RE: Onweb

You need to download the UnZip extraction utility mentioned on the Intraware site http://www.intraware.com/free/infozip.html. After you run it against the ".zip" file, you are left with a tar file. It is too bad that this procedure was not clearly explained. > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlson@WHSmith [mailto:carlson1@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 06:58 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Onweb > > > Not to mention that I downloaded a ZIP file from the Intraware website > but the instructions assume a TAR file. > > Sounds like a good idea, but I guess I'll pass for now. Is > anyone from > Informix listening? > > export RANT_MODE=ON > > Speaking of not thinking things through . . . > > I received my copy of PCMagazine yesterday, halfway expecting my > favorite database company to be listed somewhere. I found Oracle, > Sybase . . . but no Informix. Maybe PCMagazine changed the > requirements, but it disappointed me to find that Informix had been > dropped from the list. > > Wake up call has been issued, Informix > > unset RANT_MODE > > > John Carlson > Informix DBA > WHSmith USA > > <#include std_disclaimer.h> > > Tim Schaefer wrote: > > > > John, > > > > I downloaded it, but because it includes its own > distribution of Perl > > it will not be installed. Whoever at Informix was in > charge of this > > one really didn't think this through. Not to mention the fact that > > the install didn't work! Bummer too, because I was really hoping to > > finally see this tool. ( I got the Linux version ) > > > > Perhaps they'll rethink this one through, eliminate the > Perl distribution > > from the install, and simply tell people what the minimum > requirements > > are in order for it to work. It would be the same as any > other product > > you install. Imagine including a c-compiler with every 4GL > install, or > > how about an OS with every engine??? > > > > I've also been working on my own WebTop DBA tool, after > waiting forever > > to get Informix's. Now I'm glad I went ahead with my own. :-) > > > > Tim > > > > "Carlson@WHSmith" wrote: > > > > > > Has any one out there played with this new utility yet? I've just > > > downloaded it from Intraware and I was curious about if > it is worth the > > > hassle. > > > > > > John Carlson > > > Informix DBA > > > WHSmith USA > > > > -- > > . > > .- > > .-- > > .--- > > .---- Tim Schaefer > > .----- tschaefe@bellsouth.net > > .---- http://www.inxutil.com > > .--- http://www.datad.com > > .-- > > .- > > . >