Re: esql on Windows: -ed or -ED?

On Sun, 2006-09-17 at 15:45, Jonathan Leffler wrote: > Carsten Haese wrote: > [...] > > Recently I discovered by coincidence that esql silently ignored my -ed switch > > and left out all code paths that require esql 9. On a whim, I changed my build > > script to use -ED instead, and that worked. > > I'm puzzled - AFAIK, the documentation has always used -ED rather than > -ed, but you say you found some contrarian documentation. Please > report that to "docinf at us.ibm.com" - the (anti-spammed) Informix > Tech Pubs email for errata. The "documentation" I'm referring to is the usage text that esql prints out when you invoke esql without any arguments. (I tried to send this message earlier with a screenshot, but it doesn't look like the message made it to the list.) Considering that that's not actually a technical publication, does the docinf email address still apply, or should I report this buglet elsewhere? > > The fix is obvious, my build script should always use -ED instead of making an > > exception for Windows. However, I am wondering if there are older versions of > > esql on Windows that do honor -ed instead of -ED, and if any of them are > > recent enough that I'd have to worry about my fix breaking compatibility with > > them. I'd appreciate it if somebody with sufficient knowledge of Informix > > history could shed some light on this. > > If there are any such versions (on which I have my doubts), you could > simply decide not to support them. Or, work out the ESQL/C version and > configure accordingly. I'm already working out the ESQL/C version, but I'd have to know which version numbers, if any, responded to -ed instead of -ED. Since you doubt that there are any, that's good enough for me to always use -ED. Thanks, -- Carsten Haese | Phone: (419) 861-3331 Software Engineer | Direct Line: (419) 794-2531 Unique Systems, Inc. | FAX: (419) 893-2840 1687 Woodlands Drive | Cell: (419) 343-7045 Maumee, OH 43537 | Email: carsten@uniqsys.com