Re: Handling Terminals

Posted in 1994

Jack Parker — 24 May 1994 14:08:19 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> > > > Informix software can use both TERMCAP and TERMINFO. If the INFORMIXTERM > environment variable is set to terminfo TERMINFO is used. If the variable is > set to termcap or in not set TERMCAP is used. Read 4GL Reference Manual > Appendix I or the Preface of 4GL User's Guide. > Be sure to check the release notes under $INFORMIXDIR/etc/release as more current versions of Informix do NOT SUPPORT TERMINFO. You can still set INFORMIXTERM, but it is ignored and termcap is still used. cheers j. _____________________________________________________________________________ Jack Parker | Litigation is the basic legal right Hewlett Packard, BSMC Boise, Idaho, USA| which guarantees every corporation jparker@hpbs3645.boi.hp.com | its decade in court. (208) 396-5388 (W) (208) 384-1623 (H) | - David Porter _____________________________________________________________________________ Any opinions expressed herein are my own and not those of my employers. _____________________________________________________________________________