Re: Leaving 4GL and returning from O/S

In article <CKytns.MBt@balr.com>, doc@balr.com (David R. Gilbert) writes: |> |> Fellow Informix folk: |> I'm having a problem with the following 4GL code: |> |> FUNCTION edit_note ( filename ) |> |> DEFINE filename CHAR (30) |> DEFINE unixcmd CHAR (60) |> |> LET unixcmd = "vi ", filename CLIPPED |> |> RUN unixcmd |> |> END FUNCTION |> |> When 'vi' appears on the screen, Informix has not 'released' it from |> curses mode - In other words, it's a mess. |> |> My questions is: How to I tell Informix that I need it to 'release' |> the screen temporarily, run the command, and then return to normal? |> |> I tried putting 'DISPLAY ""' before the run statement and it seemed |> to work a little better. |> |> I also need a easy way to re-display the Informix-4GL screen after the |> command returns. |> |> Any help would be *most* appreciated! Thanks in advance. |> |> - Dave |> (Doctor) David R. Gilbert (doc@balr.com) Consultant - BALR Corporation |> UUCP: ...uunet!balr.com!doc Snail: 600 Enterprise, Oak Brook IL 60521 |> "Can't stop moving. Can't stop moving. Can't stop." - NP of Rush |> -- |> - Dave |> (Doctor) David R. Gilbert (doc@balr.com) Consultant - BALR Corporation |> UUCP: ...uunet!balr.com!doc Snail: 600 Enterprise, Oak Brook IL 60521 |> "Can't stop moving. Can't stop moving. Can't stop." - NP of Rush Most platforms I have worked on, this is not a problem. Try LET unixcmd = "sh -c 'vi ", filename CLIPPED, "'" If you are unable, programmatically, to remedy this situation, it probably is a TERMCAP/TERMINFO problem. Then it is platform/release dependent. Check the following variables: TERM INFORMIXTERM TERMCAP TERMINFO Depending on the platform/release on 4GL, you will use either TERMCAP or TERMINFO, determined by INFORMIXTERM. TERM defines the entry in the appropriate terminal database. Depending on INFORMIXTERM (termcap/terminto), TERMCAP or TERMINFO will define where the database entries are located. Once you have determined where to look and what entry to look at, you are on your own, termcap/terminfo entries are hightly hardware dependent. Sorry. Any screen activity, after the 'vi' session, should redisplay the screen as it was before the 'vi' session. Try MESSAGE "" Your screen should redisplay. DCT