Re: Input fails when on key calls function that opens Window.
Posted in 1996
David Williams wrote: > To all you tired Informix programmers out there - what problems have > you had with support?? Unfortunately, more problems than solutions. My first (recent) issue was one of my misunderstanding the nature of the SQL descriptor. I sent test ESQL/C code to an engineer, who said first that he couldn't get it to compile and then that it was dumping core on a Sun, which I don't have. I got tired of waiting for him to learn how to program in C, posted the problem here, and J. Leffler showed me the error of my ways the very next day (yes, the rumors are true, he's a god). I'm currently in the 12th day of an open case concerning an assert failure in my OnLine 7.10.UC2. He stopped returning my calls a few days after the case was opened. I had to give up this particular project and go back to my old development tools (a Unix BASIC, of all things), which of course set us back considerably and is forcing us to outsource some processing ($$$). Informix really is used to run whole businesses, isn't it? That's why we bought it, with the intent of replacing our current BASIC system... I imagine I just need to either fix some Unix configuration parameters or get the most recent version, assuming it's available on my platform (AT&T MP-RAS 2.03.01), but we're paying a goodly amount for support... I would be a tired Informix programmer if I were programming in Informix! <wry grin> -- Alexander J. Oss Computer Systems Manager Films for the Humanities & Sciences