RE: [U2] 1 - 4 Years

2007-06-29 Thread GarryS
I resemble that comment (Pick Aware 2003). As a side note: Early in our test/evaluation, our software vendor salesperson had said that the database system used by the application was "Informix". "Oh Yeah, that sounds familiar. I took some sailing classes in the San Francisco Bay with a gal tha

RE: [U2] Basic developments "reverse engineering" tool ?

2007-06-27 Thread GarryS
Other user groups that I belong(ed) to provide(d) a repository for user submitted utilities. Things like neatly formatted file ACL's, tape listings, database copy routines, etc Each submission would include the utility's documentation, source code, any ancillary files (db) and executable if app

[U2] Anyone AIX 5.3 with UV 9.6 Upgrade C/C++ runtime to V8.0.0.4 ?

2007-03-09 Thread GarryS
We are getting ready to upgrade our system to AIX 5.3 plus add memory and disk. However one of our software vendors (Evault) is telling us we need to upgrade the IBM XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition to V8.0 for AIX runtime enbironment with a minimum patch level of 8.0.0.4. Is anyone aware of any prob

RE: [U2] [UV] Locked tape drive

2007-01-24 Thread GarryS
Cod buy a tipo "unsubscribe" Garry L. Smith Dir Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-6169 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:00 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u

[U2] RE: CPU Hi-Jackers

2006-07-19 Thread GarryS
really now "cracker" is a derogatory term for a WASP or white person. > -Original Message- > From: Wendy Smoak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:40 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] SOX question (United States only, I beli

RE: [U2] MICR fonts with UniData

2006-06-27 Thread GarryS
We have been doing laser checks from different platforms for a long time. Don't forget a good quality secure check stock. We use a company ACOM.com which used to be Secure-A-Check who create a nice check stock form to print on, which has many security features so it is difficult to photocopy the ch

RE: [U2] OK...Is there a way....UV

2006-05-25 Thread GarryS
Try SSELECT fname Sample 2 > -Original Message- > From: George Gallen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:19 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] OK...Is there a wayUV > > ok. but I would be using this from TCL, a paragraph. > > > --

RE: [U2] Changed BASIC varname<1,-1>

2006-05-23 Thread GarryS
Someone once told me not to use <1,-1> just because of this problem but to use a counter var. K += 1 MV <1,K> = datawhat I have not tested this, but looks like you have the scenario to validate this. Garry Smith Dir. Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-

RE: [U2] Spam..

2006-05-12 Thread GarryS
... I would pay $100 a year to 'Whack-The-Hack' org. Kind of a Oliver North/Jack Bauer .. off the books .spy/enforcer . org that would physically whack hackers and spammers. Right now they feel NO PAIN.. and but we need to deal with it.So if there were negative consequences for their behavio

RE: [U2] Changes to the List - NO GOOGLE or etal...

2006-03-16 Thread GarryS
I vote with Jerry. > -Original Message- > From: Jerry Banker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:35 AM > To: Mike Preece; u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] Changes to the List > > Don't go there. I think this was discussed many times and the c

RE: [U2] image collection for storage...

2006-03-01 Thread GarryS
I have a Visioneer Strobe XP-100 scanner that I use on my desk and it works well with single documents. We are looking at some imaging software from our ERP VAR that uses the same scanner to digitize and index to customers, vendors and transactions. The XP-100 is about $230 and uses a USB connectio

RE: [U2] Using keys for record locking with time expirations...

2006-02-16 Thread GarryS
On an old COBOL system, that was written to run on various hardware/os. They had created "lock" files for all the major files. For example ORDERHDR.LOK, when accessing a order the program read the file with the Order ID, if not found then it wrote the key with the user id/login to the file. Next pe

RE: [U2] UV I-descriptor

2006-02-03 Thread GarryS
OK... so in a few months I'll be 50+ so I will be the OLD 'FNG', with still a lot to learn. I did keep Ron P's solution and I will try it out on some of our files where we have a G/L# in Field 2 and the dollar amount in Field 3. That's why I love this users group postings. Always some great solu

RE: [U2] UV I-descriptor

2006-02-03 Thread GarryS
Thanks for the promotion BOB... Gordon still thinks I just an FNG ... woww... MAMSI must have cut-back on the NICE pills.(sha-zam). > -Original Message- > From: Bob Woodward [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 2:49 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subje

RE: [U2] UV I-descriptor

2006-02-03 Thread GarryS
Well maybe that explains why the designers of our application have made pervasive use of the TILDE (~) to delimit many of their data elements. (toc) > -Original Message- > From: Gordon J Glorfield [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 2:43 PM > To: u2-users@listserver

RE: [U2] UV I-descriptor

2006-02-03 Thread GarryS
Finally a question I can answer. Oh boy I am not a newbie anymore. File1 dictionary item: Field(TRANS("FILE2",FIELD(@ID,'*',2),9,'X'),VM,3) so you TRANSLATE to FILE2 using the 2nd value in @ID to return the 9th element and then the 3rd position value. * Learning Universe for me as a newbie

[U2] EVault Backup & Restore testing was a success

2006-01-23 Thread GarryS
Just to keep everyone posted. We have finished testing a backup routine from www.Evault.com over the internet. My concern was the restore, since UV has its own way of handling files. But everything worked great. Here are some of the facts. We are running an IBM RS6000 with AIX 4.3 and UV 9.6. EVa

RE: [U2] UniObjects intermittent problem

2005-12-22 Thread GarryS
We are using VB.Net with Redback and there was an issue with the ampersand character ('&') and no data would be transmitted to the backend after the & character. > -Original Message- > From: Brenda Price [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:54 AM > To: U2-Users (

RE: [U2] [UV] eVault backup software

2005-11-28 Thread GarryS
I am waiting for the vendor to provide a reference for an eVault customer using Universe. If they do not have one then we will need to setup some testing of the restore. Since we have both a production and test account. We will run the backup for 8 days and then on the ninth restore to our test a

RE: [U2] [UV] LiveVault backup software

2005-11-16 Thread GarryS
We are looking at a company "eVault" but I have concerns about their AIX agent that does incremental backups. And how UV on AIX writes to disk. Is HASH.AID/HASH.HELP a UV tool or an AIX tool? Does UV have its own file system compared to AIX? Anyway it is disconcerting to here about a similar compa

RE: [U2] [UV] AIX COPY TO SAMBA DIRECTORY

2005-10-17 Thread GarryS
Thanks > -Original Message- > From: John Hester [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:33 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] AIX COPY TO SAMBA DIRECTORY > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is there a way to create a text file from a Uni

[U2] [UV] AIX COPY TO SAMBA DIRECTORY

2005-10-17 Thread GarryS
Is there a way to create a text file from a Universe database to a SAMBA directory? I have tried the COPYI FROM PRODUCT TO CONV.DATA/CUST.TXT but this does not work since the CUST.TXT does not exist. I want to copy selected Universe files to text file so that these can be burned to CD-ROM for an

RE: [U2] Senior Pick Programming Position - Centennial, CO

2005-10-07 Thread GarryS
What is a Universe flow diagram? > -Original Message- > From: Bill Lockwood [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:39 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: [U2] Senior Pick Programming Position - Centennial, CO snippet > Experience wit

RE: [U2] Backups -- Universe

2005-10-04 Thread GarryS
In the bigger picture - who has a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan? We are looking at a company evault.com that also does AIX backup over the web. Our owner wants to pursue a Disaster Recovery plan so if a catastrophic event hits California, that we have our data stored out-of-state and can re

RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice - Axiom - ........

2005-09-30 Thread GarryS
Ditto from another newbie... If not having done this ever before then yes how to find out what a statement like FIELD(TRANS(PROD.PRICE,@ID:'~',13,"X"),CHAR(252), (COUNT(TRANS(PROD.PRICE,@ID:'~',13,'X'),CHAR(252)) +1)) is doing in your dictionary and actually does return the last

RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice - Axiom - ........

2005-09-30 Thread GarryS
Agreed... FYI we use the following variant.. LOOP READNEXT ID ELSE EXIT GOSUB GOOD_STUFF REPEAT > -Original Message- > From: Allen E. Elwood [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 1:34 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Good

RE: [U2] Good Programming Practice - Axiom - ........

2005-09-30 Thread GarryS
Nobody cares what anyone has to say .. everyone is going to do whatever they have always done. Subordinates are going to follow whatever standards are dictated by their supervisor. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/

RE: [U2] Tortilla Flats....

2005-09-02 Thread GarryS
Que bien! Has leido el libro "Cup of Gold" tambien es muy bueno. Pero mas adelante para nuestro tiempo tienes que leer "Snow Crash" por Neal Stephenson. > -Original Message- > From: Allen E. Elwood [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:58 PM > To: u2-users@listser

RE: [U2] Tortilla Flats....

2005-09-02 Thread GarryS
Ese vato El' wood readin Steinbeck? > -Original Message- > From: Allen E. Elwood [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:04 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Prime number file modulos > > Here, try this old code I just dusted off (real

RE: [U2] Trend to SHIMS conversion

2005-08-22 Thread GarryS
We are a whole distributor of household hardware [hinges, slides, door knobs...etc], we surveyed the software market and the top makers were Intuit-Eclipse, NxtTrend, Navision [Now Microsoft owned] and Prelude. My understanding is that SHIMs has not had any feature development in the last 10 years.

RE: [U2] Anyone here using Cold Fusion to access UniVerse?

2005-08-16 Thread GarryS
We are using CF with Universe. It took awhile to get it working. One of the problems was an issue in the /etc/inetd.conf file there were two lines referencing the rexec service. The line with the -c at the end is the line you want and there maybe an empty line after the good line in the file, that

RE: [U2] OT Wumpus!

2005-05-31 Thread GarryS
"XYZZY" - Thanks I was trying to remember that game. In 1980 we had a young intern play that game for hours after work. After about a month, he finally won the game but he had to print the 'object code' on that system and read thru the comments to figure out how to win. > -Original Message---

RE: [U2] U2 XML./DB Tool

2005-05-26 Thread GarryS
Dick Pick was adamant about using the command line. Kinda the APPLE philsophy of "I did not invent it, so it does not exist." No PC access or newfangled tools for PICK. Maybe this is a licensee issue with Pick. > -Original Message- > From: Phil Walker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:

RE: [U2] OpenOffice.org 1.9.100 and UniVerse JDBC

2005-05-10 Thread GarryS
Billy Gates daddy is/was a lawyer with a high powered Washington DC law offices. Those lawyers wrote most of the verbage that Billy had IBM sign. Advantage Game Point - William "Billy-boy" > -Original Message- > From: Ian Stuart [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12

RE: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread GarryS
On our old SERIAL connected green screens we used a pen scanner that had a box that hooked up on the serial connection. American Microsystems (817) 571-9015 a M1000 series decoder box. If I remember there was some programmable options. > -Original Message- > From: Anthony Caufield [SMTP:[

RE: [U2] uvo.net UvBasic .Net

2005-04-28 Thread GarryS
I thought the OC.O was short for Orange County at the Ocean. > -Original Message- > From: Mats Carlid [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:55 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] uvo.net UvBasic .Net > > U2 are 'semi-compiling' like

[U2] u2TechConnect

2005-02-17 Thread GarryS
As an application programmer the information contained in U2TechConnect is probably far more technical than I will need for providing end user screens and reports. To some degree I would like to know about a 64bit file Header corruption and how to run the tools to fix. Or how to find out i

[U2] U2TechConnect

2005-02-16 Thread GarryS
What is the price of a single Universe License? We also get our UV from a software VAR. Is there some payment arrangement that could be made so that us 'out-house' programmers could have access to U2TechConnect? The main reason I subscribe to U2UG.ORG is to try and learn more about U2 by lurking

[U2] [UV] Spectrum - San Diego

2005-02-02 Thread GarryS
Is anyone going to this event Feb 22-25?? We are moving away from our Web - Universe ODBC connection to a JAVA sockets or .NET interface for performance. It appears that there a quite a few sessions that deal with the technical issues we need to resolve to move forward with

RE: [U2] [UV/Redback] How can my UV code determine the redback us er name?

2005-01-28 Thread GarryS
Since, the web is stateless. And you need to play according to the "sandbox" rules. What we do is have a LOGIN screen and if it is successful we create a "COOKIE" on the user session that stores a unique key that is retrieved from the LOGIN validation database. Depending on the HTML page and Quer

RE: [U2] printer error

2005-01-03 Thread GarryS
How is the remote office connected? It sounds like a network routing problem. Can you ping your printers? > -Original Message- > From: Mike Dallaire [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 11:50 AM > To: U2 Users List (E-mail) > Subject: [U2] printer error > > UV

RE: [U2] [UV] Garbage RUNTIME Initialization

2004-11-19 Thread GarryS
OK SORRY for venting. Up to early with too much coffee. My apologies... Thanks y'all for slapping me back into reality.. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject:

RE: [U2] [UV] Garbage RUNTIME Initialization

2004-11-19 Thread GarryS
More and more it seems that there are a numerous 'glitches' that remain unexplainable. I just had a user show me 2 screen shots of data that was a month old, UV BASIC IF statement reported 2 different values 2 mins apart. UV bites big. IF IBM had any wherewithal they would publish a BUG REPOR

RE: [U2] universe and coldfusion compatability?

2004-11-10 Thread GarryS
We are running CFM against our Universe DB on AIX. If Excel is working then so should ColdFusion. It looks like a incorrect references in your code. Which Customer# are you selecting? --some of our code--- Select * FROM CUSTOMER WHERE Z_ID = '#CustNum#' --

RE: [U2] Terminal Emulation Improvements

2004-11-08 Thread GarryS
What is ADDS-VP? We use a variation of BTERM that allows a multitude of colors(blinking, highlight,inactive window,text,foreground.) The color scheme has more to do with the terminal emulator you are running. An excellent emulator for the HP is the REFLECTION product... http://www.wrq.com/pr

RE: [U2] Comparison Unidata and Universe

2004-09-23 Thread GarryS
What I miss is the companionship of the horse when plowing the fields. Using a tractor and getting paid by the hour is not as much fun. But more efficient Garry Smith Dir. Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-6169 CONFIDENCE NOTICE: This is an e-mail mess

RE: [U2] uv-pe problem

2004-09-16 Thread GarryS
Xtreme Pain HOME edition is kludged version that does not allow many networking options. IE.. you can log into a domain. And it is not so easy to update to the PRO edition from HOME. Garry Smith Dir. Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-6169 CONFIDENCE NOTICE: This

RE: [U2] UVODBC first query

2004-09-09 Thread GarryS
We are using UVODBC to connect our web site to our production UV database and we also experience a FIRST CONNECT lag time. Subsequent queries are processed almost immediately. We have considered creating a routine on the server to periodically query UV so that any user would hopefully be the SECOND

RE: [U2] UniVerse and 1GB Ethernet Cards...

2004-07-14 Thread GarryS
What is ISO and OSI ?? The physical layer is separate and apart from the application layer? Garry Smith Dir. Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-6169 CONFIDENCE NOTICE: This e-mail message, and any accompanying documents, is truely for the intended recipient(s) an

RE: [U2] .Net Provider for Unidata or Universe

2004-06-17 Thread GarryS
I've heard of MUMPS and interviewed at a hospital were that was used. Was that written in U2 ... Mumps was a DEC implementation? Garry Smith Dir. Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-6169 > -Original Message- > From: Ross Ferris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent