Hi there,

Can anyone recommend a tutorial for using dbaccess in menu mode?

When prompted to hit return, e.g. "Select a server with the Arrow
Keys, or enter a name, then press Return." I can move the cursor to
highlight the database but hitting return causes the cursor to move
forward to the next db. Manually entering the name and hitting return
will work though.

I am running it from a console in Ubuntu Linux.

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it by
searching the group.

Kind Regards

Andrew

On Dec 27, 6:24 am, Andrew2006 <mymate... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote:
How about the Dbaccess Manual which is part of the IDS documentation
set online.

Art S. Kagel
Oninit

On Dec 27, 11:52 am, "Art S. Kagel" <art.ka... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Hi Art,

Have had a look at the manual, but it just reiterates what the
dbaccess program tells you to do. ie. press RETURN.

Everything works for me except pressing RETURN (or Enter)

Thanks

Andrew

On Dec 27, 1:21 pm, Andrew2006 <mymate... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote:
The page I'm referring to is here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...doc/sqlt65.htm

Let's try that again. dbaccess is not a mouse driven application. You can
highlight the words on the screen all day long, but that action does not
communicate with the application. Use the arrow keys to highlight databases
and the return key to select them. Or type in the database you want to
select on the line where it allows you to.

Use the mouse ONLY to navigate to a different window, to select text for
cutting and pasting.

j.

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On Dec 27, 1:21 pm, Andrew2006 <mymate... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote:
The page I'm referring to is here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...p?topic=/com.i
bm.sqlt.doc/sqlt65.htm
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On Dec 27, 2:13 pm, "Jack Parker" <jack.park... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
Hi Jack,

I'm not using the mouse to highlight words. I'm only using the
keyboard here.

BTW - one reader emailed me re: TERMCAP. TERMCAP is set correctly to /
opt/informix/etc/termcap. The termcap file is 1553 lines long, and I
assume it's correct.

Thanks

Andrew

Andrew2006 wrote:
Chances are that there is something wrong with your termcap.
RETURN (or ENTER) is indeed what you should be using. Try Control-J or
Control-M, and see if it makes a difference
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On Dec 27, 2:35 pm, Marco Greco <ma... (AT) 4glworks (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi Marco,

Ctrl-J and Ctrl-M just cause the cursor to move down. :-(

Thanks

Andrew

Somehow I got the, now obviously incorrect, impression that you were using
the mouse. Apologies.

If in fact the arrow keys do not work, then TERM/TERMCAP is the likeliest
issue. Sounds like you have TERMCAP set correctly, check TERM. That should
match your terminal type. If you are telnetting in from a PC, then "ansi"
is the proper choice. If going in through an X-Window, try "vt100" or
"wyse-50". Termcap did not have a decent entry for x-term last time I
checked.

( for example: export TERM=ansi )

The ctrl-xxx sequences should also work if your TERM setting is appropriate,
CTRL-M is return, and then of course H, J, K, L for left, down, up and
right.

j.

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On Dec 27, 2:13 pm, "Jack Parker" <jack.park... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
..
Hi Jack,

I'm not using the mouse to highlight words. I'm only using the
keyboard here.

BTW - one reader emailed me re: TERMCAP. TERMCAP is set correctly to /
opt/informix/etc/termcap. The termcap file is 1553 lines long, and I
assume it's correct.

Thanks

Andrew
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On Dec 27, 3:09 pm, "Jack Parker" <jack.park... (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
The arrow keys do work. The Enter keys do not work. They have the same
effect as "down arrow".

My TERM is currently set to xterm. I run dbaccess by opening a console
in Gnome and sshing into another Linux box where dbaccess is
installed. The relevant environment variables on the dbaccess box are:
INFORMIXTERM="termcap"
TERM="xterm"
TERMCAP="/opt/informix/etc/termcap"

As Ctrl-M also appears to be mapped incorrectly (it performs "down
arrow"), it looks like the termcap file may be foobared.

Nevermind. In the meantime I can work around it, but it would be nice
if worked as intended ...

Many thanks

Andrew