Re: Can the name of the file being run by RDS arbitrary?

johnl@informix.com (Jonathan Leffler) writes: > }From: john@gagme.wwa.com (John T. Fontanilla) > }Subject: Can the name of the file being run by RDS arbitrary? > }Date: 22 Jun 1994 09:47:32 -0500 > }X-Informix-List-Id: <news.7309> > } > } We are planning on purchasing the RDS version of the 4gl. > } I was browsing the Reference Manual and it says there: > } > } fglgo {-V | [-a] filename[.4go|.4gi] [args]} > } ^^^^ ^^^^ > } My question is: Has this been changed in any of the newer versions? > } Can I just use any other name (w/o the extensions) and use it as an > } argument of 'fglgo'? Or am I stuck with including the suffix. > > The suffix does not have to be specified, but fglgo will automatically try > adding the .4gi suffix, and if it can't find a file under that name it will > try .4go instead, and then complain if it still can't find the program. > > So, Yes the files on disk are stuck with the extensions, and No the > extension does not have to be specified in the fglgo command line. I place each of my programs in different directories (a trick I learned from Fourgen) and call them with fglgo *.4gi - I suppose you could try fglgo *.4g[oi] Hmmm... Think I'll go try it... ---dave---