Re: MS-Visual Basic/Informix On-Line

Posted in 1996

Dennis J Pimple — Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:29:24 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

sinyem@pc.jaring.my wrote: > > Hi there, > > To all Informix-4GL and MS-Visual Basic gurus; > > Is it possible to let our MS-VB script execute or call an existing INFORMIX-4GL object file instead of > recoding existing function into VB script. Please advice. > > e-mail: sinyem@pc.jaring.my I assume you mean the 4GL code exists on the server. If you can execute a procedure from within the MS-VB script, you could use the SPL SYSTEM command to set environment and run any Unix command (including a 4GL executable). Or ... you could create a table with an INSERT Trigger that calls the SPL and etc. -- //////////////// ======================================================= ////////// // Dennis J. Pimple Informix Software, Inc. ////// / /// Principal Consultant 5299 DTC Blvd Suite 740 ///// // //// dennisp@informix.com Englewood CO 80111 //// // ///// /// // ////// recept: 303-850-0210 // // /////// direct: 303-740-5611 Opinions expressed are mine, / /////////// fax: 303-843-6408 and do not necessarily //////////////// http://www.informix.com reflect those of my employer