Are you using IDS 7.x?
If so, then why not
database sysmaster
select * from sysconfig
It even shows you what the default values are.
John Carlson
Informix DBA
WHSmith USA
Thomas G. Smith wrote:
>
> Let me restate my original question in a more verbose, less comprehensive
> manner:
>
> I need to force the engine to vomit back to me what the current settings are for
> all config parameters -- *in memory*, not in the misleading config file --
> something like 0racle's SHOW PARAMETERS command in sqlplus/svrmgrl. Is IDS even
> capable of such a basic reporting function? Sorry, onstat -c isn't what I need
> -- Kewpie doll to first _correct_ answer.
>
> Chuck Renaud wrote:
>
> > > onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi> > > $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question?
> >
> > Does onstat -c reflect changes made by onmode commands? I
> > should try that and see...that, to me, would be the compelling
> > reason for showing the configuration of the engine instead of the
> > .onconfig file...