Re: Problems With ESQLC on HP/UX 10.20

Tim Schaefer wrote: > > Mark, > > A correction: I was not opposed to ISA, merely the Apache and Perl > distributions that were included with it. It is still not a > comfortable premise, but for a quick and dirty install of these > two components, ISA makes it possible to have a web server running > on a machine. It is still not the most optimal situation, in my > not so humble opinion. Apache and Perl should be installed > separately, then ISA. The premise does have some merit, but I > would defer towards a separate install of apache and perl. Yes, it would be nice to have the option, but I can see a place for a get-it-running install as well. That was one of the nice things about ROM/IECC. > ISA in its own right is a usable tool. The latest release is a > good tool, the only problems I have with it are the aesthetics > and screen operation. It is disruptive to refresh the whole > page for each and every operation performed, I would think there > were better ways. For example, trek over to http://www.ibm.com > and price a laptop. The values change nicely without a traumatic > disruption of the screen. I'll assume ibm.com is using javascript, > for the paranoid you could use frames instead of javascript. Oh there are lots of e-commerce apps out there, and the technology is certainly there. I guess the difference is that they had some thought put into their design. ;-) > The other problem with ISA is in the menu layout and actual value > to many of the screens. There appears to be a lot of beauty to > the screen, but not a lot of information that is actually useful. > Perhaps a more optimal use of the page would allow less paging > and screen refreshing. ISA appears to be an extension of onstat, > where much of the information is of absolutely no value to the > average user. Yes, it seems to be no more than a GUI version of onmonitor. It would be some way to being useful if it included the functionality of OnPerf and or OnCockpit. > As to arguing for the sake of arguing, you remain king of the > hill on that one. I'm sure you'll have the last word on that, > purely for the sake of arguing a point to ad infinitum. Oh? I certainly don't disagree with anything you've said so far. Although it would be useful to hear others experiences, you seem to be the only one out there using it. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk |//////// /| | http://www.informix.com http://www.informixhandbook.com |///// / //| | http://www.iiug.org +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |What year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? |/// / ////| | |year 2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year |// / /////| | |2000 bug? year 2000 bug? year 1900 |/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+