Re: Serial numbers

Luse Harold wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 mosserp@WellsFargo.COM wrote: > > > Ummmmm... Excuse me, but on *my* informix servers, the copyright files > > ($INFORMIXDIR/etc/*-cr) only contain VERSION numbers, not SERIAL numbers. > > :-) AFAIK, the only place online where SERIAL numbers are stored is in the > > .snfile. > > > > HTH, > > Paul Mosser > > So, I checked. You are both right. as Paul says, $INFORMIXDIR/etc/*-cr > gives only the version number, not the serial number, Yes, I always make that mistake, but I am usually looking for the version and not the serial number. So you are excused Paul. :-) > but as Mark points > out, dbaccess -v (or -V) gives both engine version and serial number. Quick, but engine only, although -V is available on most Informix commands. > This is much quicker than going through the gyrations of reading > the .snfile. I have learnt from bitter experience not to trust the contents of .snfile. Although a lot of sites I visit don't trust me with the root password. :-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk |//////// /| | http://www.informix.com http://www.informixhandbook.com |///// / //| | http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |What year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? |/// / ////| | |year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year |// / /////| | |2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year 1900 |/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+