Re: Informix: Dumb decision guys!
In article <4ke50p$e3s@nic.ftns.no>, Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no wrote: >> kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz (Kerry Sainsbury) writes: >> >> Informix have reported that in future run time errors:- >> >> -1226, -1213, -1214, -1202 will NO LONGER be reported at run time. > >I have tried your program on SCO 3.2.4.2, OnLine 7.10.UC1, c4gl 6.00.UE3 >and on SCO 5, OnLine 7.12.UC1, c4gl 6.03.UC1 >Both still stops at the select with the appropriate error messages. Turns out there are two problems: - One is a bug in the port of 4GL we're using which is related to the 'SELECT "Hello" INTO smallint_variable' problem. We've logged this one with Informix. - The second looks to be a subtle change to error handling, which will only affect people who DON'T use WHENEVER [ANY] ERROR in their 4GL. The change means that the above listed errors aren't reported at runtime. eg: FOR smallint_var = 32700 TO 32800 DISPLAY smallint_var END FOR Doesn't fall over when "smallint_var" reaches 32768 -- it instead "wraps around" to -32767 (approx). Again: If you use "WHENEVER ANY ERROR STOP" the code *will* fall over, so I'm not sure it's a real-world issue. >I can't imagine why they would want to do it? AFAIK it's to improve compatability between RDS and C-4GL. I don't think it's too big a deal. Regards, Kerry S ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.4 Oct 95 Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/