Re: INFORMIX & UNIX

It depends on the context. In DB-Access and ISQL (or almost any ring-menu program), use ! to get a shell escape. In DB-Access and ISQL SQL scripts, you can probably use ! in the script when using "dbaccess dbase script", but not within the Query-Language option. In I4GL or NewEra, use RUN. In Stored Procedures, use SYSTEM. There are probably other places where you can run them, but that covers the majority of them. Yours, Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> >From: Curt Jones <cjones@pyramid.com> >Date: 7 Mar 1996 16:44:32 GMT >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.21858> > >Neebie Question: Is it possible to call a UNIX command or program from >within INFORMIX? If it is, how ? an example would be helpfull. Please >respond to lfelts@pyramid.com. Thank you.