Re: Program finding out what the engine is

5 Cats said: > > I'm looking for a neat way for a program in 4GL (e.g. running on the > Unix box) to tell if the database it's connected to is SE or IDS - that > could be IDS 7.3, 93. or 9.4. We have a method from ages back to do > with what binaries are in $INFORMIXDIR but I don't like that. It could > look for a specific system catalogue or column in a system catalogue > that is only present in IDS, or.... I think the presence (or absence) of sysmaster should be enough. :o) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" - JCH "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" - Marco If anyone told you to be yourself they would be giving you bad advice. I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, "Say something funny then." I told them I had just graduated from flying school. -- Ahmed Ahmed sending to informix-list