Re: Un-understandable Error Message

Hi Robert Beleckis Wrote> >Please explain the implication(s) of the following message received when >executing a .4ge program compiled under 6.05 UD1: >"Please install an INFORMIX-4Gl Run Time Facility and runn thisprogram >again." Been there done that - I'm going to assume you have the Informix 4gl Run-Time libraries installed and you have just recently developed this error. Try the following : - Check the .profile of the user receiving the error. The INFORMIXDIR enviroment variable may have been set here and the export statement may have been removed or commented out. Or - Check /etc/profile and see if INFORMIXDIR has been set as above. On our systems, we do not set INFORMIXDIR in /etc/profile, but rather in each user profile. This was a business decision and as far as I know, there should not be a problem doing this. In either case, you should see an entry as follows : INFORMIXDIR=/path to your informix bin directoryexport INFORMIXDIR This variable must be set for you binaries to run. If it is already set, see my assumption above and contact your local informix vendor :-( Alternatively, you get this message while trying to run one of these binaries remotely via an rexec (heaven forbid ;-)) and redirecting the output to a log. If this is the case then make sure you setup a shell script which does (at the very least) the following : INFORMIXDIR=/path to your informix bin directoryexport INFORMIXDIR /path/name_of_application.4ge Then the rexec should point to the shell script. This will set up a temporary enviroment for you to run your application in. Hope this helps. David A good scapegoat is almost as good as a solution.