Re: User-defined sorting in Ace

>>>> Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> 11/06/99 07:46AM >>> > > >Paul watson wrote: > >> [cutting] [cuitting] > We are currently doing the 'on the fly' option. The generic master report is > held in SCCS and extracted at run time, tweaked according to the user > using sed, compiled, ran and then deleted. Not ideal but it's robust and works > > >> Of course, if the user had 4gl..... > > > >Yup. > > Life would be simpler with 4gl >Why? [cutting] It has nothing to do with ACE or 4gl in particular. It's more the site is new to Unix and Informix and coping very well and now have enough sql/ace skills to get by with. Then to throw awk/sed, the odd bit of esql and shell scripting at them as well is proving to be hard work. The use of 4gl to give the functionality they need would be easier for them to grasp and more importantly maintain. Paul Watson WF Software Ltd Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678729 www.wfsoftware.com/informix # If you broke it, hide the evidence