Re: A Bug or a Feature?

Read the release notes. There was a bug fixed because many people did not like the old behaviour; I forget the bug number. But we thought that maybe someone wouldn't like the fixed behaviour either (you don't), so we left the old behaviour in place, and it can be activated by setting an environment variable; I forget which and don't have the energy to go and look it up. Yours apathetically, Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> }Date: 9 Oct 1995 17:07:53 U }From: "David Mascorro" <david_mascorro@oncology.uthscsa.edu> }X-Informix-List-Id: <list.7626> } }We have just upgraded our se databases from 4 isql tools and 5 se engine to 6 }isql tools 7 se engine. We are encountering a problem. When a DBPATH is set }to include several databases in separate directories, for example: }DBPATH=/db/cdm/mgt:/db/cdm/bpt }all forms and reports found in the DBPATH show up on your selection list when }you try to run a form or report in ISQL after a database is selected. If a }database was selected, the older version would only display forms or reports }in the local directory as well as those in the database directory of the }current database - but not those found in other database directories listed }in the DBPATH. This can cause problems if you have the same names for }reports and forms for different databases (which we do). It also clutters up }your screen when you go and select a form or report to run. Our solution so }far is to make sure that the DBPATH is set to one database at a time. This }is a real pain when you have users who work with many databases during the }day. } }Any ideas on work arounds? Is this a bug or is it suppose to be this way. }Informix tech support is not sure yet. } }FYI, specifically we are running 6.01UD1 isql tools and 7.10UC1 se engine on }Solaris 2.4