Re: 4GL from Stored Procedure?

Posted in 2000

Art S. Kagel — Mon, 24 Jan 2000 13:42:03 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Matthew wrote: > > Is it possible to run/call an Informix 4GL routine from a stored procedure? > I'm trying to get blobs into a database and have only been able to figure > out how to do it with 4GL, but i can execute SQL statements or stored > procedures via ODBC. So can i have a stored procedure run a 4GL routine to > load the blob? You can use the SPL SYSTEM command to execute an external program written in 4GL, ESQL/C, or C/CLI to load the BLOB, just pass needed info on the command line. Art S. Kagel