Re: Informix on Linux
Michael Zehrer wrote:
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> Jacek Baran wrote:
> >
> > Michael Zehrer wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I installed the Linux Distribution (hopefully successfull...) and
> > > installed the dbaccessdemo7, but when I try to start dbaccess I get a
> > > message "The type of your terminal is unknown to the system". Any hints?
> > >
> > > Regards Michael Zehrer
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Try to set system variable TERM to ansi:
> > $>set TERM=ansi
> > $>export TERM
> > and then call dbaccess.
> > Jacek B.
> No luck... I also tried TERM=vt100.... :-(
>
> Michael
Is your TERMCAP environment variable pointing to anything? Try
echo $TERMCAP
If you get nothing, then try
TERMCAP=/etc/termcap
export TERMCAP
Or you could use the termcap file Informix supply, if you prefer it.
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Peter Lancashire
Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc
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Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281
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