Re: Changing value of a Informix variable

Posted in 1996

Dave K. Lahoti — Wed, 29 May 1996 14:33:50 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Jonathan Leffler wrote: Isn't there a way to accomplish this with enviornment vars? I thought I remembered a way to type-cast the format within the select statement. Does anyone know how this is done? > >Berton, > > > >Try writing a c function that calls putenv("DBDATE=whatever") and then > >link that into you 4gl. Bear in mind though that when you run this > >program the new DBDATE will not be available to the calling shell. > > > >All the best, Pete Harris > > > > ---------- > >From: Berton Sierens > >Sent: Wednesday, 29 May 1996 13:29 > >Subject: Changing value of a Informix variable > > > >How do you change the value of let's say DBDATE from within a 4GL? -- +----------------+ | Dave K. Lahoti | == D4kLaho@PacBell.COM --- http://www.PacBell.COM +----------------+