Use the DBEDIT environment variable
to specify the text editor to use with SQL statements and command
files in DB-Access.
If DBEDIT is set, the specified
text editor is invoked automatically. If DBEDIT is
not, set you are prompted to specify a text editor as the default
for the rest of the session.
editor
is the name of the text editor you want to use.
For most UNIX™ systems,
the default text editor is vi. If you use another text editor,
be sure that it creates flat ASCII files. Some word processors in document
mode introduce printer control characters that can interfere with
the operation of your HCL
OneDB™ product.
To
specify the EMACS text editor, set DBEDIT with
the following command: