Andrew2006 wrote:
> On Dec 27, 11:52 am, "Art S. Kagel" <art.ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 27, 6:24 am, Andrew2006 <mymate...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>> Can anyone recommend a tutorial for using dbaccess in menu mode?
>> How about the Dbaccess Manual which is part of the IDS documentation
>> set online.
>>
>> Art S. Kagel
>> Oninit
>>
>>> 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
>
> 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

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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