Details on Informix 4GL products

Francesco Veroni

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Nov 15, 2010, 3:52:53 AM11/15/10

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There are five different versions of Informix 4GL product, so how to
check the products are really installed on my system? How to get
version and serial number?

- 4GL RDS Development
- 4GL RDS Runtime
- 4GL Compiler Development
- 4GL Compiler Runtime
- 4GL Interactive Debugger Development

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Informix 4GL RDS RNT --> fglpc -V
Informix 4GL RDS DEV --> fglgo -V
Informix 4GL ID DEV --> fgldb -V
Informix 4GL Compiler ..... --> i4gl -V
Informix 4GL Compiler ..... -->

Can somebody complete the list?

Art Kagel

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Nov 15, 2010, 6:52:55 AM11/15/10

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c4gl -V

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Francesco Veroni

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Nov 15, 2010, 8:44:36 AM11/15/10

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Ok so...

Informix 4GL RDS RNT --> fglpc -V
Informix 4GL RDS DEV --> fglgo -V
Informix 4GL ID DEV --> fgldb -V

Informix 4GL Compiler DEV --> i4gl -V
Informix 4GL Compiler RNT --> c4gl -V

Thanks,
FV

Jonathan Leffler

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Nov 15, 2010, 1:14:08 PM11/15/10

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I4GL RDS (p-code) Runtime does not include 'fglpc'; if you have 'fglpc',
you have I4GL RDS (p-code) Development, by definition.

By contrast, I4GL RDS (p-code) Runtime does include 'fglgo' (but so does
I4GL RDS (p-code) Development). So, if you have fglgo and do not have
fglpc, then you probably have I4GL RDS (p-code) Runtime.

I think you've got the first two lines mixed up.

Similarly, I4GL (c-code) Runtime does not include 'c4gl' (not, I think,
does it include 'i4gl'). In fact, I'm not even sure there is a good way
to identify that you've got I4GL (c-code) Runtime, other than by the
absence of distinctive features of the other products:

- No i4gl or c4gl (not I4GL c-code development)
- No fglpc (not I4GL p-code development)
- No fgldb (not I4GL ID)
- No fglgo (not I4GL p-code runtime)

But I4GL programs still run...

However, since IDS includes an archaic version of I4GL in the ON-Monitor
program and therefore has the necessary runtime support, it is not clear
that "I4GL programs run" conclusively proves you have I4GL c-code
Runtime - you might just have IDS installed in $INFORMIXDIR.

Isn't it fun?

You might be able to look at the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/*-cr files, but that
might not enlighten you and could simply confuse you further.

Francesco Veroni

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Nov 22, 2010, 10:21:57 AM11/22/10

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Jonathan, your answer is very clear, and very useful for me!
I hope it can be useful also for other people of the Informix
community.
Thanks, Francesco