Re: shell-escape in sql possible ?

Posted in 1992

Walt Hultgren {rmy} — Mon, 27 Jan 92 14:50:36 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Path: emory!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!dsinc!das13!dave From: dave@das13.snide.com (Dave Snyder) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Message-ID: <1614@das13.snide.com> Date: 27 Jan 92 19:16:25 GMT References: <15830@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de> Organization: Snide Inc. - Folcroft, PA In article <15830@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de>, becker@ukh840.med-in.uni-sb.de writes: > Now is there a possibility of including shell escapes into a > list of sql-statements? Yes, simply prefix the line you want executed by the shell with a '!'. For example: ! echo "I'm going to update the stats." UPDATE STATISTICS; DAS -- David A. Snyder @ Snide Inc. - Folcroft, PA Current Release is db4glgen-3.4 UUCP: ..!uunet!das13!dave INTERNET: Dave.Snyder@snide.com