Re: ontape bug or restriction ?
Posted in 1998
In article <729qik$rmu$1@news.xmission.com>, Jeff So <jeffso@lucent.com>
writes
>
>ontape has a very strange behavior. It failed to change the
>logging mode of a database when you specify the database name
>in UPPER case.
>
Correct. Informix show be case-sensitive..
>ontape -s -N Stores7
>ontape -s -B storeS7>
>>>> Invalid logging change to Stores7
>
>The error is consistent and can be reproduced on all my 5.x,
>7.2x and 7.3 servers.
>
>I couldn't find any related topics in the documentation, but
>the last time I tried, I was still able to do "dbaccess Stores7".
>Database name shall not be case sensitive in informix.
>
Bug. remember Informix came from UNIX which IS case sensitive...
>Anyone know is this a bug or did I miss something?
>
>thanks.
>
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