paul@csnz.co.nz (Paul Gillingwater) (08/31/89)
Hi folk, We're doing quite a bit of work with Informix SQL and ESQL-C. I find that's quite a nice envronment to work in, except for one thing. We're using PERFORM (tm) to provide the end-user the ability to update the data. The problem is, given an SQL or ESQL-C query that retrieves n rows, how can we present just that set of data for updates to PERFORM? Ideally we'd like to be able to kick up a PERFORM task with the data already showing on the fields. Any idea? ALternatively, has anyone written routines in C to use the ESQL-C calls to provide a screen-form approach to allow similar functionality? If so, please can you tell us where we can obtain this code. If it doesn't exist, we may have to write it -- in which case, does anyone else want it? Using PERFORM is a minor pain since you can't easily change its commands, e.g. we've embedded it into our application, which uses function key F1 for Help just about everywhere -- except PERFORM! echo "thanks" >/dev/advance -- Paul Gillingwater, Computer Sciences of New Zealand Limited Domain: paul@csnz.co.nz Bang: uunet!vuwcomp!dsiramd!csnz!paul Call Magic Tower BBS V21/23/22/22bis 24 hrs NZ+64 4 767 326 SpringBoard BBS for Greenies! V22/22bis/HST NZ+64 4 767 742
hueni@aut.UUCP (Hueni Hermann) (09/04/89)
> We're doing quite a bit of work with Informix SQL and ESQL-C. We too. > ALternatively, has anyone written routines in C to use the ESQL-C > calls to provide a screen-form approach to allow similar > functionality? If so, please can you tell us where we can > obtain this code. If it doesn't exist, we may have to write > it -- in which case, does anyone else want it? We are using UniScreen from UniWare Computer GmbH, Kantstrasse 152, 1000 Berlin 12, Germany. Some other stuff that I'm aware off comes from the USA. You may want to look at Charm or JAM/DBi. The later seems to cover most of what you want (I've seen the documentation some time ago.) -- hermann --- Hermann Hueni Tel. +41 31 52 92 22 Ascom Autelca Fax. +41 31 52 77 45 CH-3073 Guemligen email: ...!uunet!mcvax!cernvax!hslrswi!aut!hueni Switzerland -- Hermann Hueni Tel. +41 31 52 92 22 Ascom Autelca Fax. +41 31 52 77 45 CH-3073 Guemligen email: ...!uunet!mcvax!cernvax!hslrswi!aut!hueni Switzerland