Re: Stored Pocedures - Reports

It should be quite easy to start it via a system command in a stored procedure as you sugest. The key is you have to start a shell script that sets up all environement variables needed and then start the 4GL program. I believe I have seen something about having to set the TERM variable although your programs obviously don't display anything. The other ones that must be set are the usual ones for any use of the engine and 4GL documented in the manuals. parobek <icc.com.uk@ibm.net> wrote: :I have got a Client / Server application which makes an extended use of :stored procedures on Informix - Online v.7.13 AIX o.s.. : :Majority of my report are produced using Infomaker V.5. This is fine for :short report and summaries, but I also need to print the BIG ONE. : :I can configure a printer que on AIX Unix server for use from PCs :Windows 95, but all the output is printed and spooled as graphics = very :slow printing speed and paging is all over the place. : :So I want to write reports using Informix 4GL, but I have not found the :way to call them from my Client program via a stored procedure using :SYSTEM command. : :To use terminal emulation with login to the server and autostarting a :4GL menu looks quite stupid. : :Does anybody have an answer to this problem!!! : :Please replay to this newsgroup and my e-mail. : :-- :Name: george :E-mail: icc.com.uk@ibm.net (george c parobek) :Date: 07/03/95 :Time: 12:12:47 Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org