS, etc and not improving the sit…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Muthana Increase BUFFERS in onconfig file. UPDATE STATISTICS for each table (as a minimum) rerun the query and see what improvements you get. If you still have problems post the results of:- onstat -p onstat -m onstat -R and sqexplain.out of any particularly slow query or updat…
Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Dear Sir, The question how can make DB Tuning for Informix Dynamic Server version 9:30 to get the query faster. I used IDS 9:30 and it's not quick enough like our old Standard Engine. which Parameter can i change to make that or what shall i do? Regards Muthana AL-Temimi…
Re: Specifying location of .4gi files
Andy Kent wrote: > Which environment variable tells fglgo where to look for pcode files? > DBPATH can contain a colon-separated list of directories. It seems fglgo uses this to look for 4gi files and for databases.…
RE: PDQ not used ?
Include SET PDQPriority 100; at the beginning of a SQL statement to make sure it runs in PDQ. You can also set environment variable for a job/account to make this setting a little more global.…
Location of .4gi files
I should know better than to ask, but... Which environment variable tells fglgo where to look for pcode files? Thanks Andy Kent Bristol UK The reply address works!…
Specifying location of .4gi files
Which environment variable tells fglgo where to look for pcode files? TVM -- Andy Kent Bristol, UK Shiny new genuine reply address.…
Can IDS accessing Informix SE Tables.
Hello, Now we are using Informix SE. We are planning to go Infomix Dynamic Server 9.x. Before migrating our current applications to IDS 9.x., first we have to develop a new application in IDS 9.x, in that we need to use some of the tables from informx SE. Could you please answer…
String length exceeding 256 bytes (error 280)
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 07:02:26 +0100 (BST), Gopi Krishna <informixprogrammer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >--0-528180686-1087797746=:18746 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Hello, > >A table with four fields has the schema: > >int >int >int…
Re: query performance tools
"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote: > June C. Hunt said: >>You must have missed the "onstat -g sql in 9.4" thread while you were >>catching up [...] > > I'm sorry to pick nits with someone who has just been so gracious, but the > problem with onstat -g sql is tha…
Re: DB Marketshare - Follow Up Question
"Rob Vorbroker" <rvorbroker@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c9koqe$n80$1@news.xmission.com... > Are you seeing any change in the market? Gentle erosion of Informix customers to SQL Server or occasionally to Oracle (but *never* to DB2), punctuated by occasional larger bursts as …
Re: onstat -g sql in 9.4
I spoke with support this morning. They confirmed that UC5 will have the fix, but that UC5 availability is a few months out. The good news is that there is a fix available for UC4. Thanks for all of the feedback. Bob scottishpoet <dryburghj@yahoo.com> wrote: : Yes, please log …
RE: onstat -g sql in 9.4
I will be testing 9.4 in the next few days and I will need this feature. Does anybody know if the sql_stmt fields have been removed from sysmaster. Regards Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of …
RE: onstat -g sql in 9.4
I was looking at this very topic today in 9.30.FC5 (I think) and certainly the current and last sql statements are present in 9.30 Which was very useful as it helped me to find a problem - no solution, just the problem Regards malcolm -----Original Message----- From: owner-inf…
Re: onstat -g sql in 9.4
I reported this as a bug about six months ago. Bug: 165499 DBACCESS - LAST PARSED SQL STATEMENT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN ONSTAT -G SQL OR ONSTAT -G SES They said it should be fixed in 9.40.UC5 Do call an open a case to make sure they get it coded in this release. Thanks bothwelln…
Re: onstat -g sql in 9.4
bothwellno@spam.duke.edu wrote: > We use the output from onstat -g sql <sessid> to assist with > problem resolution. > The value of 'Last parsed SQL statement' is very helpful to find > problematic SQLs. > > We are upgrading from 7.31 (AIX 4.3.2) to 9.40 (AIX 5.2) and have > not…
onstat -g sql in 9.4
We use the output from onstat -g sql <sessid> to assist with problem resolution. The value of 'Last parsed SQL statement' is very helpful to find problematic SQLs. We are upgrading from 7.31 (AIX 4.3.2) to 9.40 (AIX 5.2) and have noticed that in version 9.40, the 'Last parsed SQ…
multiple userthreads per session
Hi, maybe your environment variable PDQPRIORITY was set to a value greater than zero while you did "oninit" ?…
Dose anybody have the dbtop script in the Troubleshooting informix course?
Dears, I study the Troubleshooting ibm informix dynamic server course. At the module 4 exercise need the dbtop script. Dose anybody has this dbtop script and post for me? Thanks. Philip Yeh.…
Work group edition - Unlimited edition??
Taken from IBM web site:- =========================================================================== The following Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Unlimited editions have been added to the IBM Data Management Gold Transaction Processing Bundle for SMB Unlimited: IBM Informix…
Re: Parameters
> That looks like the correct syntax - why do you think it might not be? Because when I parse the query I receive no error but when I try to assign a value to the parameters Sql Server give me the message: - "Provider cannot derive parameter information and SetParameterInfo as…
Re: [Informix Dynamic Server (IDS):] Digest 2671
For a course in the US, check out: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=course_description&co urseCode=L1760&country=us&language=en (IBM course L1760). There is probably a similar course offered in Europe somewhere. Hope this helps. Kevin Doiron Toronto,…
Re: Whatcha' wanta have?????
Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > Serge Rielau wrote: > > >>Lastly, and this is my personal opinion entirely, semantic error >>checking belongs into the compiler front end, not the back-end. >>The back-end should only complain about not having enough resources to >>satisfy a perfectly l…
Re: Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
chaithra wrote: > i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a > transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or > rollsback we should be able to know the status. > is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. I'm not quite s…
Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
hi all, i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or rollsback we should be able to know the status. is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. thanx in advace chaithra…
Environment variable CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE is too long
Hello all, We are using Informix - CSDK 2.81TC3B2 to use .Net driver. The applications are sending lot of messages to online log, anybody has any idea what this error means and how to stop these messages ? Here is the cut from the online log ---------------------------…
configure computer for using informix
what shell I do to make my computer work with informix. I have installed winXP on my computer, informix 4 i informix dynamic server? THANKS…
Where can I get the client API?
Hi, does anyone knows where to get the client API for Informix Dynamic Server 7.x? Perhaps we want to access the server via api directly. Kind regards, Joachim Engel.…
Informix optimizer
Hi, Does anyone know if the Informix Dynamic Server (7.31 or 9.4) database optimizer uses star schema optimizer techniques? Thank you, Tony…
TRUNCATE TABLE command in 9.3?
I am aware that Informix Dynamic Server previously has not included the TRUNCATE TABLE command. Does anyone know if 9.3 or 9.4 include this command?…
Re: Linux fgl_getenv
> Usually, you don't get environment variables at all. Which one(s) do > you think you need access to, and why? As I at least hinted, any > environment found by something run by the server is primarily the > server's own environment. Anything else is unreliable. I want to set…
Linux fgl_getenv
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.30.UC3 on Linux. Do I have to do something before I can use the fgl_getenv call in a stored procedure? When I try I get 674: Routine (fgl_getenv) can not be resolved.…
Fuzzy Checkpoint
Does anyone know what the environment variable is and what it should be set to in order to stop fuzzy checkpoints and keep the normal full checkpoint? I heard the variable was NOFUZZYCKPT but am not sure what to set it to. Joel Reece…
ontape in 9.4
ALLOW_NEWLINE, I believe, has to do with newlines in the data, such as a char . . . Is there a difference in ontape between 7.3 and 9.4? Maybe extra input needed?? -----Original Message----- From: Putillo, Mick J [mailto:MickPutillo@chevrontexaco.com] Sent: Thursday, September …
I can't believe this is a bug
IDS 9.21.UC4 on Solaris 2.6 Look at this code:- select pnr_locator from ftravel_tr4@ifmx_flx:pnr_info where pnr_locator not in (select pnr from rpt_table where dep_date > TODAY-331) and pnr_locator not in (select pnr_locator from pnr_status where pnrstat = '…
RE: Dynamic Server versus Universal Server ??
Originally, Version 7.x was called 'Informix Dynamic Server', Version 9.0x was called 'Universal server' Starting with 9.1, Universal server became 'Dynamic server with Universal data option'. With 9.2, new names 'Internet Foundation 2000 ' and 'Dynamic server 2000' ware given…
Informix Dynamic Server 2000 startup problem
Hi, While starting up informix in multi user mode , we wait for the database to come up by checking the onstat - o/p . But if the system is loaded, even after onstat shows status as online , the connection is rejected by the database . The wait loop that we do is as follow…
fuzzy checkpoint
"dusong" <member21945@dbforums.com> wrote in message news:3019277.1055994530@dbforums.com... > > I want to use the fully checkpoint instead fuzzy checkpoint when > a checkpoint occur, > How can I do? > thanks set environment variable NOFUZZYCKPT=1 in the .profile of informix a…
why I can't see the output of "onstat -g wts"
test:/informix>onstat -g wst Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.21.FC7 -- On-Line -- Up 5 days 13:23:03 -- 11132960 Kbytes Wait statistics not enabled How to enable the wait statistics???…
what is the path to the informix 9.3 engine
I am trying to set the environment variable for SQLEXEC for an old informix program "i4gl" and "isql". The SQLEXEC environment variable needs to know the path name of the informix 9.3 engine…
informix SDK 2.81 ifxoledbc OLEDB and ADO
When Updating or deleting a non existing row in a table, the informix oledb provider produces an "UnSpecified error". Environment: Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix SDK 2.81 ADO 2.6 Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance…
Re: SQL in onstat -g ses output
Josi Kyllerd wrote: > Dumb question time: What is the difference between "Current SQL statement" > and "Last Parsed SQL statement"? Usually the SQL is identical in both but > I've always wondered why sometimes this is not the case. And why might > only Last parsed SQL statement b…
SQL in onstat -g ses output
Dumb question time: What is the difference between "Current SQL statement" and "Last Parsed SQL statement"? Usually the SQL is identical in both but I've always wondered why sometimes this is not the case. And why might only Last parsed SQL statement be displayed as in the output…
Re: Is there a timeout in ITConnection::Open() ?
Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<3EC0A05D.6090600@earthlink.net>... > > You can try setting the environment variables such as IFM*X_CONN_RETRY > and IFM*X_CONN_TIMEOUT -- I can't remember if there's an M in the > variable names. That's about all, …
Re: Using directives within Informix 4GL
Jonathan Leffler wrote in message <3A7708D1.A3CFFB4@informix.com>... >Richard Harnden wrote: >> You could try wrapping the select in an SQL...END SQL block, > >Hooray; someone got it right! > You are obviously a fan of SQL ... END SQL but I gotta admit - my mind is boggled at th…
Tru64 5.1 and IDS 9.20/9.21
Anyone out there running KAIO successfully on Compaq Tru64 5.1 and IDS 9.20/9.21??? We can't seem to get that going. Any idea about kernel parameters, tweaks, etc? Environment variables? Anything? Thanks in advance!…
Isolation Level
Hello, I have found in the informix forum that for setting isolation level for ACE report exist the environment variable SACEISOL. Is there an environment variable for set isolation level for 4gl, isql, dbaccess tools? Regards Enrico Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Befo…
What requires an IDS Linux?
Hello What requires an Informix Dynamic Server Linux a desktop and/or a network version of Linux? Thanks in advance Jacqueline Romero Miranda…
Re: Parsing a string in a column
Can't do that in SQL. You'll have to go with awk or an ESQL/C program. Art S. Kagel bumbershoot@centurytel.net wrote: > > Greetings to all SQL guru's. > > System details: Digital UNIX 4.0E - IDS 7.31FC4 > > In order to do some analysis on some data, I need to extract text from…
spanish DB_LOCALE configuration
Hello everybody: I?m trying to configure the LOCALE environment variables in NT Server with Informix 7.22TC1 for spanish Language. Would anybody give a hint? Thanks…
Informix v Oracle
Hi Is there a function in Informix Dynamic Server 2000 that is like Oracles CREATE SEQUENCE that uses NEXTVAL/CURVAL and %ROWCOUNT, ect? Thanks for all contributions Jordan jbruce@asaglobalserv.com…
Parsing a string in a column
Greetings to all SQL guru's. System details: Digital UNIX 4.0E - IDS 7.31FC4 In order to do some analysis on some data, I need to extract text from one field and insert that into another table. I can unload data to a text file and use Awk to parse it, then load it into the des…
ESQL/Win: how to get INFORMIXSERVER in ENV
Is there anyway to get the server default value that actually corresponds to the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable? I have an ESQL/C program that needs to pull that value as the prefix to a SAMBA share. Thanks. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.…
dbaccess
Armin Kuepfer wrote: > When trying to start dbaccess on my PC I receive the error message: > "Could not initialize the security subsystem. Check Your environment variables.…
Retrieving product name
Hi all, Is their a system table somewhere on an informix server that stores the product name. For example 'Select owner from systables where tabname = � VERSION� will return the version of the server. I would like to be able to tell if a server is a Universal server or a Dynamic …
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
Help - Object Interface for C++ question
Hi. Does anyone know from which environment variables the default constructor for ITDBInfo gets the values ? Thanks, Bogdan Neagu…
ITDBInfo
Hi. Does anyone know from which environment variables the default constructor for ITDBInfo gets the values ? Thanks, Bogdan Neagu…
Last parsed SQL statement...
Is it possible to get last parsed statement is ESQL/C (like onstat -g ses id_ses)? Query is saved in sysmaster database, but where can I found session id? Thank you for anserws... ______________________________________________________________________________ Jaroslaw Pos…
Re: How to search for a string in a TEXT field
Hi, :-( SELECT name, REPLACE(text,"ZNOTREADY","found") AS your_output FROM tablewithtextfield; Blobs are not allowed in this expression. I use Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC2A…
Re: String manipulation a la INSTR
"Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.net> wrote in message news:397F4564.D1825C23@bloomberg.net... > Jeff Glenn wrote: > > > > In our old DB we have a NAME field. It stores last name, first name, which > > is '/' delimited. I need to parse out the slash so I can extract just the > > l…
String manipulation a la INSTR
Jeff Glenn wrote: > > In our old DB we have a NAME field. It stores last name, first name, which > is '/' delimited. I need to parse out the slash so I can extract just the > last name, or first name, and insert them into the appropriate columns. > > I was hoping to find somethin…
Re: ace report & dirty read
There's an environment variable called SACEISOL, just set it to dirty read >>> "Herv (F� SIMONOT" <hesimo@charlatte.fr> 07/11/00 09:15am >>> How should I run a report with sacego in dirty read mode ? Thanks.…
Create user in Informix Dynamic Server
Hello all I`m new in INS. Could you help me? I have Database server with one user Informix. How to create another user to Database?…
Informix ODS on Win 2000?
Does Informix Dynamic Server V7.31.TC5 for Intel Pentium Windows NT 4 also run on Windows 2000? Thanks for any help. Guy Dillen ITP…
Where in PATH variable in Windows
under windows 95,98 you can set environment variables like PATH in your autoexec.bat file. you have to reboot for the variables to take effect. with NT you can set the environment by goint to start=>settings->control-panel->system->environment and set the variables there. after y…
Re: New to ASPs connecting to Informix (driver error)
Hi, Check, the PATH variable in your user environment. ??/Informix/bin must be set.…
onstat -g sql <id>. Can I get more than just the last statement
I'm tracking a problem with GL_DATE and DBDATE screwing up, and am focusing on what the SQL being passed via ODBC looks like after it's been parsed by the server. Unfortuntaley, onstat -g sql <id> only shows the last statement for a given id, and I'm interested in a bunch of sta…
tracing informix se
Informix SE 7.23 on SCO UnixWare 2. Is there a way to trace what an .ec ESQL/C program sends to the database server? For example, an environment variable, with the name of the file to log all SQL commands to ? Thanks,…
PDQ and IDS 7.3
benlag@aent.com wrote: > Is their any way I can globally set the PDQPRIORITY variable so that > these users can use PDQ?? You can set PDQPRIORITY environment variable at any client workstation You want. > Benny Lago Leonid Vorontsov…
Sql statement on onstat -g ses command
dyrson.alves@telemigcelular.com.br wrote: > The output below is from a onstat -g ses <id> command. > Note that in the last line the there aren't the > Current SQL statement and the Last parsed SQL statement. > The output just shows > "Changing data structure forced command termi…
Apache INFORMIXSERVER
Where and how do I set the environment variable INFORMIXSERVER with Apache. When a user logs in, the INFORMIXSERVER and DBPATH must be set to certain values. -- Posted via CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/…
Informix cost???
Someone can said how much does Informix cost? I need to know: -Informix costs -cost for client Thanks very much. I need the last version of dynamic server for Unix. Ciao, Berna…
tmp space problem
What is the environment variable to move the work space from /tmp as my create index are failing. I thought it was DBTEMP, but that does not work. Thanks…
Replication
Hello everybody. I would like to know if it is possible to replicate an Informix database between a UNIX-based 7.32UC2 Informix Dynamic Server and an linux-based IDS2000 without problems. Thanks in advance. jhernandez@geuropa.com…
WANTED: Query By Example Expression Parser
All Developers, I develop using MS Visual Studio (non-MFC). Currently, I am looking for ANY work that someone may have already done on: Requirement: a.. Given: A dialog field (accepting keyboard string input which allows any keyboard characters to be entered) on a GUI ap…
dynamic server with Informix distant database
We have this problem : - write of a html page (this pages will contain many many fields). - Receiving of the page data on a http server based on a M1 machine. - Using of 4gl/informix programs based on the M2 machine with the pages data - 4GL programs will set up a � result � tabl…
HELP! Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
I'm trying to install a new IDS on Linux (RedHat 6.1) on a cooked file. Everything looks right, but upon oninit, I receive the following: oninit: Cannot open chunk '/u1/naf_chunk'. errno = 2 oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization Log reflects: 09:11:07 Informi…
UDR Support in Informix Dynamic Server.
Can someone tell me what exact version of Informix Dynamic Server that first supported C User Defined Routines. I've tried searching for this on their website with no joy. (their advanced search doesnt work at all !) Rgds, Peter. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before y…
Re: SQLIDEBUG environment variable
The trouble with this genious program sqliprint is that you get enough information on its syntax by typing sqliprint -? But the output of sqliprint is unreadable with standard editors like "vi", so what option must we put in the commandline of sqliprint to get a readable Output…
OFFICE Connect V.1
Informix Office Connect, Version 1.0, is compatible with the following Informix servers: Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 or later Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option, Version 9.14 Informix Dynamic Server 2000, Version 9.2 or later e Informix-SE 7.23 n�o func…
SQLIDEBUG environment variable
Hello everybody, Does anyone know the differents values that you can set this environment variable in order to trace SQL statements. I know that sqliprint will allow to view the resulting file containing the trace, but I don't have all of the values or event some of them for th…
ANN:SQL Script to ER-Diagram [ImportER]
SQL Script to graphical representation of datamodel. __________________________________________________ Heraut Solutions announces the availability of "ImportER for DeZign", which assures that database developers can import their SQL scripts into our database modeling tool "DeZi…
Temp tables - Where are they
Hello all, Please see the below part of the output of "onstat -g ses <session id>" ---------------------------------------------------- Id Stmt type Database Lvl Mode ERR ERR Vers 45 - stores7 NL Not Wait 0 0 7.30 Last parse…
Temp tables - Where are they
Hello all, Please see the below part of the output of "onstat -g ses <session id>" ---------------------------------------------------- Id Stmt type Database Lvl Mode ERR ERR Vers 45 - stores7 NL Not Wait 0 0 7.30 Last parse…
NO_KEYFIRST environment variable
Hello out there, Has anyone experienced the use of the NO_KEYFIRST environment variable. What is its use? How do you use it? What are the advantages and drawbacks when it is used? Thanx in advance for the answers. K.B khaledb@aol.com…
System catalogue
Hello! Can anybody explain me how I can create trigger on "informix".systables? (The server I deal with is Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3.) Max…
Stored Procedures
I was merrily creating stored procedures today when I ran over a conundrum (don't worry, it's getting better) We have a development box and an active one, and the stored procedures are for a new set of tables which have not yet gone active. However, due to the way permissions, …
Re: performance tuning : onstat - alike ???
---- you wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------8CA1E8851F7C09546EF8874A > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > Does there exist some tool or statement to ask a certain session which > PROCEDURE (or fun…
Remote SQL socket query
Hi, DBSPACETEMP is also an environment variable. Environment variables will be evaluated when you initialize your connection. If you would run the query in a seperate process it will be possible to modify the DBSPACETEMP environment variable before you start the query. Regards,…
onstat -g sql
My question is about Current SQL: I have always wondered what defined whether or not an SQL statement was CURRENT. It seems for a select, it is their until I close my cursor. But how about for an update or an insert? At what point (from the clients perspective) does the SQL sta…
Compatability between Informix products
Hi, I need some version compatability information for the following products. Hardware Platform: Hewlett Packard OS Platform: HP-UX version 10.20 Informix s/w: Informix Universal Server 9.20 Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix Gateway to DRDA vers…
Importing flat files to database
Use the utility "dbimport". There is an environment variable for the delimiter. Dbexport does the opposite. Use the -ss option. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!…
DBTIME environment variable in dbaccess
Greetings all ! [IDS 7.30UC1 on Solaris] I'm trying to set the environment variable "DBTIME" so that I can change the date format for datetime datatypes. When I set the environment variable, it has no effect. But here's the rub: I'm setting it in a DBACCESS session which I r…
Re: Continuation character?
if you use IDS/UD 9.1X after open your session, do 'execute procedure ifx_allow_newline('t');' and you can do what yo want to do, else if you use IDS.2000 after set onconfig parameter ALLOW_NEWLINE to 1 and restart engine, you can do what you want to do, Wish this helps you....…
PREPARED inserts?
I would guess that you won't get much performance benefit from preparing insert statements; however there are other benefits to preparing your statements. The biggest benefit is that when you prepare statements, the engine parses and deals with the SQL. When you don't prepare t…
informix dynamic server on linux help
Hi all, I am an informix newbie, and i have problems running it on redhat linux 6.0. The installation went just fine, but now when i start dbaccess and try to create a new database i get this error message: 25584: Network driver can not access server program /opt/informix/lib/sq…
Informix Dynamic Server on IBM SSA
Can any one share their experiences, recommendations, pit-falls, comments about creating an IDS db engineOLTP environment on an IBM SSA Raid system? We have 2 SSA adapters and have 4 loops with 4 drives each. The IBM techs for the Smoothstart services will be coming next Tuesday…
Last parsed SQL statement
When onstat -g sql <sessionid> is executed is gives the Last parsed SQL statement. Is there anyway of querying the sysmaster database to get this statement?…
Please help me!
Hello! 1, Can somebody give me information, what is the new features for Version 7.24 of Informix Dynamic Server according to Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server? 2, Are Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server and 7.20 INFORMIX-ESQL/C 2000 Year Compatible? 3, W…
Re: Environment variables in SPL
Try to insert the environment variable in a table, because there are no way to receive the output of a "system" command in a SPL function At 10:22 27-10-1999 -0700, Sujit.Pal@bankofamerica.com wrote: > > >Tim > >Dont think that this is possible directly, but you can call a Perl/…
Re: Environment variables in SPL
Tim Dont think that this is possible directly, but you can call a Perl/C/Shell program using SYSTEM to return the value of the environment variable. HTH Sujit tim.purcell@datelgroup.com on 10/27/99 07:20:48 AM Please respond to tim.purcell@datelgroup.com To: informix-list@…
Environment variables in SPL
Does anyone out there know if it's possible to pull an environment variable into a stored proc. The client may be a local UNIX user or a CLI connection. The DB is SE 5 or 7 (although OnLine suggestions will be useful) Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.…
Shutdown script for linux
What about the INFORMIXSERVER (and ONCONFIG) environment variables? Rudy Zeljan Silje wrote: > #!/bin/sh > > INFORMIXDIR=/opt/informix ; export INFORMIXDIR > PATH=/bin:/etc:$INFORMIXDIR/bin ; export PATH > > +--------------------------+-----------------------------+…
Re: installing Informix dynamic server
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installing Informix dynamic server
hi all, can anybody give me an URL where to find a good description of how to setup and install an Informix Dynamic Server with using RedHat Linux ??? I've searched a whole day but founf nothing useful.. :( thx ind advance joerg…
Help! Cant start database service
Hello All I had my informix dynamic server (7.3) running fine till a few days back. Now the dynamic server service and the informix messenger service won't start automatically and if I try to start the server, it does start but I'm unable to connect to it. If I try to start the…
KAIO Environment Variables
Hi family, Since I am managing an HP-UX machine (IDS 7.23) I am well motivated to look into disabling kernel-based asynchronous disk I/O (KAIO). We have had some assert failures that, accoring to some posts in this forum, may be avoidable if the engine avoids KAIO. I just got …
Informix Online Dynamic Server DBA Book
Hello Could anyone recommend a good Informix Online Dynamic Server book. I did a search in Amazon.com but I could not decide on which one to choose. Thanks in advance. Ajay…
Speed of "alter fragment"?
In article <37CE10E5.D1F8D2FA@informix.com>, Erik van Veen <erikv@informix.com> writes >Hi Thomas, > >minimize data movement as outlined in the IDS Performance Guide, and set >the AFA_DSCANCHK environment variable prior to starting your 7.31 server. ?? What is this environmen…
Dynamic ESQLC Question
anandpa@my-deja.com wrote: Hi anandpa, ... You can solve your problem by using PREPARE and EXECUTE. ... First parse your input-parameters, and build (sprintf()) the whole command into a string (residing in a hostvariable) You'll end with a character-string like this: "UPDATE tab…
TERMCAP environment variable
Hi... There was a problem in the AIX operating system, Informix 9.12 Universal Server installed. All home dirs have gone with environment variables. I've set up INFORMIXDIR, INFORMIXSERVER, LANG and TERM again, but when I call "dbaccess" or "onmonitor" the following…
pricing for informix info?
Hello, Was wondering what other people out there paid for informix dynamic server 7.3... Basically, i wanted to know if they had a web server licensing schem like microsoft. or ibm's db2 (per cpu license). and would the licenses be transferable if I decided to move from le…
Re: Determining version dynamically
Hi, If you have Informix Dynamic Server then use the following sql-statement ' select DBINFO('version', 'full') from systables where tabid = 1' result from the sql is : Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC5 Take a look in Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for more about DBINFO…
KAIO: out of OS resources error
Hi~ My informix dynamic server write "KAIO: out of OS resources error .." in online.log. This error log is written during ontape task. How can I solve this problem? platfom : SunOs 5.5.1 Informix Dynamic Server 7.24 uc6 Thanks.…
DBDATE variable....
Hi users, In IDS 7.3 / SAP 4.5B environment the DBDATE environment is set to mdy2/. Is this a problem w.r.t. Y2K. What effect does this variable have on data stored in the database ? Thankx in advance.... Pramod ______________________________________________________ Get Your …
64bit IDS for Solaris 7/SPARC ?
Is there a 64bit Informix Dynamic Server 7.3x for Solaris 7/SPARC available? tia, joerg…
Posting from the Informix-list
what is the last version of Informix Dynamic Server for HP-UX 10.20, where can i find more Information about this.…
Latest versions for various Informix products ???
Which are the latest versions for Informix Dynamic Server Informix Dynamic Server, Workgroup Edition Informix 4GL Informix SQL on Solaris 7/SPARC ? Where can I find such informations on Informix's website ? tia, joerg…
Re: Which one faster?
Yes, the stored procedure can be substantially faster since, as a stored procedure, it is pre-parsed and pre-compiled. Igor wrote: > Hi > > 1.Is there a difference in the speed between Stored Procedure and C > executable that execute same sql statments? > > 2.What will give…
cdr command line utility in informix 7.24
Hi, Is there a cdr command line utility in informix dynamic server 7.24? I tried to locate it, but the executable is nowhere to find. Thanks, Lu…
Problem Installing Informix Dynamic Server
I downloaded a Try&Buy version of Informix Dynamic Server V7.30 for NT. I installed it on an NT Server. The install seemed to go ok, but after a short time of investigating IECC, I got a blue screen. After this when I started the Command Center, a task seemed to start, but it w…
Usage of INFORMIXSHMBASE
What's the usage of this environment variable -> INFORMIXSHMBASE ? thanx…
Problems starting IDS 7.30.TC7 on Windows NT SP4.
When i try to start informix dynamic Server, the following message appears "Only informix user can start informix dynamic server" this message appears when i logged on with the informix's user. When i try to start the service on the control panel , error 2140 appears.…
CGI Environment Variables. document_root
Hi, I'm working with cgi in a project at my company. I 'm trying to access som files from my cgi-script, but a problem arises. The cgienvstruct for informix and esql is missing something, I can't find any document_root variable in the file cgiusr.h . Is this correct? If so, how …
Environment variables? document_root
Hi, I'm working with cgi in a project at my company. I'm trying to access files in my cgi-program at my server, but a problem arises. It's no problem to access files if you map up a path at the server, but if you want to move the whole project you must do some changes. I can't g…
Out of buffer?
Hi, I got the following error message from an Informix IDS 7.30: <<Informix Dynamic Server>>> WARNING! Buffer pool size may cause Dynamic Server to get into a locked state. Recommended minimum buffer pool size is 4 times maximum concurrent user thre…
dbaccess output width
Is it possible to set the line width of dbaccess output? I'm running dbaccess in batch mode redirecting the output into a file. I've tried all environment variables (i.e. Unix environment variables; I didn't find any relevant Informix environment variables in the IDS and DBACCESS…
Environment variable DBCENTURY
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE9AE8.CED35880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all ! How is used the environment variable DBCENTURY in OnLine 7.30? Thanks in advance! Fede…
Linux VS NT4.0
Hi, Is it true that Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30 is ported for Linux, and if it is so does anyone can tell me what to chose between Linux and NT4.0 for running Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30. Also I'd like to know for which version of Linux, Inf…
Starting Informix Dynamic Server !
Hi Gurus, Just wondering is there any difference in starting the informix engine as root user versus as Informix user. ? The reason why I ask this question is , the IDS 7.23 UC6 on HP-UX 10.2 crashes due to a bug (declared as bug by Informix Technical support)when we start in…
Informix Dynamic Server Archive/Restore
Hello All: We have a large scale Informix DB resident on an HP 9000, K460, with AutoRaid Disk Subsystem (218gb). And we are running IDS 7.30. Currently, we are using the Informix ontape archive/restore utility to archive the DB and to perform continuous logical logging. We u…
Any one know this?
Hi folks: Is there a script that can check informix on-line dynamic server is up and running or not? If not it will e-mail a note to D.B.A. groups Thanks in advance Garry…
Re: dbload
>>Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >>> >>> >This is a newbie question. I am using the dbload utility. I am >creating >>> >the command or .ctl file and want the path of the file using an >>> >environment variable. If I type: FILE "/path/filename" this works, >but >>> >it does not work usi…
Re: dbload
>Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> >> >This is a newbie question. I am using the dbload utility. I am creating >> >the command or .ctl file and want the path of the file using an >> >environment variable. If I type: FILE "/path/filename" this works, but >> >it does not work using an en…
Re: dbload
>This is a newbie question. I am using the dbload utility. I am creating >the command or .ctl file and want the path of the file using an >environment variable. If I type: FILE "/path/filename" this works, but >it does not work using an environment variable(ex. FILE "$NAME"). Thi…
Re: ISQL 4.1: String Concatenation
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, David Forrest Tucker wrote: >Can you do string concatenation within the SQL script. Is there a >operator for strings that I do not know about? Given that you are using 4.1, the answer is No. The '||' operator was introduced in version 5. If your engine i…
converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c?
Hi converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a parser that could do this? edward…
having a common forms area
The environment variable is DBPATH. It's only used for databases but also for forms. KG…
RAID Technolgy
We are using Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2. We are going in for a new DEC UNIX Server with RAID Technolgy. It incorporates mirroring at the hardware level. So is it not necessary to do mirroring using Informix?. Can anybody give suggestions regarding mirroring and other feat…
Informix on Linux
Does anybody know how much a copy of Informix Dynamic Server would run me for use on Linux?? Thanks in advance -steve…
Upgrade Dynamic Server 7.13 - 7.24
I need to upgrade Informix Dynamic Server version 7.13 to version 7.24. Can anyone advise of any problems they may have had whilst doing this?…
Regarding calling an INFORMIX procedure from a UNIX shell script
I use dbaccess for this purpose. Syntax is "dbaccess <database> <text file with sql commands>. Just be sure your informix environment variables are set properly (INFORMIXSERVER, ONCONFIG).…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.31?
Is any information available regarding the release of IDS 7.31 for Unix? We have Sun E3000 and E4000 machines and are experiencing problems with both 7.30.UC3 and 7.30.UC5 and are curious about 7.31. Thanks. Carleen Avant Naval Safety Center Internet < cavant@safecen.navy.mil …
STRING FUNCTIONS
Are there functions for manipulating varchar type, like upper() or lower() in Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2? Thanks in advance.…
Netscape Enterprise Connection for Informix Dynamic Server
Hi: Does anyone know the procedure for setting up a Netscape Enterprise Server to connect to an Informix Dynamic server on a remote machine? Michael…
oninit: shared library problem
I'm having problems when initialising the DB using oninit. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR…
Initi DB
I'm having problems when initialising the DB. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR/esql help wo…
Index on Informix Online 7.22 ?
I have installed a new Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.22UC3 on our server (HP-UX 10.20). I find it is much much slower than the Informix 7.12 Online DS server if I do not create index for a same program. Why and what is the difference between the two version of Dynamic serv…
DBCENTURY
I am not sure how I can set DBCENTURY. Do I have to set as environment variable DBDATE=DBCENTURY or else? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Sahar.…
Re: esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
Tim Jones wrote: > > I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 > servers. Let's call them Server A and B. > > Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. > > After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" > and got this : > I…
esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 servers. Let's call them Server A and B. Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" and got this : INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC1 …
Informix Dynamic Server Personal Edition
What development apps are known to work with IDS-PE for 95? Infrmx wants to sell me licenses for Dynamic 4gl, esql-c, ddvb for 150usd. Do these work and are there others? 150 sounds ok but the catch is is that the Open-Line Support is outrageous for this (3K usd for unlim. suppor…
Will informix 7.24.uc5 compatiable with solaris 7?
Hi there, I was wondering if Informix Dynamic Server 7.24.uc.5 will be compatiable with solaris 7 when it comes out? Thanks advance, Pat Militzer pmilitzer@ultracom.com…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2.2
When I try to iniailize the shared memory I get an error "oninit: Critical error initializing shared memory" I checked the log and it says the base memory address is 0x80080000 and should be 0x80400000 when I change it it reverses. this is on a SCO open server 5. nay ideas.…
Q: setting environment variables
Hello out there, I've a question about setting environment variables in a distributed environment. I'm running an application (4GL/RDS) on Server A which accesses a database on Server B. Both servers running ODS 7.23. When the app creates a report, I get the error "-28 No space …
Informix Dynamic Server on Linux NOW!
Check out the Informix WEB Site. There is an announcement that IDS 7.3 is shipping on Linux TODAY! http://www.informix.com/ Art S. Kagel…
Problem installing to NT4.0 server
I'm trying to install Informix dynamic server workgroup edition to Primary domain Nt 4.0 Server. I have created Informix-Admin group and Informix account and grant it all Administrators rights and also Domain administrator rights. The server setup runs ok, but when setup is tryi…
Re: CHAR vs NCHAR problem
Hello, check the environment variable "COLLCHAR". If it is set to 1 char will be convertet to nchar. Use 0 to prevent this.…
Using DBTIME environment variable
we get a datafile which I need to load into the database, it contains a time stamp which looks like this: |07:30:00PM| Currently, we parse this and transmorify it in perl to get it to load. I'd like to set the DBTIME environment to load this time stamp format. I've tried everythi…
Environment Variables
Hi, Does anybody know how can I get the information about environment variables from PowerBuilder 6.0. I use Informix Online WS 7.22 on Windows NT and I need get value of DBDATE e.v.…
Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server
I need a free Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server!…
DBDATE - Inside Informix 4gl
Hello, Could you please tell me how to overwrite the date format (which had been set in the environment variable DBDATE) inside the Informix 4gl program ? Work Environment: Informix-4gl Ver 7.20 UD1 OS: Sun-Solaris 2.6 Thanks -Dinesh P.S. I have used the "fgl_getenv()" to…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Re: Dynamic SQL in SPL
In article <6ub6rv$f2t$1@news.xmission.com>, NGuffey@jdriscoll.com (Nicole Guffey) wrote: > > Does anyone know of a way to use Dynamic SQL or Macro Expansion within > Stored Procedure Language? I need to be able to pass all or part (say > only > the where clause) of a SQL State…
Re: Dynamic SQL in SPL
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Nicole Guffey wrote: > Does anyone know of a way to use Dynamic SQL or Macro Expansion within > Stored Procedure Language? I need to be able to pass all or part (say only > the where clause) of a SQL Statement as a parameter of type varchar to a > stored pr…
Dynamic SQL in SPL
Does anyone know of a way to use Dynamic SQL or Macro Expansion within Stored Procedure Language? I need to be able to pass all or part (say only the where clause) of a SQL Statement as a parameter of type varchar to a stored proc and have it parsed and executed as a SQL Stateme…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
ESQL/C 5.00 to SE 7.23 - can I use 7.23 SQL?
I have a bought-in program, part of which interrogates an Informix database. It was built with ESQL/C version 5.00 and connects to a 7.23 SE database. It uses the relay module and has so far worked fine for simple things. It sends only (dynamic) SELECT statements and needs to int…
How to set CLASSPATH in windows NT4.0
Anyone can tell me how to set CLASSPATH when i install informix JDBC in Windows NT4.0 Environment ? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Be sure your CLASSPATH environment variable points to version 1.1.5 or later of the Java Deve…
Questions on ace reports.
A couple of questions on ace reports. - Is it possible to pass parameters to ace reports while running it using sacego? - Can ace reports inquire on environment variables set at the shell level? Thanks!!! Rajesh Kapur…
ESQL sqlda/sqlca Structures
For ESQL Developers: Is there any way to get a table name from these structures. If I implement a dynamic Sql statement using describe, is there any way to get the table name for each column that the descriptor returns? I can easily retrieve the name of the column, but it's a p…
Using Sqlda/Sqlca Structures with Describe
For ESQL Developers: This is the first time posting and need an answer fairly quickly. Is there a way using the Sqlda or Sqlca structures with dynamic SQL (multiple fetch) to retrieve the table name for that statement. The SQLDA structures will return each column with the colum…
using the output of a sql statement in a shell script
Is there a SQL statement that can give me the output of the switches without the "switch_id" and/or the "14 row(s) retreived." text? There may be any amount of switches, and I either need to write the shell script to parse the extra text out, or get the SQL statement to omit it.…
using the output of a sql statement in a shell script
Is there a SQL statement that can give me the output of the switches without the "switch_id" and/or the "14 row(s) retreived." text? There may be any amount of switches, and I either need to write the shell script to parse the extra text out, or get the SQL statement to omit it.…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:40:44 -0500, Ben Jazi <bjazi@fallschurch.esys.com> wrote: >What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server >7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? No, IDS 9.x is the ORDBMS. This autumn the 7.3 and 9.x code lin…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
Ben Jazi wrote: > > What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server > 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? > > Thanks, > Ben I don't know the differences in detail but you could check the following pages, where IDS 7.3 is described …
OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? Thanks, Ben…
Informix computer Base classes
Has any body used the Informix computer base training classes. I am wondering if any of the computer based training classes: "Informix Dynamic Server System Administration" or the "Managing and Optimizing Informix Dynamic Server Databases" is good. Thank You…
Re: Informix Online Dynamic Server 7 on Linux
Piet le Roux wrote: > > If anyone has succeeded to run Informix ODS 7 (SCO) on Linux help would > be appreciated. > I have installed iBCS and the shared libraries and the binaries work, > except that the engine cannot initialize shared memory: Error message > semctl: errno 22…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7 on Linux
If anyone has succeeded to run Informix ODS 7 (SCO) on Linux help would be appreciated. I have installed iBCS and the shared libraries and the binaries work, except that the engine cannot initialize shared memory: Error message semctl: errno 22 create_vp: cannot allocat m…
Problems with Informix Dynamic Server for NT
Hi Has anyone tried downloading and running the dynamic server product for NT? I have it installed, but get the following error when I boot the system: AdmAgent.exe - Applicatioin error The instruction at "0x10087c69 referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be r…
Re: Informix DS 7.3 NT <-> OpenLink. How to get the connection?
"Vlad N. Sushkov" <sushkov@everest.bim.anl.gov> writes: Hello, I don't know the exact solution for NT, because I use SPARC Solaris. I think you need set up correct environment for Informix DB agent (the same as you use for other Informix clients). You can set environment variab…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server
It is confusing! =20 Here's what I know: Prior to renaming: 7.2x =3D ODS 8.0 =3D XPS 9.1 =3D IUS After renaming: 7.2x =3D IDS 8.0 =3D IDS/AD/XP 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO=20 After the 7.3 release: 7.3 =3D IDS 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO After the 8.2 release: 8.0 =3D…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server and
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Re: Date fornat on Informix
Set the environment variable DBDATE prior to loading the file to the desired format. DBDATE=MDY;export DBDATE Dennis Harding…
Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai wrote: > > Hello, > > We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we > convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the > index search. For example, a table: > > table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records…
Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai <rwie@netvigator.com> offerred: +We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we +convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the +index search. For example, a table: + +table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000…
Re: dbaccess output formatting
Sometimes you can retain the columnar output by applying an alias to the column name. You still only get 80 cols but you aren't wasting space for the width of the name if the field is small. example select business_opening_date b_date, last_name, first_name, initial ini from s…
Index for Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the index search. For example, a table: table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records index : ith_1 on ithitno, ithn…
Re: dbaccess output formatting
Mike Morris wrote: > > Hello! > > As a new user to Informix, I wonder if there are any tools for > formatting the output > of dbaccess selects to make rows easier to read (spreadsheet-like)? Yeah, it is annoying that dbaccess switches from columnar output to the keyworded output…
Informix Unix environment variable
I would like to know which is the unix environment variable for use, in informix (SE) to identifies directories that contains includes files from a cobol embedded sql programs. thank. agr@cristianlay.com…
Re: Problem With Exists in 7.3
>>The bug number is 95376. >>You can set the environment variable NO_SUBQF as a workaround. >> > Set it to what? Or is it any value...one more for the FAQ.. > > It doesn't matter. Madison Pruet…
unable to load locale categories
hello; i have the error: Vendor Library Error: Unable to load locale categories. the basic environment variables are set correctly. i'm stumped as to how to fix this problem. thanks;…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
Hello, Since I'm planning a Data Warehouse, I would to do it with the new version of Dynamic Server. Impressions, stability and on which platform? Regards. Fernando _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Fernando Collalti Phone: +…
SERVER_LOCALE environment variable
Hi Where, when and why should I set the SERVER_LOCALE environment variable? My database server is already up and running in a Solaris environment. I want to store German text, so I've already set CLIENT_LOCALE and DB_LOCALE on the (Windows) client, which was successful. Beat -…
Re: Informix Cron Job
Hello norli, you have to set all your INFORMIX environment variables within your script 'annual_update'. Have a look at 'man cron', for the reasons. Yours, Volker…
Informix Dynamic Server & Text columns
Hi everybody, Can you help me ? I've created a table with the following structure : column type -------- ---- code smallint obs text How can I insert into this table with Java program ? I'm using Informix Java AP…
Intermittent Problem - error 529 Cannot attach to transaction
We have a HP-UX box (Ver 10.20) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.13 and a NT Server (NT4.0) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.23. We are trying to access some of the database tables resided in the HP-UX box from the NT Server via synonyms. But we faced inte…
Re: DBSPACEUP Environment Variable
Jay Aymond wrote: > > If the environment variable "DBSPACEUP" is set to indicate the size of sort file > for distributions during an "update statistics" --- what dbspace does it use for > the sort file? If there is a temp dbspace, does it use that? By priority: PSORT_DBTEMP (l…
DBSPACEUP Environment Variable
If the environment variable "DBSPACEUP" is set to indicate the size of sort file for distributions during an "update statistics" --- what dbspace does it use for the sort file? If there is a temp dbspace, does it use that? _______________________________________________________…
How can I read the header tape of the archive created by ontape?
I have Informix Dynamic Server 7.23.UC1. I would like know the tape header structure created by ontape.…
Re: Upgrading Informix from Online engine to Dynamic Server
Seth Grimes wrote: > > Jane Vohden wrote: > > > > I have been talking with Informix about upgrading our site from the > > 5.xx Online engine to 7.2x Dynamic Server. They said there was no cost > > I don't think that anyone has pointed out the mistaken terminology > h…
What's the difference between ODS 7.22 and 7.23?
What's the difference between Informix Online Dynamic Server version 7.22 and version 7.23? Thanks in advance. Bill Westphal Rodney District Council mis@rodney.govt.nz…
ODBC unix and dynamic SQL
Hi, Can someone give me some help on using informix odbc drivers (unix) with dynamic SQL on Informix-online dynamic server (7.22 unix) when I use "SQLprepare" I receive the message "too many or too few host variables given" but I think all is Ok R. Gueye…
Re: Is it possible to use environment vars in systables
In article <icwy1AAwG0Y0Ews2@adrianh.demon.co.uk>, Adrian Heathcote <adrian@adrianh.demon.co.uk> writes >Is it possible to use environment variables in "systables.dirpath" to >point to C-ISAM files. > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >| Adrian Hea…
Re: Is it possible to use environment vars in systables
On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Adrian Heathcote wrote: > Is it possible to use environment variables in "systables.dirpath" to > point to C-ISAM files. No. The database has to look the same for everyone, at least with respect to the data in it, and allowing environment variables in systa…
Is it possible to use environment vars in systables
Is it possible to use environment variables in "systables.dirpath" to point to C-ISAM files. ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Adrian Heathcote EMail adrian@adrianh.demon.co.uk | --------------------------------------------------------…
Help setting up INFORMIX-SE 7.2 on Windows95
Hi I am a application developer and not DBA person. I need to set up Informix-SE on Windows95. The documentation is very not clear. I don't know what are Environment variables ? What are their acceptable values? Can anybody help! Paul Anderson…
Re: Sybase isql converter
Mike, Go to Informix's web site, supposedly they have some tools(I think at cost) for the conversion of schema, sql and procedures from Sybase to Informix. I have actually used Perl and parsed/built my own schema from Sybase to Informix and am looking at developing a complete d…
Next Extent Calc.
Hi, I have INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server Version 7.14.UD2. Does anyone know of a script or program to calculate the next extent size ? Thanks in advance Manuel…
Java and Informix Dynamic Server 7.x
Hi friends! I am trying to do server-side java cgi programming to connect to I-ODS 7.x. Do you know how I can do that? I heard it is possible to use the jdbc-odbc bridge( intersolve or openlink's), but the performance is too slow, because of jdbc to odbc and odbc to jdbc convert…
Undocumented environment/onconfi
All Does anybody have an idea about the following: SQLSTATS P_STATISTICS QSTATS IOSTATS oninit makes reference to them, and I just wondered what they are for and whether there is any way of utilising them (by setting in onconfig or as environment variables). Mark MarkDenham@a…
Re: Syntax error? What syntax error??
In article <EAwAr8.EAw@nonexistent.com>, Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: <snip> Thanks for the explanation. >Intuitive? Nah! Logical? That's arguable. It does tell me a little about >the implementation of the syntax and how these constructs are parsed by >the Informi…
ESQL: Unknown error message -33071.
We are trying to compile the ESQL demos and the compile fails with the error message: Unknown error message -33071. We believe it is the result of some unset environment variable. Has anyone seen this error message? What are the required environment variables that must be set …
DBTEMP variable
Hi all!, Its been a long time since I have worked with version 5.x of Informix and seem to have forgotten how the DBTEMP variable works. Is it part of the config file or is it an environment variable? If it is an environment variable then can it be assigned a dbspace name or do…
HELP - Dynamic SQL Engine
Any help is greatly appreciated: Scenario: Input parameters in the form of a binary tree which contains all the necessary parameters for the WHERE clause. Goal: Need to parse this tree to build the SQL and execute the SQL and return results to the calling program. What's the b…
Environment variables set
This may be more of a _UNIX_ question, but I'll post my experience on here since it's related to Informix. I ran into the problem of trying to get Apache web server to talk to Informix via a Perl (DBI/DBD::Informix) CGI program. Well, this wasn't working, because when listing t…
Re: oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
You should be sure that all of your environment variables are set: LD_LIBRARY_PATH ON_CONFIG INFORMIXDIR INFORMIXSQLHOSTS Regards, -Tim…
Informix CLI-32 Version 7.20 configuration
Does anybody know what is the syntax of the GL_DATETIME variable when configuring the environment using the SetNet utility ? Namely I want to display the datetime variable in the format : "day/month/year-4_digit".…
Informix CLI-32 Version 7.20 configuration
Does anybody know what is the syntax of the GL_DATETIME variable when configuring the environment using the SetNet utility ? Namely I want to display the datetime variable in the format : "day/month/year-4_digit".…
Re: Date Problem
Amita Shrivastava wrote: > > Hi Informixers > > I have a problem with date fields. > I would first look at your environment variable DBDATE. Also, check the data type of ws-date. Good luck.…
Re: SQL Parsing Error Question
Prepare your statement. If there are any problems you'll most probably get Informix error "-201: Syntax error". The sqlca.sqlerrd[5] will contain the offset position of the offending code in the SQL statement. Catalin -- Catalin Badea Senior Technical Architect Tecsys Inc. c…
SQL Parsing Error Question
I am starting a project which will be using PC workstations connected to an Informix database running on a UNIX box. (I have never worked with Informix before.) I need to develop a client application that will allow users to add change and delete SQL logical expressions that wi…
dynamically creating unique from other select lists on same page
Hi Guys, I have a page that consists of several 'WebExplode SQL' sections and each of these WebExplode sections has the potential of creating > 1 select list according to the number of rows returned from an SQL select statement. Now I need to be able to identify individually th…
DBACCESS parameters/environment variables
Hello all, I need some help with DBACCESS on Unix. What are the command line parameters or environment variables I can use to specify the username and password to connect as? If none, is there a command I can put in a file being processed by DBACCESS to specify them? Sorry …
Re: Prepared V Inline sql
Jim Gordon wrote: > > It's really pretty clear in the manuals. You obviously come from a DB2 > backround which precompiles SQL in the engine during program > compilation. DEC's Rdb/VMS product also provided a precompiler that did more with static SQL than does Informix's ESQL c…
Re: Prepared V Inline sql
Peter Jennings wrote: > > The environment is Online V5 under AIX. > > We have been running some simlple tests to compare the > performance of prepared sql to inline coded sql in an > esql-C program. Our intuition and experience of other databases > tells us that prepared (dynamic…
Re: Prepared V Inline sql
Peter Jennings (peter_jennings@uk.ibm.com) wrote: : The environment is Online V5 under AIX. : We have been running some simlple tests to compare the : performance of prepared sql to inline coded sql in an : esql-C program. Our intuition and experience of other databases : tells …
*.unl + *.sql to dbf converter ready!
Hello! Since a view years i am working with informix (using SCO-Unix). Now i have to use the data in some DOS/WIN applications. For this purpose i have written a tool which runs under WIN / WIN95 / WINNT. This tool simply needs the schema-file (dbschem -d database -d table table.…
SPL/environment variables (and an apology)
Hi everyone, I've written a couple of Stored Procedures that run an ACE report that sends its output to printer. They compile OK, and run without any errors in the debug file, but nothing comes out of the printer. This had me foxed for a while, but yesterday I added a 'system "e…
Informix Certified Professional Program Update
Informix offers two certification paths. Each path requires the successful completion of two exams. Each exam is US $250 and is between 60-90 minutes long. * Database Specialist for INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.x 111 - Database Fundamentals Exam 112 - Managin…
? Tool v7 -> SE v5
I've got an application compiled with ESQL/C v7, and I want this application to able to connect to an Informix SE v5. Is there something special to do ? (environment variable, ...) Thanks…
Re: Potential no-brainers?
Set your TERMCAP environment variable to point to the termcap file you want to use. Garrett…
Re: Potential no-brainers?
Set your TERMCAP environment variable to point to the termcap file you want to use. Garrett…
ESQL/C Parameter specification
Is there a reliable method of determining the number and types of parameters required by a dynamic SQL query passed to ESQL? The only references in the documentation and the samples seem to indicate that a priori information is required (or alterna- tively the query needs to be …
Passing Environment variables via PB 40
Hello, I am wondering if there is a way to pass an environment variable, such as DBTEMP, to Informix when using PB4.0. Can this be set by using the DBPARM setting in the DBPROFILE? TIA, Pete Stiglich…
Env. Variable and Stored Procedure
Hi, All Anybody knows how to pass a Unix environment variable to a Stored Procedure? For example, to pass or get a printer device name to a Stored Procedure. Any suggestion is appreciated. yanyan@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu…
Using ODBC with a data control
Here's my problem. I have a data control that I have connected to an Informix database using an ODBC driver. This data control is linked to a truegrid control. I want to be able to sort the data control by surname and I am using the following SQL Statement. SELECT account.tit…
Re: DBTEMP environment variable
min@sura.net (Min Qiu) wrote: >Hi all, >Recently I got the following error when I ran a compiled 4gl program: >Program stopped at "test.4gl", line number 149. >SQL statement error number -229. >Could not open or create a temporary file. >SYSTEM error number -22. >Invalid argum…
Re: DBTEMP environment variable
min@sura.net (Min Qiu) wrote: > >Hi all, > >Recently I got the following error when I ran a compiled 4gl program: > >Program stopped at "test.4gl", line number 149. >SQL statement error number -229. >Could not open or create a temporary file. >SYSTEM error number -22. >Invalid ar…
DBTEMP environment variable
Hi all, Recently I got the following error when I ran a compiled 4gl program: Program stopped at "test.4gl", line number 149. SQL statement error number -229. Could not open or create a temporary file. SYSTEM error number -22. Invalid argument I checked the DBTEMP and it was: …
Re: INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
copy the standard onconfig file and make as few changes as possible to the different parameters. after you are sure you can bring informix online, should you begin to make changes to the onconfig parameters. Use ONMONITOR to make the changes. It will protect you from many mista…
INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
I'm about to install INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server V.7.1 on a SPARC 1000. Has anyone installed this database on a sparc before? If yes...do you have any suggestions or could you give me any advice on certain aspects of the installation you felt might be important to take notice?…
Setting Informix Environment Variables
Hi netters, We have just upgraded to Informix 4.10 RDS from 4.00 and I am using the fgl_getenv() function to retrieve values of environment variables. This is proving to be very useful to me but there doesn't appear to be any way to set an environment variable from within Infor…
Re: Set an environment variable from within a 4GL program?
In article <3kfsor$9a4@news.informix.com>, proberts@lynx.informix.com (Paul Roberts) writes: |> TIPASQB (this is probably a silly question but): |> |> Can I set an environment variable from within a 4GL program and have |> it be `effective' in the subsequent running of the progra…
Re: # symbols on reports
There is an environment variable DBMONEY that can be set to indicate the character string to be used instead of a leading $ symbol. It only works with money fields though! Malcolm Weallans Phone 0628-72154 Fax 0628-37463 CIX - onlinedbc…
Re : cant read from c drive
Just a thought Do you have a DBTEMP environment variable and directory setup Mike Chatwood…
Re: Gupta SQL Windows performance
> Has anybody else experienced performance problems with > Gupta's SQL router for Informix, or is it just us? I've been on a site with an SQL-intensive Gupta application running on top of OnLine and the performance was a bit sluggish, though not really disastrous. In fact, no sl…
V5 SQL question
I've got a quick sql question having to do with expression fields. I'm sending a sql statement through ODBC to a sql server. I'm calculating age in yrs from a dob field in a table. In doing this calculation informix figures that the expression can be 30 chars wide and all i need…
Re: Dynamic SQL and speed
I don't know how relevant this is - but aren't stored procedures optimised once and used many times unless Update Statistics are run for the procedures? > Article: 10816 of comp.databases.informix > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix > Path: cix.compulink.co.uk!akent > From: ake…
Re: Dynamic SQL and speed
In article <37u5to$afp@www.interramp.com>, Rob Switala & Bill Edgin <pp000207@pop3.interramp.com> wrote: > >My systems admins at a development site just started using dynamic SQL. >This seems to have speeded the transactions (posting to the database) >tremendously. The Audit file…
Re: Environment Variables
Mr. Hinton, please excuse the publicness of this letter, but mail to you bounces. Quoting Wilbert Hinton Jr.... } } I'm trying to read an enviroment variable into a 4GL program. } } Is there a way to pass the variable and get it's value returned. } } For example: } } Function(T…
Re: Prepared Stmts Or Sp
> > I need to optimize some applications already done using ESQL/COBOL > and SE 5.0. Most of these applications have a big loop (executed > the whole day) with a lot of SQL statements inside. The systems > we are using (MX 300 Siemens) have a small amount of memory and > suffer o…
Re: HELP: How much diskspace in /tmp per user ?
Informix defaults to /tmp if the environment variable DBTEMP is not being set. I would advise setting DBTEMP and then shelling to another terminal session and watch the action in $DBTEMP. George Teachman USDA-SCS…
Re: QUESTION: How do you file useful bits?
try setting the DBSCREENOUT environment variable to a file name before running the program you want to capture the screens from. then, press control-P while running the program. this should write the screen out to the file named by DBSCREENOUT. -- Hal Wigoda…
Yacc grammar for SQL
The SQL grammar on ftp.uu.net is a bit hard to find. Here is its location. ftp.uu.net:/archive/published/oreilly/nutshell/lexyacc/progs.tar.Z This file contains all the examples from the O'Reilly Nutshell book, including the SQL grammar. One thing, Informix have "enhanced" :-) …
print screen
How does one output screens to a pipe or a printer? I know of the environment variable DBSCREENOUT but it is only for putting sreens into files. Thanks in advance.…
Re>Grouping queries in Wingz
In article <2jl5qv$4b0@panix.com> jasonfb@panix.com (Jason Foster-Bey) writes: > How does one perform a "group by" query using the Datalink feature in Wingz > without resorting to the Direct Entry (SQL) box? RTFM is returning null. :) > Thanks. > You need to call DBSetFlags(1) …
Re: Undocumented environment variables (Was Re: DBESCWT environment variable)
graeme, the DBSCREENDUMP is used as a screen print function. the DBSCREENDUMP var is the name of the file to append the current screen image to when you press CTRL-P. i have implemented this so that if a user dumps screen, the programs will automatically mail that file back to…
Undocumented environment variables (Was Re: DBESCWT environment variable)
In <1993Jun23.163326.1254@saans.north.de> rolf@saans.north.de (Rolf Nerstheimer) writes: >Can anybody tell me about syntax/semantics of DBESCWT ? >I haven't found it in the documentation. >We are using Online V4.0. Whilst on the subject of undocumented environment variables, ca…
Re: DBESCWT environment variable
=Date: Thu, 24 Jun 93 12:40:00 BST =From: uunet!gbops.amgen.com!johnb (John Brown) =Subject: Re: DBESCWT environment variable =X-Informix-List-Id: <list.2425> =}From: johnl@obelix.informix.com (Jonathan Leffler) =}Subject: Re: DBESCWT environment variable =}X-Informix-List-Id:…
Re: DBESCWT environment variable
}From ilist@rmy.emory.edu Thu Jun 24 12:29:26 1993 }From: rmy!emory!obelix.informix.com!johnl (Jonathan Leffler) }To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu }Subject: Re: DBESCWT environment variable }Sender: informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu }Reply-To: rmy!emory!obelix.informix.com!johnl …
Re: DBESCWT environment variable
>From: uunet!saans.north.de!rolf (Rolf Nerstheimer) >Subject: DBESCWT environment variable >Date: 23 Jun 93 16:33:26 GMT >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.3628> >Can anybody tell me about syntax/semantics of DBESCWT ? >I haven't found it in the documentation. >We are using Online V4.0.…
DBESCWT environment variable
Can anybody tell me about syntax/semantics of DBESCWT ? I haven't found it in the documentation. We are using Online V4.0. -- Rolf Nerstheimer | e-mail: rolf@saans.north.de Surwisch 20 |--------------------------------------------------- 2856 Sandstedt | "Unix is simpl…
Re: Can't cron a 4gl binary?????
Mark, Make sure you have the appropriate environment variables (e.g INFORMIXDIR) set up in your cron job. Regards, Rich Hoyland CSE - Tampa FL Informix Software…
database engine
Greetings, What exactly does the background process "sqlexec" do? (Note: the equivalent process is called "pstartsql" on PC version). Specifically, is the sqlexec program parsing the SQL statements ("SELECT * FROM foo"), or are they pre-parsed to some intermediate form? How is …
Re: SQL Precompilers (preoptimize!)
Path: emory!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!orchard.la.locus.com!prodnet.la.locus.com!jfr From: jfr@locus.com (Jon Rosen) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Message-ID: <1992Mar04.203112.01004902@locus.com> Date: 4 Mar 92 20:31:12 GMT References: <1992Mar4.160455.12513@rock.concert.n…
Re: Environment variables in Informix
Path: emory!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!trac2000!das From: das@trac2000.ueci.com (David Snyder) Newsgroups: comp.databases Message-ID: <1025@trac2000.ueci.com> Date: 25 May 91 02:54:02 GMT References: <1991May23.220608.14498@dircon.co.uk> Organization: UE&C …
Environment variables in Informix
Path: emory!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!ukc!slxsys!dircon!uaa1006 From: uaa1006@dircon.co.uk (Peter Miles) Newsgroups: comp.databases Message-ID: <1991May23.220608.14498@dircon.co.uk> Date: 23 May 91 22:06:08 GMT Organization: The Direct Connection, UK I've got Info…