Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-19 Thread Tony Gravagno
From: Brian Leach Did also do a runoff to nroff converter at one time, but that's also gone missing. Sorry. [AD along with commentary] My ConnectingFlight utility hasn't quite gone missing, but it was written in VB6 and I'm afraid that if someone needs docs converted I would need to

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-19 Thread James Canale, Jr.
I would need to reinstall an XP box and VB6 just to do the job Unless you have Win-7 Ultimate and then you'd only need VB6 if you use XP mode. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-19 Thread Tony Gravagno
The source is in VB6. ConnectingFlight is offered as a service rather than as a product because I've found every single site has some weird nuance that the code doesn't catch. Some sites have moved their documents through multiple products, each leaving some sort of residue which needs to be

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-18 Thread Brian Leach
Z is a free full screen editor for UniVerse you can download from my website. And I'm just about to release version 2 of mvDeveloper (also free) into beta. (Why both? 'cos sometimes it's easier to just jump into an editor at TCL, depending on what I'm doing). Can't find my old Runoff clone

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-18 Thread Ross Ferris
by Design! -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Buss, Troy (Contractor, Logitek Systems) Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2012 2:31 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? I agree with Tony on integrating

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-18 Thread Brian Leach
Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Z is a free full screen editor for UniVerse you can download from my website. And I'm just about to release version 2 of mvDeveloper (also free) into beta. (Why both? 'cos sometimes it's easier to just jump into an editor at TCL, depending on what I'm doing

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-18 Thread Charlie Noah
-Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Brian Leach Sent: 18 June 2012 08:39 To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Z is a free full screen editor for UniVerse you can download from my website

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-18 Thread Wjhonson
something without having to change any settings or even create any control file. -Original Message- From: Brian Leach br...@brianleach.co.uk To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Mon, Jun 18, 2012 1:05 am Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Z is a free full screen editor

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-17 Thread Boydell, Stuart
You can lead a horse to water but a fool won't even look. http://www.rocketsoftware.com/u2/products/u2-clients-and-db-tools/u2-db-tools From: Wjhonson Sent: 17-Jun-12 15:31 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? I have no idea what DBTools

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-17 Thread Ed Clark
is -Original Message- From: Boydell, Stuart stuart.boyd...@spotless.com.au To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 7:23 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Please explain why you think the existing solution (DBTools) is any the worse for not being

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-17 Thread Wjhonson
BDT is the very tool that has bugs in it that make it unusable for me. You must have missed that thread. -Original Message- From: Boydell, Stuart stuart.boyd...@spotless.com.au To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sun, Jun 17, 2012 1:22 am Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-17 Thread Wjhonson
decided the racehorse needed to be made into horse burger. -Original Message- From: Ed Clark u...@edclark.net To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sun, Jun 17, 2012 7:34 am Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? uvvi is the program that universe uses to launch the vi editor

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-17 Thread Bill Haskett
- Original Message - *From:* wjhon...@aol.com *To:* u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org *Date:* 6/17/2012 8:08 AM *Subject:* Re: [U2] Runoff ? The point of having a built-in full screen editor in Universe is to take advantage of things that you can only do

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-17 Thread Robert Colquhoun
Hi Bill, On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:55 AM, Bill Haskett wphask...@advantos.net wrote: A typical big problem today is figuring out what is happening in (through) a UniObjects connection.  This can be monumentally frustrating to track down.  In D3, the socket into D3 could be tandemed to and the

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Ed Clark
I'm sure this shiny toy has probably been reproduced many times for universe and unidata. Maybe someone can open source their version and put it on pickwiki. Doesn't seem like Rocket Science. On Jun 15, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Ray Wurlod wrote: With you on that! Bring back RUNOFF!

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
I loved runoff on the Pr1me. I wrote a COBOL book for a course in runoff during the summer of 1981, but rats I don't have the 9-track with the source anymore. While the cost of entry to current word processors is certainly lower, I really loved runoff. Word is much more frustrating to work with

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Wjhonson
Don't be so sure. We don't even have a full screen editor built into Universe -Original Message- From: Ed Clark u...@edclark.net To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 6:56 am Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? I'm sure this shiny toy has probably

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Tony Gravagno
From: Wjhonson Don't be so sure. We don't even have a full screen editor built into Universe Neither does any other database. Get over it. Pick people are spoiled by such things. Edit your items with a real text editor. Use AccuTerm wED or launch any freeware you choose from TCL. Ray

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Doug Averch
Will: If you are looking for a full screen telnet interface editor jump back to the 80's and 90's and enjoy you coding experience. 1. No Version control. 2. No Code completion 3. No Code templates 4. Limited color coding 5. No local version 6. No built-in compare Editor I can

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Boydell, Stuart
@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Don't be so sure. We don't even have a full screen editor built into Universe -Original Message- From: Ed Clark u...@edclark.net To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 6:56 am Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Ed Clark
: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 6:56 am Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? I'm sure this shiny toy has probably been reproduced many times for universe and unidata. Maybe someone can open source their version and put it on pickwiki. Doesn't seem like Rocket Science. On Jun 15, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Ray Wurlod

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Buss, Troy (Contractor, Logitek Systems)
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Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Wjhonson
what do you mean that no one else has one? I used one on mvBase, so someone has one. -Original Message- From: Tony Gravagno 3xk547...@sneakemail.com To: u2-users u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 5:34 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? From: Wjhonson Don't

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Wjhonson
Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Will: If you are looking for a full screen telnet interface editor jump back to the 80's and 90's and enjoy you coding experience. 1. No Version control. 2. No Code completion 3. No Code templates 4. Limited color coding 5. No local version 6. No built

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Wjhonson
I have no idea what DBTools is, nor what uvvi is -Original Message- From: Boydell, Stuart stuart.boyd...@spotless.com.au To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 7:23 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? Please explain why you think the existing solution

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-16 Thread Wjhonson
Sent: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 9:58 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Runoff ? I agree with Tony on integrating with current tools if possible. A long long time ago, I used Ventura Publisher and created a really nice template using styles, and drove the entire documentation from within the database by exporting

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-15 Thread Ray Wurlod
With you on that! Bring back RUNOFF! ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-13 Thread Tony Gravagno
Why is this in the U2 forum? To my knowledge Runoff isn't supported in U2. Once again your assertion is incorrect. Word _can_ be coded to do pretty much anything, including reading/writing from MV, and importing images and structured text from various sources. I know, I do it all the time. If

[U2] Runoff ?

2012-06-12 Thread Wjhonson
RUNOFF did some things that simply can't be replicated with WORD documentation. I want documentation that is smart enough to self-update when control items change. Why can't my user documentation know that I've added a new menu item? ___ U2-Users