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.

-----Original Message-----
From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org
[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Andrew2006
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:34 AM
To: informix-list@iiug.org
Subject: Re: dbaccess - return key does not work?


On Dec 27, 2:13 pm, "Jack Parker" <jack.park...@verizon.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: informix-list-boun...@iiug.org
>
> [mailto:informix-list-boun...@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Andrew2006
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:46 AM
> To: informix-l...@iiug.org
> Subject: Re: dbaccess - return key does not work?
>
> On Dec 27, 1:21 pm, Andrew2006 <mymate...@googlemail.com> 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
>
> The page I'm referring to is
here:http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...ndex.jsp?topic..
..
> bm.sqlt.doc/sqlt65.htm
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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...@verizon.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: informix-list-boun...@iiug.org
>
> [mailto:informix-list-boun...@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Andrew2006
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:34 AM
> To: informix-l...@iiug.org
> Subject: Re: dbaccess - return key does not work?
>
> On Dec 27, 2:13 pm, "Jack Parker" <jack.park...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: informix-list-boun...@iiug.org
>
> > [mailto:informix-list-boun...@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Andrew2006
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:46 AM
> > To: informix-l...@iiug.org
> > Subject: Re: dbaccess - return key does not work?
>
> > On Dec 27, 1:21 pm, Andrew2006 <mymate...@googlemail.com> 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
>
> > The page I'm referring to is
> here:http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...ndex.jsp?topic..
> .
> > bm.sqlt.doc/sqlt65.htm
> > _______________________________________________
> > Informix-list mailing list
> > Informix-l...@iiug.orghttp://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
>
> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Informix-list mailing list
> Informix-l...@iiug.orghttp://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list

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