Re: text editors for 4GL, Informix SQL ?

rt10hp@csl.gov.uk (Richard Thomas) writes: > > OTOH, if you're using SUNOS/Solaris on a SPARCstation, try setting DBEDIT > > to textedit - this brings up a pretty good text editor in a separate > > window - you can select stuff with your mouse, copy, cut, paste, > > search for text, include other files etc, etc. It doesn't have > > anything like the learning curve that vi has (ie it's simple to > > use!), and in my experience, it really pi**es professional IT people > > off when they log in as you to work on a problem. I would imagine > > that other flavours of unix have similar editors. If you're using > > a Nintendo (sorry, I mean a PC), forget it :-) But only if you're running SunView. Also, I would compare a PC to something more like an Atari 2600. Add Windows 95 and you have a Game Boy--kind of fun to play with until you realize it still isn't nearly good as just about anything else out there. [Cynical Mode Off] -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel James - Database Administrator djames@statsci.com Data Analysis Prod Div of MathSoft (formerly StatSci) (206) 283-8802 x284