Re: Is Informix v7.23 good?

Mark Stock wrote: > > One way to hedge your bets is to load the new version to a directory > > > different from the current $INFORMIXDIR. Rename the current > > $INFORMIXDIR "ifmx7.12", load the new distribution to a directory > > called > > "ifmx7.22". Then create a link which points to whichever version > you > > want to run at the time - this will be what you set $INFORMIXDIR to. > > > > > This way, if you find any unpleasant surprises with the new version, > > > you > > can quickly flip back to the old version. Just remember to copy > over > > files like "sqlhosts" to your new ../etc directory. As far as I > know > > you can't locate the "sqlhosts" file anywhere but $INFORMIXDIR/etc > > (I'd > > love it if someone would tell me I'm wrong on this one!). > > Your wrong on this one! There, did you love it? :-) > > Just set INFORMIXSQLHOSTS to the full pathname of sqlhosts or whatever > > you choose to call the file. As Jonathan pointed out, this even works > in 6.x, despite being documented as a 7.10.UD1 feature. ;-) > Ohhh, ohhh, I loved that! Actually, I already corrected myself on this one. I got the ONCONFIG and the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS confused momentarily. Guess you didn't see that post . . . But I would *REALLY* love it if you could tell me that I am wrong about not being able to relocate the ONCONFIG file. I find it really annoying that you can't move this file somewhere other than ~/informix/etc. Whenever we load a new version of Online, we have to manually copy the ONCONFIG file to the new directory. Informix seems to assume that we will always install newer versions of Online to the same directory as the previous version. What's with that??? -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ADDRESS ALTERED TO FOIL SPAMMERS: Remove "*NO-SPAM*" to reply. Cosmo Lee Multi-User Computer Systems Brooklyn, NY "JUST SAY 'NO' TO SPAM" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *