Re: dbaccess and vi Weird Behavior
Posted in 1997
Rajendra Singh wrote:
>
> I've posted this before (a long time ago) and received some responses
> but none of the suggestions worked. I am posting this again with
> hopes that someone may have had the same problem and found a solution
> to it:
>
> I am running Informix SE 6.0 on HP/UX 9.07. When I choose "Use
> Editor" in dbaccess (takes me to "vi") and I enter something into "vi"
> and then do a ":wq" (write then exit "vi"), the session just sits
> there. That is, I can't do anything at this point.
>
> Has anyone experienced this? Informix support was of no help to me.
> If anyone has a solution, I would appreciate hearing about it.
> Thanks!
Raj,
you are not alone; I experienced this a few years ago. I never did find
out what was wrong but after an upgrade (including a new dbaccess) it
magically went away. Hp-UX 9.anything sounds a bit ripe for me in any
case. ;-)
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-- Jake (Lost in thought and won't ask for directions)
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