Re: Unix msg to Oracle

From: Andrew Finkenstadt <andy_at_vistachrome.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 22:59:35 GMT
Message-ID: <CGpMJB.1BK_at_vistachrome.com>


sullivan_at_sytex.com (mike sullivan) writes:
>Is there any graceful way to send a message from unix (Interactive Unix
>3.0 to be exact) to someone running a SQL*Forms 3.0.16 on RDBMS 6.0.36?
>I'd like to send a message to users in case power is lost w/o them having
>to do a manual refresh to repaint the screen.

We run Interactive 3.0 here, soon 4.0 if Oracle concurs. We use the "wall" command to write a message to everyone online. Then they have to refresh their screen to clean it up.

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>sullivan_at_sytex.com (mike sullivan)

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