Re: relative pathnames for chunks

I know it works but I doubt if it's supported, and the obvious question is why do you want to use relative paths Bill Dare wrote: > > Anyone know if it is OK to use a relative path to chunks. I have links to > my raw devices in $INFORMIXDIR/links. I would like to use a path relative > to $INFORMIXDIR for all my chunks. onspaces adds chunks that way OK and I > was able to store data on those chunks. But, from the manual: > > Specifying Names for Storage Spaces and Chunks > Chunk names follow the same rules as storage-space names. Specify an > explicit pathname for a storage space or chunk as follows: > > Would a relative path be explicit? Anybody ever done this? > > I figured I'd check here before blowing away the database and starting over > with all relative paths. > > Regards, > Bill > > sending to informix-list -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #