RE: Passing Variables from UNIX to I4GL
Not so simple as it appears. Sure you can do an fgl_getenv("DBNAME") to
return the variable, but you will also need to check all the DEFINE
statements. Any "LIKE" statements are resolved at compile time - based on
the database defined.
have fun.
cheers
j.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam [mailto:AMBirch@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 6:29 AM
> To: informix-list@iiug.org
> Subject: Passing Variables from UNIX to I4GL
>
>
> Could someone with I4GL experiance please help with the
> following problem:
>
> 1. same data base (different data) on 4 different servers
> scattered around
> the country.
> 2. not enough money or trained people to manage all four
> sites (same old
> story)
>
> What I want to do is consolidate the four databases into the
> one Informix
> Instance, but still keep the seperate databases (until the data can be
> migrated into the same database). My plan of attack was to
> modify the 4gl
> source code so that I could replace all the "database
> dbname;" statments
> with a "database UNIX_ENVIROMENT_VARIABLE;" statement that
> way when the user
> logs in the UNIX_ENVIROMENT_VARIABLE can be set in their
> .profile and it
> will point them at the right database. therefor enabiling me
> to consolidate
> on to the one instance.
>
> UNIX=AIX, SHELL=ksh
> INFORMIX=7.31UC5> RDS = 7.2?
>
> Adam Birch
> AMBirch@hotmail.com
>
>