RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Perry Taylor
Amen! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Joslyn Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:09 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad Chuck and Tony and all, When I was a little girl I didn't wake up in my

Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Susan Joslyn
Chuck and Tony and all, When I was a little girl I didn't wake up in my pink and white Barbie bedroom and think Gosh, I hope someday every one thinks of me as the change control and software quality geek ... sigh. It wasn't planned, but it happened. So there I am. Because I am that person,

Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad [not-secure]

2007-12-05 Thread Clifton Oliver
chuckle When the original Devcom team was writing INFORMATION, we didn't have job titles or business cards. This was causing one of the chaps some problems in obtaining a loan, so a couple of us had a session of composing the most inflated job descriptions possible. And a lot of people

[U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread Doug Chanco
Anyone have a universe syntax file for vim they would care to share? Rather than create one I was hoping someone already did the work .. Thanks! dougc --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Larry Hiscock
What is an AD? Some on this list are well associated with a particular product or service. Does that mean everything they post is an AD? Others may not be so closely identified with a particular product. If I mention a third party product with which I have no fiduciary relationship, is that an

Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Charles Barouch
All, This is now starting to clog up the pipe. All comments *pro and con* on list moderation continue on U2-Community. To join U2-Community, you can manage your subscriptions here: http://listserver.u2ug.org/. - Charles Barouch, Moderator U2-Users, U2-Community, SBSolutions

Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Clifton Oliver
Only if you sell your opinion. Then we get to invoice you for Reuse Fees. On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:26 AM, Kevin King wrote: I agree with Chuck, Brian, Clif, Susan, and anyone else who agrees with me. :-) (Hmmm, does that make this an [AD]?) --- u2-users mailing list

Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Scott Ballinger
On Dec 5, 2007 9:11 AM, Jeff Fitzgerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] My point is that the [AD] tags don't add any value for the reader, in my opinion. The world is not so simplistic that a post can be easily classified as [AD] and I find it a bit insulting for someone else to pretend

Re: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Kevin King
It amazes me how complicated things become when we try to play the don't upset anyone card. We're all in a business, for goodness sake, and continuing whatever it takes to make that business thrive is not only in our own personal best interest, but also the best interests of those we serve. So

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad [not-secure]

2007-12-05 Thread Norman Morgan
And a lot of people think software engineers don't have any fun... Everyone laughed when I said I was a software engineer, until I started driving a train on weekends. http://www.littletootrailroad.com === Norman Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Jeff Fitzgerald
It's good to see yet another discussion of the [AD] [/AD] stuff although I'm not very optimistic that the discussion will lead to any type of change. However, I will throw in my viewpoint. As a list member I really don't get any value from the [AD] [/AD] tags. If I were bothered by posts that

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread James Canale, Jr.
n-dimensional anomalies a specialty ROTFLOL - ROTFLOL - ROTFLOL Oh, this is genius!!! I want to steal this one ;-) On a more serious note, I think that the majority of the people on this list have come to know the other people on this list over time. It's easy to see who is expert in a

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Dan Fitzgerald
In that case, I agree with Kevin. Only if you sell your opinion. Then we get to invoice you for Reuse Fees. On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:26 AM, Kevin King wrote: I agree with Chuck, Brian, Clif, Susan, and anyone else who agrees with me. :-) (Hmmm, does that make this an [AD]?) --- u2-users

Re: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread Jeff Schasny
SH For example SH -c ls -al Brutzman, Bill wrote: From a UniBasic green-screen application (using Dynamic Connect), what BASIC command(s) allow the programmer to execute an Unix command (with parameters) such that something like a SendMail command could be handled. We have UniVerse and

RE: [U2] enough with the freaking [ad] thread already!

2007-12-05 Thread Michael Martin
Folks, please move future replies on this thread to U2-community. I'm sick to death of reading about [AD] tags and Chuck has already politely asked for this thread to be moved to U2C. If you want my previously expressed opinion on this continually reoccurring subject then go back to the Sept 6th

[U2] anyone done a makeudt on Solaris 10 for UniData 7.1.8 ?

2007-12-05 Thread Louis Tur
Hi All, Have a customer who is about to upgrade to Solaris 10 and UniData 7.1.8 . They need to do a makeudt and wanted to know if anyone has done it. Any information appreciated. Thanks |-+---| |Louis Tur

[U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread Brutzman, Bill
From a UniBasic green-screen application (using Dynamic Connect), what BASIC command(s) allow the programmer to execute an Unix command (with parameters) such that something like a SendMail command could be handled. We have UniVerse and HP-Ux. --Bill --- u2-users mailing list

RE: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread rbl000
EXECUTE 'SH -c unix command goes here' for example: EXECUTE 'SH -c ls -l Richard Lewis IBM Certified Solutions Expert U2 Family Application Development Sr. Programmer/Analyst Nu Skin Enterprises President QWASI, Inc. Quality Widgets and Software International, Inc. (Is that full disclosure

RE: [U2] enough with the freaking [ad] thread already!

2007-12-05 Thread Glen Batchelor
Folks, please move future replies on this thread to U2-community. I'm sick to death of reading about [AD] tags and Chuck has already politely asked for this thread to be moved to U2C. If you want my previously expressed opinion on this continually reoccurring subject then go back to the Sept 6th

RE: [U2] anyone done a makeudt on Solaris 10 for UniData 7.1.8 ?

2007-12-05 Thread Ken Wallis
I'm sure someone has. There, that was a stupid answer to go with the stupid question. The issues a customer might face with an upgrade that involves a makeudt are not whether makeudt works - of course it does or they don't ship the release - but what the upgrade is from and what the routines and

[U2] Nagging about [AD] tags

2007-12-05 Thread TPellitieri
Scott Ballinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:03:50 -0800 It also seems to me that the only person on this list arguing for more [AD] tags is Charles. Does anyone else actually feel that [AD] tags help to clarify responses in any way; or that that the list has a problem with

RE: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread gmatton
You can use PCPERFORM from BASIC as well. syntax is .. PCPERFORM your OS command here surrounded by quotes gm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Schasny Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:38 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org

RE: [U2] enough with the freaking [ad] thread already!

2007-12-05 Thread Steve Long
Amen! Subject: RE: [U2] enough with the freaking [ad] thread already! Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 14:23:12 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Folks, please move future replies on this thread to U2-community. I'm sick to death of reading about [AD] tags and Chuck has

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Jerry Banker
I tend to agree with Brian. If it is an outright advertisement then mark it as an AD but if you just happen to sell a product I wouldn't expect to see an ad reference in the subject line when helping someone out. After all I don't think anyone on this list wants to see an AD reference every time

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Symeon Breen
I agree with Scott . -Original Message- From: Behalf Of Scott Ballinger I move to stop the [AD] nagging. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/

RE: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread Bessel, Karen
I don't know if this is what you need but here's what I do: UNIX.CMD = ls -l UNIV.CMD = SH -c :QUOTE(UNIX.CMD) EXECUTE UNIV.CMD CAPTURING OUTPUT (I don't usually break the Unix and UniVerse commands into separate lines as I did here - I just wrote it that way for easier reading).

Re: [U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread Craig Bennett
Hi Doug, there is an excellent vim syntax file written by Ken Wallis. Email me offlist and I'll send you a copy. Craig Doug Chanco wrote: Anyone have a universe syntax file for vim they would care to share? Rather than create one I was hoping someone already did the work ..

RE: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread Jerry Banker
This is only in Unidata. Jerry Banker Sr Programmer Analyst Affiliated Acceptance Corp Sunrise Beach, MO 1-800-233-8483 www.affiliated.org -Original Message- From: gmatton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:28 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject:

Re: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread Clifton Oliver
or since the OP was asking about from within UniBasic, the syntax he would want would be execute \SH -c ls -l\ -- Regards, Clif On Dec 5, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Jeff Schasny wrote: SH For example SH -c ls -al Brutzman, Bill wrote: From a UniBasic green-screen application (using Dynamic

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad

2007-12-05 Thread Tony G
My last post on this thread. Sorry for consuming techlist bandwidth - I don't subscribe to the community list, I don't have time or interest. Are we okay now? I'd hate to have even a minor problem between us. This is absolutely not a problem between us, my friend. ... I followed your link

Re: [U2] Accessing the OS

2007-12-05 Thread Brian Leach
And Don't forget that for frequently executed commands, you can also create verb pointers to the UNIX binaries. This can make it easier especially if you hit problems with quoted arguments. Brian or since the OP was asking about from within UniBasic, the syntax he would want would be

RE: [U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread Kathleené M Hunter
How about sharing with the rest of us. -Original Message- From: Craig Bennett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:06 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] universe syntax for vim? Hi Doug, there is an excellent vim syntax file written by Ken

RE: [U2] To Ad or Not to Ad [not-secure]

2007-12-05 Thread Hennessey, Mark F.
SNIP I think our signature is the important thing in all of this. I'll make a point to include my full signature on all posts, that way there's disclosure even when it's not marked [AD]. I think that's an excellent idea. For those of us who are primarily consultants, our product is the

RE: [U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
More than happy to. How? Try this: ftp://ftp.users.on.net/~empower_data/vimfiles.zip Cheers, Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathleeni M Hunter Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2007 12:27 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE:

RE: [U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread Ken Wallis
Make that http://ftp.users.on.net/~empower_data/vimfiles.zip and I don't think you'll be asked for a username/password. Cheers, Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2007 1:29 PM To:

RE: [U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread Stevenson, Charles
Ken, How about sticking on the u2ug wiki? cds From: Ken Wallis Make that http://ftp.users.on.net/~empower_data/vimfiles.zip and I don't think you'll be asked for a username/password. From: Kathleeni M Hunter How about sharing with the rest of us. From: Craig Bennett there is an excellent vim

RE: [U2] universe syntax for vim?

2007-12-05 Thread Ken Wallis
Chuck, By all means. I had a look, but couldn't work out how I would do that. If anyone feels like putting it up there, go for it. Cheers, Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stevenson, Charles Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2007 3:34 PM