Re: New to Informix, asking for help on running the 'system' command on

gerrit.schutte@gmail.com said: > All - > > I have installed Informix 11.50 DB on my Windows XP box. When running > the 'system' via the 'dbaccess' command such as in: > > > create procedure test_procedure()> define command varchar(255); > let command = 'dir > c:\\tmp\\text.txt'; Try: let command = 'dir c:\\ > c:\\tmp\\text.txt'; The system command does not, by default, have a directory that it can list, AFAIK. > system command; > end procedure; > grant execute on procedure test_procedure() to 'public'; execute> procedure test_procedure(); > > I receive the following error message: > > 668: The system command cannot be executed or it exited with a non-> zero status > 2: No such file or directory > > What is it that I do wrong? Any help very appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Gerrit > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > -- Bye now, Obnoxio http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/