Re: INFORMIX MENUS?

In article <3rkl27$j8@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, timothy.hood@sltrib.com writes: >S> From: simc@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Simon Clarke") > > Subject: Re: Informix Menus? > > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 09:28:54 GMT > > Organization: Optimal Software > > To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu > >S> With a little time and effort ksh scripts may turn out to be easier than > > you think (check out the select statement). As an alternative to a > > bloaty and completely overpriced informix solution. > >It's not overpriced if they've already purchased the license for other >programs (which is reasonable to assume, since I can't imagine why anyone >would buy Informix just to be a menu system.) > >Also, If you integrate the menu system with programs or use the RDS version, >it is not bloaty in as much as executable program size is affected. It's >still admittedly not the best solution since most "cool" menu features would >need to be programmed. (can informix say pull-down menu? NOT!) > >P.S. Oh, sure I've invented a pulldown-menu system that works several tiers >deep, but it's not built in as a menu feature like the standard MENU >is. >--- > ~ SPEED 1.40 [NR] ~ I have a cheap-n-easy shell menu generator that might work for you. No it's not for all occasions and there are better, but it's out there if you want to go the shell route, and are needing options. Check out mk_isql and mk_menu. There's also a book out called "Downsizing to UNIX", which I got through a book club a while back. The author has a Menu Program Generator as part of the book/disk pkg. ( Steven C. Glines : ISBN 1-56205-074-5 ) Be careful with his install, whichassumes root--and we all know about "assume". I almost chucked the book till I tried out the menu maker. It's not bad, and might just fit the bill. It generates very standard C programs and then compiles them into menus. At the very least you will be introduced to raw/cook I/O with stdio, which is something I could've learned earlier on in my career. You can order the book thru New Riders Publishing 1-800-541-6789. Anyway, hope this helps, Tim -- \\\\|// (O|O) ==============================---o00--(_)--00o---============================ Tim Schaefer tschaefe@gate.net http://www.gate.net/~tschaefe The Computer Business Company, Inc. INXUTIL 2.0 is now absolutely FREE ============================================================================= I know everything they is to know about the shrimpin bidness...You can BBQ it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it...shrimp kabobs, shrimp creol, shrimp gumbo...pan fried , deep fried, stir fried, pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich...that's...that's about it.... --Benjamin Buford Blue =============================================================================