Re: Can' t get 4.13 client to work with 6.00 server

In <D7o38C.G51@cix.compulink.co.uk> akent@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Andy Kent") writes: >Installed RDS/ID 4.13, I-SQL 6.00 and OnLine 6.00. (No I don't know why >either). Decided to put the 4.13 tools in a separate directory to avoid >the risk of any conflict with the 6.00 tools. >With everything pointing to the 6.00 OnLine, I can use dbaccess perfectly >OK. >To use the 4.13 tools, I set: >SQLEXEC=/usr/informix6/lib/sqlrm >INFORMIXDIR=/usr/informix4 >PATH=$INFORMIXDIR/bin:$PATH >Simple 4gl programs now can't find the database at compile time. (we're >talking OnLine, so no DBPATH problems). 4gl programs that do "main... >display 'Hello mum'... end main" without going near a database compile OK >and fail at runtime on "Cannot find xxxxx.iem". >Help!! Am I missing something dumb? The iem files are under /usr/informix6 while your INFORMIXDIR is otherwise. My suggestion would be to always install everything under INFORMIXDIR and to keep INFORMIXDIR under /usr/informix. This way, upgrading any component would require the reinstallation of all the components in a parallel directory and the resetting of INFORMIXDIR. For example, install everything under /usr/informix/01. When a component is upgraded, reinstall everything under /usr/informix/02. Then you can set INFORMIXDIR to use the desired installation. Edwin Babadaglian edwinb@panix.com