Re: ESQL/C for PERFORM Lookup/Browse

Posted in 1992

Dave Snyder — Wed, 1 Jul 92 16:53:01 EDT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Quoting carl.t.mosley... > I am just starting to look into using ESQL/C 4.00 to customize some > PERFORM screens. Is it possible to do a 4GL-type lookup window to pick > a value from a screen array? Not to my knowledge. > Yes I know I should just use 4GL but I can't bring myself to spend > countless hours coding the "Query-Add-Update-Remove" functions for forms. > It's so much easier to just run a PERFORM screen. That's exactly why I wrote "db4glgen". All the stuff you just mentioned is standard in db4glgen generated code. > Has anyone written any ESQL/C programs to enhance PERFORM? Yes, but not anything like you are asking for. DAS -- David A. Snyder @ Snide Inc. - Folcroft, PA Current Release is db4glgen-3.7 UUCP: ..!uunet!das13!dave INTERNET: dave.snyder@snide.com