Anybody got good FAQ material?
Posted in 1994
Have you ever seen this message before: > I'm new to Informix - is there a FAQ for this group? Well, it's about time we produced one! I'm no Guru, but I do have some motivation, so I don't mind putting in the effort to maintain a FAQ - fellow readers permitting :-) I guess a good place to start would be a list of commonly asked questions requiring answers. Here's mine: - I keep getting -4518 errors! How can I fix this problem? - How can I write to a flat ASCII file? - How can I read from a flat ASCII file? - What to I need to use MS-Access/Visual Basic with my Informix database? - What is ODBC? (aka "What's Q+E's email address again?) - Is there any Informix [Share|Free]ware on the net? - What're the differences between Turbo/Online/SE/4GL/RDS/ESQL... - What're some pointers for configuring Online? - Why shouldn't I use kill -9? - How can I force INPUT ARRAY onto the next line? - How can I speed up my queries? - Where can I get a good termcap? - How can I make a screen dump What do *you* consider to be common FAQs, or other items that should be in the FAQ? Send your questions, preferably with answers, and I'll try to cobble together "Informix FAQ 1.0" RSN. Cheers, Kerry S PS: I use SE and 4GL RDS, so you can expect some bias in that direction. You can also expect shoddy information re: Online from me! ------------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz R&D Dude, Quanta Systems, Auckland, New Zealand ph. +64 9 377-4473 (work). +64 9 276-5546 (home) -------------------------------------------------