Re: Screen problems ?

SR wrote: > > Hi, I have just upgraded an application from Aix 2.2, Informix 4gl v1 > running on an IBM RT. The system is now running on a Pentium 150 server > with 48megs of RAM, running SCO Openserver 5 and Informix 4GL latest > release, with the latest release of the Standard Engine. > > Anyhow, the problem is this - the users are complaining that their > application screens are now "jerky". For instance, when displaying an > informix form to the terminal, the form with build to 75% of the screen. > There will then be a short pause and then the rest of the form will be > displayed followed by their query data. The terminal emualtion is > perfect using TERMCAP (informix). > > I am not so sure that this is a problem, rather it is just the way the > screens build. > > Anyone got any ideas. i.e. is this just the way things are or should I > be tweaking something to make screen building and scrolling more flowing > ? > > Any comments gratefully accepted. Cheers, Sean. Is it a memory problem? This could happen if the user process were to get swapped out. Try looking around with sar or whaterver other sysadmin tools are available. Another possibility might be some high priority process coming in and grabbing all the CPU. Are non-Informix programs also affected? Ian