Re: interesting problem

Run your 4ge from a script which contains only essentail environment varibale ( PATH, INFORMIXDIR, ONCONFIG etc ) run this script with 'env -i script1.ksh'. Now slowly keep on adding other env variables from env output till u hit the problem again and u will know what caused the problem. Rgds Preetinder Paul Watson wrote: > What is DBPATH set to? > > Smitty wrote: > > > > > - Some environment variable somewhere contains an entry starting with . or > > > .. > > > so it is picked up relative to the "good" directory but not there when > > > starting > > > from the "bad" directory. > > > > i appreciate you sticking w/my good/bad metaphor! > > I did an experiment that may rule out any environment variable path > > problem. > > i can rename a good directory to a bad (and vice-versa) and the > > problem is not fooled. programs bomb under a bad directory even when > > it's renamed with the exact path as a good one (good one temporarily > > renamed *.hld) > > > > Both paths are nearly identical. > > /usr/fourgen/accounting/ap.4gm (good) > > /usr/fourgen/accountign/gl.4gm (bad) > > > > > - The database is a Standard Engine database and the <database>.dbs is in > > > the > > > "good" directory. > > > > > > > The database is SE 4.0, and the database(s) in question are in > > directies (*.dbs) where things work. yet my little program that > > access this database bomb out when run from certain directories. to > > simplify testing i put hello.4ge in my /u/dobbsj home directory. when > > i cd into "good" ones, it runs good old /u/dobbsj/hello.4ge just fine. > > when in a "bad" one, the same /u/dobbsj/hello.4ge bombs out. it's > > odd you mentioned SE though, you nailed that one. even if the > > <database>.dbs is in the "good" directory, i'm still puzzled as how to > > make programs that from the "bad" (i know the metaphor's wearing > > thin-lol) access them. > > -- > Paul Watson # > Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > www.oninit.com # sending to informix-list