Re: from the command line

Harvey T. Moose (harvey@boi.hp.com) wrote: : Hi, I'm kind of new to Informix. Is there a way to run an isql form or report : from the command line? : thank you. For you shell users, I'll repost my aliases.rc file that lets you talk to dbaccess (or isql) directly from the command line. Set the $DB environmental variable before creating these aliases. alias alter "echo 'alter \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias create "echo 'create \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias delete "echo 'delete \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias drop "echo 'drop \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias grant "echo 'grant \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias insert "echo 'insert \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias rename "echo 'rename \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias revoke "echo 'revoke \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias select "echo 'select \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias update "echo 'update \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" alias info "echo 'info \\!:*;' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/isql $DB" (substitute "dbaccess" for "isql" if you don't have isql. Joe -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) Dallas, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------