[U2] Report Generation
I have been asked to look into a report generation tool similar to Crystal Reports for multivalued databases. and MS SQL server databases. I've worked with BI Query before are you folks aware of other possible solutions. The user has asked for Ability to schedule queries to run at night Ability to automatically distribute reports. I think saving them in a shared area is good enough. Ability to generate charts as part of the scheduled run. Any ideas are appreciated. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] [OT] Interview Questions
Whenever I interview, it's all about the work. I tend to give a technical interview and avoid the What can you bring to our company types of questions. HR wants to hire Game Show hosts. I need people who can produce. Find out what they know and how they think. And If you want to know somebody's character, give them a problem that you know they can't solve in the allotted time. You will see how they handle frustration and overwhelming challenges. If they take the problem as far as they can and look you in the eye and say I couldn't finish it then they will probably be good to work with. If they get shook up and try and BS you with a wrong answer, or if they try to distract you with their dazzling personality then I tend to shy away. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384).
We had some file corruption last night and I am trying to recover a file. The file was so badly corrupted this morning that it wasn't recognized as a Unidata file. What I have tried is copying the data and dictionary to SAVE files at the system level. Then I did a DELETE.FILE of the file and then a CREATE.FILE STRUCTURE-HEADER_MA 13,1. Then I copied the data and dictionary files back over the originals. The dictionary portion is OK, but I get the message File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). I had hoped that recreating the file with a block size of 1 would have made this work since 5538816 is divisible by 1024. But it did not work. It still thinks the block size is 16. Can anyone tell me how to recover this data? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384).
I am also working with them. I am just trying to cover all the bases. I guess I should let them escalate to Rocket if necessary. Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Daniel McGrath dmcgr...@rocketsoftware.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/06/2013 11:58 AM Subject:Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Hi Charles, Have you let your support provider know? If they cannot do it they should just escalate to Rocket. I know our support engineers here is pretty good at salvaging these type of situations. Regards, Dan McGrath Managing Director, U2 Servers Lab Rocket Software 4600 South Ulster Street · Suite 1100 · Denver, CO 80237 · USA T: +1 720 475 8098 · E: dmcgr...@rocketsoftware.com · W: u2.rocketsoftware.com -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [ mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:40 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). We had some file corruption last night and I am trying to recover a file. The file was so badly corrupted this morning that it wasn't recognized as a Unidata file. What I have tried is copying the data and dictionary to SAVE files at the system level. Then I did a DELETE.FILE of the file and then a CREATE.FILE STRUCTURE-HEADER_MA 13,1. Then I copied the data and dictionary files back over the originals. The dictionary portion is OK, but I get the message File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). I had hoped that recreating the file with a block size of 1 would have made this work since 5538816 is divisible by 1024. But it did not work. It still thinks the block size is 16. Can anyone tell me how to recover this data? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384).
Thanks Susan. i use UltraEdit which would allow that. You just explained something for me. I kept recreating the file with a block sie that would work, but when I copied that data back in, it would revert. That is because the block size is contained in the data. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Susan Lynch sly...@fwdco.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/06/2013 12:03 PM Subject:Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Charles, What I have done in similar situations is stop UniData, open the file in a hex editor (there are free hex editors on the web - Cygnus has always worked well for me), and trim back the last block (in your case, the last 1024 bytes), since that block has been damaged. Then change the modulo in the first block of the file to what your file would then be, which is 337 (which is hex 0151, so the first 2 bytes of the file would become 5101, since UniData stores the modulo in reverse order). At that point, you should be able to start UniData, run guide on the file, do a fixfile for any damage, resize it (so that things will hash properly, which might not be true with the modulo you replaced), and then compare the file to your most recent backup and any audit logs that you have for data added/changed since that backup to help you find any records that might have been chopped off at the end of the file. Not fun, but it should work... Susan Lynch F. W. Davison Company, Inc. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 12:40 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). We had some file corruption last night and I am trying to recover a file. The file was so badly corrupted this morning that it wasn't recognized as a Unidata file. What I have tried is copying the data and dictionary to SAVE files at the system level. Then I did a DELETE.FILE of the file and then a CREATE.FILE STRUCTURE-HEADER_MA 13,1. Then I copied the data and dictionary files back over the originals. The dictionary portion is OK, but I get the message File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). I had hoped that recreating the file with a block size of 1 would have made this work since 5538816 is divisible by 1024. But it did not work. It still thinks the block size is 16. Can anyone tell me how to recover this data? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384).
Here's what I ended up doing. I couldn't get rid of the GFEs that I was seeing when I ran guide so followed these instructions fromour vendor. It didn't recover the lost items, but it got rid of he guide errors.. If you have corruption on only a few files or if the fixfile does not clean up all corruption: FILE.STAT badfile(make a note of the modulo) CREATE.FILE holderfile modulo COPY FROM badfile TO holderfile ALL (You should see some number or records copied) COUNT badfile(hopefully, you will see the same number) CLEAR.FILE DATA badfile If you need to resize, do that now: RESIZE badfile newmodulo COPY FROM holderfile TO badfile ALL When finished DELETE.FILE holderfile Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384).
I am stuck on fixing the file. guide produces a GUIDE_FIXUP.DATA file that lists the problem groups. When I run fixfile it is not able to correct the GFEs. I can deal with losing the data, we can re enter it. BUt how do I get rid of those GFE errors. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Susan Lynch sly...@fwdco.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/06/2013 12:25 PM Subject:Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Charles, yes, first you have to fix the damaged file, then you can use the UniData utilities to resize it any way that you want. The modulo and block are both in the first block of a static file size (in your case, I believe you would see a 0F in byte 17 of that first block for your 16384-byte block). Dynamic files are more complicated... Susan Lynch F. W. Davison Company, Inc. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 1:17 PM To: U2 Users List Cc: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). Thanks Susan. i use UltraEdit which would allow that. You just explained something for me. I kept recreating the file with a block sie that would work, but when I copied that data back in, it would revert. That is because the block size is contained in the data. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Susan Lynch sly...@fwdco.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/06/2013 12:03 PM Subject:Re: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Charles, What I have done in similar situations is stop UniData, open the file in a hex editor (there are free hex editors on the web - Cygnus has always worked well for me), and trim back the last block (in your case, the last 1024 bytes), since that block has been damaged. Then change the modulo in the first block of the file to what your file would then be, which is 337 (which is hex 0151, so the first 2 bytes of the file would become 5101, since UniData stores the modulo in reverse order). At that point, you should be able to start UniData, run guide on the file, do a fixfile for any damage, resize it (so that things will hash properly, which might not be true with the modulo you replaced), and then compare the file to your most recent backup and any audit logs that you have for data added/changed since that backup to help you find any records that might have been chopped off at the end of the file. Not fun, but it should work... Susan Lynch F. W. Davison Company, Inc. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 12:40 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). We had some file corruption last night and I am trying to recover a file. The file was so badly corrupted this morning that it wasn't recognized as a Unidata file. What I have tried is copying the data and dictionary to SAVE files at the system level. Then I did a DELETE.FILE of the file and then a CREATE.FILE STRUCTURE-HEADER_MA 13,1. Then I copied the data and dictionary files back over the originals. The dictionary portion is OK, but I get the message File size (5538816) is not a multiple of block size(16384). I had hoped that recreating the file with a block size of 1 would have made this work since 5538816 is divisible by 1024. But it did not work. It still thinks the block size is 16. Can anyone tell me how to recover this data? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
I am attempting to pass a variable into a SUBROUTINE and use it to access
the data through the dictionary name.
SUBROUTINE fieldLookup(., ATTRIBUTE, )
.
.
.
READ @RECORD FROM F.FILE, @ID THEN
RESULT = {ATTRIBUTE}
END ELSE
RESULT =
END
The part that isn't working is the RESULT = {ATTRIBUTE}
As written here it is looking for a dictionary attribute named ATTRIBUTE.
I tried forcing it to evaluate the variable ATTRIBUTE to the value in
ATTRIBUTE by putting it in parenthesis, but it complained that it was
expecting a variable when it was compiling.
Is there a way to use a variable in the curly braces so that I can make
this a generic subroutine?
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
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Re: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
Of course. Worked like a charm.
Thank you Dave.
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
From: Dave Davis dda...@harriscomputer.com
To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org,
Date: 08/15/2013 03:41 PM
Subject:Re: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
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HELP CALCULATE
You have to have your dictionary open to @DICT as well.
I think you want to say
RESULT = CALCULATE(ATTRIBUTE)
Since {} is for a literal attribute name only.
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Subject: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
I am attempting to pass a variable into a SUBROUTINE and use it to access
the data through the dictionary name.
SUBROUTINE fieldLookup(., ATTRIBUTE, ) .
.
.
READ @RECORD FROM F.FILE, @ID THEN
RESULT = {ATTRIBUTE}
END ELSE
RESULT =
END
The part that isn't working is the RESULT = {ATTRIBUTE}
As written here it is looking for a dictionary attribute named ATTRIBUTE.
I tried forcing it to evaluate the variable ATTRIBUTE to the value in
ATTRIBUTE by putting it in parenthesis, but it complained that it was
expecting a variable when it was compiling.
Is there a way to use a variable in the curly braces so that I can make
this a generic subroutine?
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
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Re: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
I only know Unidata. Maybe someone else knows. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
In Unidata I believe that it only works for virtual (type = V) attributes.
It is nice though. If you have an attribute that reads from other files
and performs calculations, formatting, etc. it executes the virtual and
gives you the output. Let's you take advantage of the virtual attributes
already defined in the dictionary.
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
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From: Phil Walker p...@gnosys.co.nz
To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org,
Date: 08/15/2013 04:11 PM
Subject:Re: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
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Is that only a Unidata thing? Sounds like a nice feature to have in
Universe.
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Of course. Worked like a charm.
Thank you Dave.
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
From: Dave Davis dda...@harriscomputer.com
To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org,
Date: 08/15/2013 03:41 PM
Subject:Re: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org
HELP CALCULATE
You have to have your dictionary open to @DICT as well.
I think you want to say
RESULT = CALCULATE(ATTRIBUTE)
Since {} is for a literal attribute name only.
-Original Message-
From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [
mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of
charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:35 PM
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
Subject: [U2] @RECORD VARIABLES
I am attempting to pass a variable into a SUBROUTINE and use it to access
the data through the dictionary name.
SUBROUTINE fieldLookup(., ATTRIBUTE, ) .
.
.
READ @RECORD FROM F.FILE, @ID THEN
RESULT = {ATTRIBUTE}
END ELSE
RESULT =
END
The part that isn't working is the RESULT = {ATTRIBUTE}
As written here it is looking for a dictionary attribute named ATTRIBUTE.
I tried forcing it to evaluate the variable ATTRIBUTE to the value in
ATTRIBUTE by putting it in parenthesis, but it complained that it was
expecting a variable when it was compiling.
Is there a way to use a variable in the curly braces so that I can make
this a generic subroutine?
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
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[U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic
I am looking for a way to send the output of a Unidata data query in Unibasic back to a web server (PHP) for building web pages. Up until now I have used a proprietary method (LF, HTAB, etc.), but I would like to simplify/standardize the method. Seems like this could be done with XML, or JSON or something I don't know about. Has anyone had experience with this and could you offer some advice? Hoping for a simple subroutine approach as opposed to a comprehensive commercial package. Management here is very price sensitive. When I say price sensitive, I mean that if it costs anything, they get their panties all in a bunch. A few hundred dollars might be sellable, a few thousand would not be. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic
We use UNIX on our web and database servers, so the mvScript wouldn't help in our case. I would like to learn more about the built-in restful services you mentioned. That is built-in to Unidata? We are at 7.2. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Brian Leach br...@brianleach.co.uk To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 08/02/2013 11:41 AM Subject:Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org My preferred solution is to use a middle tier web service in C#, that exposes method calls for either XML or JSON (automatic, just depends on the content-type in the request). Then you can call that from anything that expects JSON or SOAP. But that's only because I began doing that long before restful web services got built into the product. Or bypass PHP and use mvScript if you can live with IIS. Brian -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: 02 August 2013 17:12 To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic I am looking for a way to send the output of a Unidata data query in Unibasic back to a web server (PHP) for building web pages. Up until now I have used a proprietary method (LF, HTAB, etc.), but I would like to simplify/standardize the method. Seems like this could be done with XML, or JSON or something I don't know about. Has anyone had experience with this and could you offer some advice? Hoping for a simple subroutine approach as opposed to a comprehensive commercial package. Management here is very price sensitive. When I say price sensitive, I mean that if it costs anything, they get their panties all in a bunch. A few hundred dollars might be sellable, a few thousand would not be. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic
7.3 has a built-in JSON library. That's what I was looking for. Thanks Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Aaron Titus ati...@fwdco.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 08/02/2013 12:14 PM Subject:Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org JSON is far more lightweight vs XML. Also if you upgrade to 7.3 Unidata, the built-in JSON library (called UDO) is very easy to use. This would be my recommendation. *Aaron Titus* Senior Software Engineer F.W. Davison Company, Inc. 508-747-7261 x245 ati...@fwdco.com On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:59 PM, charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com wrote: We use UNIX on our web and database servers, so the mvScript wouldn't help in our case. I would like to learn more about the built-in restful services you mentioned. That is built-in to Unidata? We are at 7.2. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Brian Leach br...@brianleach.co.uk To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 08/02/2013 11:41 AM Subject:Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org My preferred solution is to use a middle tier web service in C#, that exposes method calls for either XML or JSON (automatic, just depends on the content-type in the request). Then you can call that from anything that expects JSON or SOAP. But that's only because I began doing that long before restful web services got built into the product. Or bypass PHP and use mvScript if you can live with IIS. Brian -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: 02 August 2013 17:12 To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic I am looking for a way to send the output of a Unidata data query in Unibasic back to a web server (PHP) for building web pages. Up until now I have used a proprietary method (LF, HTAB, etc.), but I would like to simplify/standardize the method. Seems like this could be done with XML, or JSON or something I don't know about. Has anyone had experience with this and could you offer some advice? Hoping for a simple subroutine approach as opposed to a comprehensive commercial package. Management here is very price sensitive. When I say price sensitive, I mean that if it costs anything, they get their panties all in a bunch. A few hundred dollars might be sellable, a few thousand would not be. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic
Very good advice. I did know that XML support was built-in to Unidata, and apparently JSON support is included in the newest version of Unidata. I guess I am leaning towards JSON because as Aaron Titus pointed out, it is more lightweight than XML. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Tony Gravagno 3xk547...@sneakemail.com To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 08/02/2013 01:05 PM Subject:Re: [U2] XML or JSON converter for Unibasic Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org I do this sort of thing all the time. I'm also curious to know if a Uni-query can be rendered directly as XML or JSON. I know QM can render as XML with a simple modifier on the command-line, thought U2 could do this too. JSON is a different animal and I'm not aware of any decent JSON builders for any MV environment - they're all proprietary and unpublished except for the new one in Unidata. The real problem with all of these XML/JSON solutions is that the output we get from our reports is 2-dimensional columns and rows - a curious anomaly after all of these years, considering how much we pride ourselves on being multi-dimensional. XML and JSON aren't of much use with flat data. Coding a 2D export to XML or JSON is trivial. Where this gets complex is in nested relationships, XML and JSON excel in representation of multi-dimensional data, and again, none of the MV platforms have rushed to provide decent rendering in this area. (Except maybe TigerLogic which has built a rich XML server around the D3 core, like DataStage was built around Universe.) In plain terms, a U2 report will have something like: ORD# SHIP.ADDR SHIP.CITY ... ORD# SHIP.ADDR SHIP.CITY ... That's 2D. But when you're passing data to another environment, it expects 3D: order id123/id shipto addr.../addr city.../city /shipto /order JSON is exactly the same as XML in structure, just different in syntax. Part of the problem is that the output here needs to use names which are acceptable in XML/JSON tags. That might come from the dict item, probably not unless you have custom dict items just for this. The way this is usually done is with metadata stored in the dict item or somewhere else. So you'll have a dict item named ORD#, the description might say Order ID but the node name will be id. Note above that I'm using id123/id. But that could have been done like this: order id=123 The issue here is that there is no schema definition that defines whether you use elements (unique nodes) or attributes (id=123) within elements. Hardcoded general-purpose solutions will work for your internal purposes but they won't work as a general solution for exchanging data with other entities. And let's not even get into namespaces. In summary, the above explains why it's tough to have a general-purpose solution for rendering query output as XML or JSON. A lot of other metadata is required in order to describe what the document will look like. The only recourse we have is to use the XML hooks provided in the DBMS, to hard-code on a case-by-case basis, or to export and let some external tool do the formatting ... but in all cases you still need to provide metadata or none of these tools will know whether to use id or ordnum, or whether to use elements or attributes. All of that said, the nature of my business is to create solutions to problems like this. I'll be happy to do so for any company that associates value with such solutions. HTH Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com http://Nebula-RnD.com/blog Visit http://PickWiki.com! Contribute! http://Twitter.com/TonyGravagno http://groups.google.com/group/mvdbms https://bitbucket.org/foss4mv/nebulaware From: Charles_Shaffer I am looking for a way to send the output of a Unidata data query in Unibasic back to a web server (PHP) for building web pages. Up until now I have used a proprietary method (LF, HTAB, etc.), but I would like to simplify/standardize the method. Seems like this could be done with XML, or JSON or something I don't know about. Has anyone had experience with this and could you offer some advice? Hoping for a simple subroutine approach as opposed to a comprehensive commercial package. Management here is very price sensitive. When I say price sensitive, I mean that if it costs anything, they get their panties all in a bunch. A few hundred dollars might be sellable, a few thousand would not be. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] History..
Sathya, There is a book called UNIX Unidata by M. Taylor and S. Rees that has the best information I have been able to find on the basics of Unidata. It is for a UNIX environment, but I think it would be useful in a Windows environment too. There are probably other good books, but this is the best one I have found. ISBN 1-900176-00-9 I think I bought my copy from Jon Sisk. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] International Date Format
Is there a date conversion mask that returns -mm-dd format? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] International Date Format
Wyatt, Worked perfectly. Thank you. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Buffington, Wyatt wgbuffing...@hydro.mb.ca To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 02/05/2013 08:22 AM Subject:Re: [U2] International Date Format Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org You could try D-YMD[4,2,2] Wyatt Buffington AMPS Support Manitoba Hydro 204- 360-4473 I wish i would have an out of body experience then i wouldn't be here. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [ mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 8:20 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] International Date Format Is there a date conversion mask that returns -mm-dd format? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] {BDT] Commenting A Block Of Code
Don't know if someone mentioned $DEFINE and $IFDEF, but you can do this to comment out blocks of code. $DEFINE DEBUG later enclose the code in a $IFDEF/$ENDIF block. $IFDEF DEBUG Code to be commented out $ENDIF Then to bring it back undefine DEBUG or move the $IFDEF statement. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue
I did a lot of RPL coding in the 80s. I remember when I left that job telling them that I would rather slide down a razor blade into a vat of alcohol than write one more line of RPL code. But that's just my opinion. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3
This is running on the client. It is called in a LotusScript agent. I just made sure and it is 32-bit. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: jim.sto...@esc.edu To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/18/2012 02:24 PM Subject:Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Hi Charles, Is the new WIN7 system a 64 bit or 32 bit server, and if it is 64 bit, is the Domino installation also 64 bit? The UniObjects COM library is 32 bit only, and I haven't found a way to access it from a 64 bit Domino installation. I can confirm that UniObjects does work with a 32 bit Domino 8.5.3 installed on a 32 bit server. I haven't tried 32 bit Domino installed on a 64 bit server, so I'm not sure if that would work or not. If you find a way to get it to work with a 64 bit Domino / Windows server, I'd love to know how. Good luck! Jim Stoner Empire State College From: charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com To: U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/18/2012 03:17 PM Subject:[U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Hi. I'm hoping someone has had a similar experience and can help me with something. I am trying to port a LotusScript agent that uses uniobjects.dll library from Notes 5 to Notes 8.3. It blows up on the statement Set UDSession = CreateObject(Uniobjects.Session.1); This is directly copied over from the XP/Notes 5 system where it has been working fine for years, to a WIN7/Notes 8.3 system. The uniobjects.dll is in Windows\System32\ Anyone seen anything like this? Has the uniobjects.dll file been updated in the last few years? If I recall correctly, uniobjects.dll is the COM library. Is this supported in newer environments? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3
I may have found it. I gave the user that will be running it access to the dll and it seems to be connecting and running now. Although it hasn't completed yet. I am still a bit concerned about not installing the dll correctly. I have the disk from 2005, but is there a newer version of the Uniobjects.dll? Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3
Thanks Jim. I will do that. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: jim.sto...@esc.edu To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/18/2012 02:43 PM Subject:Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Yes, the dll files have to be registered. The easiest way is to just use the UniObjects installer provided from Rocket. You can download it from http://www.rocketsoftware.com/u2/resources/downloads and I believe it is in the U2 Clients installer, part of the UniDK installation. Hope that helps, Jim Stoner Empire State College From: charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Cc: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Date: 09/18/2012 03:38 PM Subject:Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org I just copied it. Did I fail to register it? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: David L. Wasylenko d...@pickpro.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 09/18/2012 02:25 PM Subject:Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Shot in the dark... Did you install the Uniobjects package or just copy the dll... makes a difference. ... david ... David L. Wasylenko President, Pick Professionals, Inc w) 314 558 1482 d...@pickpro.com -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [ mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:24 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] uniobjects.dll on Notes 8.3 The error message is Cannot create automation object. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] AUTO: Charles Shaffer is out of the office (returning 09/04/2012)
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Re: [U2] Variable Interpolation
If the goal is to generate several variables by building variable names in a loop from text, like you can do in UNIX script, PERL, PHP, etc. I don't think you can do that in UniBasic. There nearest thing I can think of is to use a dynamic array. Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are trying to do. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
Is there a way to monitor the number of RPC connections being used at any given time on Unidata 7.1/Redhat 3? We are not using device licensing. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
What about connections coming from client applications? UniCall, UniObjects, etc. Do they use up licenses also? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Symeon Breen syme...@gmail.com To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 07/06/2012 10:18 AM Subject:Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org listuser ? -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: 06 July 2012 14:54 To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata Is there a way to monitor the number of RPC connections being used at any given time on Unidata 7.1/Redhat 3? We are not using device licensing. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virus Database: 2437/5112 - Release Date: 07/05/12 ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
When I run # ps-A | grep 'udapi_slave' | wc -l Am I getting a count of client connections? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
On UV, counting instances of uvapi_slave tells me how many unirpc
connections are active via UOJ. It doesn't include JDBC connections,
though. JDBC connections spawn a process called uvserver. If
capturing
every type of unirpc connection is important, you could determine the
PID of unirpcd and count its immediate children. I think this should
work:
PID=`ps -el | grep unirpcd | awk '{print $4}'`
COUNT=`ps -el | grep $PID | awk '{print $5}' | grep $PID | wc -l`
echo $COUNT
-John
Thanks. That works great.
The problem I am having is that our MRP application does a lot of RPC
calls to our Unidata server. We have been having a lot of random problems
and I suspect that we are running out of connections. I am looking for a
way to show that for sure. I am recommending beefing up our licenses and
need to show some justification for the financial expense.
Does the sum of the number of users plus the number of RPC connections
give me the number of licenses in use at the moment?
It seems that way. Right now there are 56 users listed in listuser. There
are 31 RPC connections. This is a total of 87. We have 96 licenses. And
right now everybody seems to be happy. I expect that when problems start
occurring, I will check and find that the total of the list user count and
RPC connections will be greater than 96.
Does that sound right?
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
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Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
John Hester That sounds like the correct way to determine total license count. In UV at least, there is also a more official way to do it via a built-in subroutine called !GET.USER.COUNTS. I don't know if it exists in UD. I have a simple program I can run at TCL that calls it and reports the numbers: 0001: CALL !GET.USER.COUNTS (uv.users, max.uv.users, os.users) 0002: PRINT Max UniVerse users: :max.uv.users 0003: PRINT Current UniVerse users: :uv.users 0004: PRINT OS users : :os.users Thanks. I used the code you shared and some of my own to show the Users, RPC connections and the sum. This will give me a tool to watch the number of connections and compare to the occurrences of problems. Naturally, since it is late on Friday afternoon, things are quieting down. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
I wrote a pgm that executes !listuser, captures the license counts from the output (maybe line 4?), rips that data apart and writes the data to a log file (LICENSES). This job runs every 15 minutes. I then wrote a program that runs every morning and exports all the data to a tab-delimited txt file and E-mails it to the IT management. Any data over 90 days is purged (so my file is fairly static in size). Management then open it in Excel and make pretty pictures with charts and pivot tables. It allows them to track when we are busy, how many licenses we are using, etc. They have found this to be very helpful. Maybe this would help. JRI You bet. Management loves numbers. Is it Unibasic? Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Monitoring connections on Unidata
Symeon. Listuser shows rpc connections. The tty shows as udcs, if it is using a uniobjects.net pooled connection, the type is pooled, otherwise it is udt Is total license usage, the listuser plus the udcs connections? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] Problem running script from crontab
Having a problem running a Unix script from the crontab. We use Redhat and Unidata 7.1 This script runs fine from command line UDTHOME=/NTN/CMI export UDTHOME UDTBIN=/usr/ud/bin export UDTBIN CMIHOME=/NTN/CMI/TRANS4M export CMIHOME PATH=$PATH:@UDTBIN export PATH cd /NTN/DATA/PRODUCTION $UDTBIN/udt PHANTOM REQIMPORT_MA But when it is run by the cron it doesn't seem to run. We do a lot of this sort of thing here, but I have never tried running a script that used a PHANTOM command like this. Does anyone see anything obvious here that would not let this run from cron? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Problem running script from crontab
Jeff Are you running it at the command line as the same user that it runs under in cron? Yes I am. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Jeff Schasny jscha...@gmail.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 06/28/2012 11:54 AM Subject:Re: [U2] Problem running script from crontab Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com wrote: Having a problem running a Unix script from the crontab. We use Redhat and Unidata 7.1 This script runs fine from command line UDTHOME=/NTN/CMI export UDTHOME UDTBIN=/usr/ud/bin export UDTBIN CMIHOME=/NTN/CMI/TRANS4M export CMIHOME PATH=$PATH:@UDTBIN export PATH cd /NTN/DATA/PRODUCTION $UDTBIN/udt PHANTOM REQIMPORT_MA But when it is run by the cron it doesn't seem to run. We do a lot of this sort of thing here, but I have never tried running a script that used a PHANTOM command like this. Does anyone see anything obvious here that would not let this run from cron? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasny at gmail dot com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Problem running script from crontab
lARRY Do you have LOGIN paragraph in your VOC file? Yes and it looks like this. :AE VOC LOGIN Top of LOGIN in VOC, 13 lines, 195 characters. *--: P 001: PA 002: UDT.OPTIONS 82 ON 003: UDT.OPTIONS 43 ON 004: UDT.OPTIONS 43 OFF 005: UDT.OPTIONS 19 ON 006: UDT.OPTIONS 22 ON 007: SP-ASSIGN Q1 HS 008: GN91ACC.X 009: SORT.TYPE 2 010: BASICTYPE 'p' 011: IF @USER.TYPE # 0 THEN GOTO EOJ 012: LOGON.DRIVER 013: EOJ: Bottom. *--: Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Problem running script from crontab
The phantom command will run your login paragraph. Is it setup to allow this process to go through? There should be something in the _PH_ file/folder for when the cron fired off. hth Colin This is interesting. There are files being created in the _PH_ directory for each run (they are 10 minutes) apart. But they are empty. This means that something failed right off the bat right? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] Problem running script from crontab
I rewrote the script to use our in-house methods and now it is working. #!/bin/ksh echo `date` FILES_LOG/ReqImp.LOG . /usr/local/set_udt_environ.scr cd /NTN/DATA/PRODUCTION $UDTBIN/udtEODFILES_LOG/ReqImp.LOG PHANTOM REQIMPORT_MA bye EOD Still not sure why it was failing before, but I am moving on. Thanks for your help everyone. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Problem running script from crontab
If this was UniVerse, I would check the VOC LOGIN paragraph and make sure it's not invoking a menu (or something) requiring an Input Mark It is interesting that you said that. The program that the script is calling does exactly that. It is calling menu programs from an ERP package and it is feeding the responses to it. Working now. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Problem running script from crontab
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Re: [U2] Regarding: programming Techinques
satya, You should be able to find documentation on the Rocket site. If you are interested in techniques read the document called Developing Unibasic Applications. There is also a UniBasic Commands Reference for a list of commands and how they work. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: satya satya satyapal...@gmail.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 06/04/2012 11:30 AM Subject:[U2] Regarding: programming Techinques Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Hi Everyone, Can any one explain, were we can get the nformation about the Unidata Programming Logic. Thank you, Satya. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
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Re: [U2] Attribute Problem
Done. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Martin Braid mbr...@epicor.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 05/02/2012 04:45 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Attribute Problem Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org You've already got the answer. Use F_MATL instead of F-MATL and stop thinking about it. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: 02 May 2012 20:13 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Attribute Problem Hi. I think I have finally gone insane. I am having a problem with the attribute MATL.AMT. It calculates the extended amount on hand by taking the frozen material cost times the on hand amount. The problem is when I use F_MATL for the frozen material cost, MATL.AMT is good. When I use F-MATL for the frozen material cost, it returns 0 everytime. F_MATL and F-MATL are identical and if you list them both work fine. But when they are used in the calculation F_MATL works, but F-MATL. doesn't. Can anyone see what the problem is? ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 MATL.AMT Top of MATL.AMT in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 43 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: ON.HAND * F-MATL 003: MR25, 004: MATERIAL.AMT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F_MATL Top of F_MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. *** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F-MATL Top of F-MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users Click https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg== cXO5UZqptIGHDy7!uJKtCfM2WwvnrwGEQlca1YcpG8Zdg== to report this email as spam. Epicor Software (UK) is a limited company registered in England Wales. Registration Number: 2338274. Registered Office: 6th Floor, One London Wall, London EC2Y 5EB This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Any views and/or opinions expressed in this e-mail are of the author only and do not represent the views of Epicor Software (UK) Limited or any other company within its group. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Attribute Problem
I don't think so. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Boydell, Stuart stuart.boyd...@spotless.com.au To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 05/02/2012 04:32 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Attribute Problem Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org can you DLIST a V type in UD to see how it's compiled? From: charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: 03-May-12 5:13 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Attribute Problem Hi. I think I have finally gone insane. I am having a problem with the attribute MATL.AMT. It calculates the extended amount on hand by taking the frozen material cost times the on hand amount. The problem is when I use F_MATL for the frozen material cost, MATL.AMT is good. When I use F-MATL for the frozen material cost, it returns 0 everytime. F_MATL and F-MATL are identical and if you list them both work fine. But when they are used in the calculation F_MATL works, but F-MATL. doesn't. Can anyone see what the problem is? ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 MATL.AMT Top of MATL.AMT in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 43 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: ON.HAND * F-MATL 003: MR25, 004: MATERIAL.AMT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F_MATL Top of F_MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. *** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F-MATL Top of F-MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Attribute Problem
I think so. I went with the underscore. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: George R Smith geo...@grsmith.arcoxmail.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Cc: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Date: 05/03/2012 07:31 AM Subject:Re: [U2] Attribute Problem Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Could it be that MATL is being subtracted from F ? Which of course would not work unless MATL and F had numeric values george -Original Message- From: charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 7:25 AM To: U2 Users List Cc: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Attribute Problem Done. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Martin Braid mbr...@epicor.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 05/02/2012 04:45 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Attribute Problem Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org You've already got the answer. Use F_MATL instead of F-MATL and stop thinking about it. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: 02 May 2012 20:13 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Attribute Problem Hi. I think I have finally gone insane. I am having a problem with the attribute MATL.AMT. It calculates the extended amount on hand by taking the frozen material cost times the on hand amount. The problem is when I use F_MATL for the frozen material cost, MATL.AMT is good. When I use F-MATL for the frozen material cost, it returns 0 everytime. F_MATL and F-MATL are identical and if you list them both work fine. But when they are used in the calculation F_MATL works, but F-MATL. doesn't. Can anyone see what the problem is? ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 MATL.AMT Top of MATL.AMT in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 43 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: ON.HAND * F-MATL 003: MR25, 004: MATERIAL.AMT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F_MATL Top of F_MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. *** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F-MATL Top of F-MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users Click https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg== cXO5UZqptIGHDy7!uJKtCfM2WwvnrwGEQlca1YcpG8Zdg== to report this email as spam. Epicor Software (UK) is a limited company registered in England Wales. Registration Number: 2338274. Registered Office: 6th Floor, One London Wall, London EC2Y 5EB This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Any views and/or opinions expressed in this e-mail are of the author only and do not represent the views of Epicor Software (UK) Limited or any other company within its group. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] Attribute Problem
Hi. I think I have finally gone insane. I am having a problem with the attribute MATL.AMT. It calculates the extended amount on hand by taking the frozen material cost times the on hand amount. The problem is when I use F_MATL for the frozen material cost, MATL.AMT is good. When I use F-MATL for the frozen material cost, it returns 0 everytime. F_MATL and F-MATL are identical and if you list them both work fine. But when they are used in the calculation F_MATL works, but F-MATL. doesn't. Can anyone see what the problem is? ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 MATL.AMT Top of MATL.AMT in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 43 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: ON.HAND * F-MATL 003: MR25, 004: MATERIAL.AMT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. ** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F_MATL Top of F_MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. *** :AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F-MATL Top of F-MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. *--: P 001: V 002: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 003: MD5, 004: MATERIAL/UNIT 005: 13R 006: S Bottom. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Attribute Problem
Not at this point. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Wjhonson wjhon...@aol.com To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 05/02/2012 02:24 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Attribute Problem Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org F minus Mail Are you confident the V processer is that brilliant that it can distinguish between a name and an operator ? -Original Message- From: Charles_Shaffer charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com To: u2-users u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Wed, May 2, 2012 12:15 pm Subject: [U2] Attribute Problem Hi. I think I have finally gone insane. I am having a problem with the attribute MATL.AMT. It calculates the xtended amount on hand by taking the frozen material cost times the on and amount. The problem is when I use F_MATL for the frozen material cost, MATL.AMT is ood. When I use F-MATL for the frozen material cost, it returns 0 verytime. F_MATL and F-MATL are identical and if you list them both work fine. But hen they are used in the calculation F_MATL works, but F-MATL. doesn't. an anyone see what the problem is? ** AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 MATL.AMT op of MATL.AMT in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 43 characters. --: P 01: V 02: ON.HAND * F-MATL 03: MR25, 04: MATERIAL.AMT 05: 13R 06: S ottom. ** AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F_MATL op of F_MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. --: P 01: V 02: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 03: MD5, 04: MATERIAL/UNIT 05: 13R 06: S ottom. *** AE DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18 F-MATL op of F-MATL in DICT INVENTORY-LOCATION_18, 6 lines, 93 characters. --: P 01: V 02: @ID; OCONV(@ID, G0*1); OCONV(@2, TINVENTORY-MASTER*18;X;66;66) 03: MD5, 04: MATERIAL/UNIT 05: 13R 06: S ottom. harles Shaffer enior Analyst TN-Bower Corporation __ 2-Users mailing list 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
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[U2] AUTO: Charles Shaffer/NTNBOWER is out of the office (returning 03/05/2012)
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Re: [U2] Brilliant? or not?
I used to have a C programmer working for me that reveled in condensing multiple lines of C code to a single statement, much more obtuse than that. He is no longer employed here. Nuff said Doug * Aside from it not being readable, compacting C code like that can reduce portability. Different compilers may evaluate complex, compacted code differently. Don't ask me how I know that. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Brilliant? or not?
It's not about whether somebody can or can't read the code, it is about productivity and avoiding errors. Why should it take 4 seconds to figure out a line of code? 4 seconds times a thousand lines of code is over an hour of wasted time. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Presentation on Python to UniVerse
I would be interested also. Are you considering posting a white paper on the presentation? And/or with slides? I'd be interested in seeing it, but it's a little far for a roadtrip and still be in the next day. In case anyone is interested, I am doing a presentation to the local Python Users Group - Northern VA, USA - on using ctypes in Python to access UniVerse. It's tonight. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Just sharing some info - RHEL 6 and Universe/maybe Unidata as well
We use Redhat on some of our systems and do exactly what Symeon says. We get support for the first year and then drop it once the system is stable. In the case of Domino, the IBM support people answer Redhat questions as well. On less critical systems Ubuntu works well. You can buy Ubuntu support just like Redhat. From: John Thompson I'm not going to revert to RHEL 5.7 because I'm afraid, and then in two years have to convert to RHEL 6.x because Red Hat stopped supporting it, and have to go through all of this nonsense again. Tony Few people will admit that a decade ago they dumped a commercial OS like Sun, SCO, AIX, or Windows precisely because Linux was Free, and separately Open Source. Somehow because of those factors, the idea was that we would never again have to suffer the whims of the cathedral, as the bazaar would provide in bounty all the code changes required for the common good and of all. Symeon Yes but there is linux and there is linux - redhat is a commercial operating system with a full support model - you can always go the fedora route if you want to browse the bazaar. Actually many people only take the first year support from redhat - after that there is plenty of bazaar activity for redhat so you can go ahead and update many parts. The difficulty then would be updating the kernel, you may as well then go the fedora route at that point - or subscribe to the latest redhat, or take your pick of linux distro Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
I've used both. There are syntax differences, especially with the UO,NET since it adheres to the CLR. Both libraries did what I needed. I don't know if UO,NET is a better solution, but it looks to me like it has been kept up-to-date better. I am interested in UOJ because of new capabilities in Domino. The 64-bit issue is going to become important. I guess my real question isn't just whether UOJ will continue to be supported, but will it be kept up with new technologies. Hi, If Rocket is not going to be updating / supporting the original UniObjects, we're looking at either creating a wrapper for UO.net, or using UOJ. UOJ is the obvious choice for us, since we're currently Domino-based, and Domino supports Java agents. However, I have the impression UO.net may be the better product. Are there any users on the list who have experience with both UOJ and UO.net? If so, would you be willing to share a quick assessment of their comparative value / quality? From looking through the manuals, it seems to me like UO.net has slightly more functionality out of the box, such as the native implementation of a data set class. Is that a valid assessment? And how do they compare in terms of quality? For example, the recent thread was going through issues with UOJ's character encoding. Are there similar (or worse) gotchas in UO.net? Thanks for any insights you care to share! Jim Stoner Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
Tony It was confirmed that UOJ isn't going away, which is good for legacy development. But my whole point was that for new development we don't need it, never did. Maybe I am asking the wrong question. Is there a better way to interface Domino 8.5 to Unidata than UOJ? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Tony Gravagno 3xk547...@sneakemail.com To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 12/08/2011 03:32 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org It was confirmed that UOJ isn't going away, which is good for legacy development. But my whole point was that for new development we don't need it, never did. From: Charles_Shaffer Tony, What you say is true, and those tools would be great in the right situation. But I am concerned about the future of UOJ. My understanding is that the new Domino will allow jars to be directly accessed from the Domino Designer. Just want to make sure that UOJ is not going to be deprecated. Tony said: There's no good reason for that condition to exist. Rocket doesn't necessarily need to be the sole provider of language bindings into the platform. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
Great information John and Robert. Looks like UOJ is getting mature. In my situation, it is attractive since we use Domino and Unidata extensively. But, I do not want to invest my time in something that won't be supported in the future. My question for Rocket is Will UOJ be further developed and supported by Rocket in the future? Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation Robert said: Hi John, On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:01 AM, John Hester jhes...@momtex.com wrote: We've been using UOJ with WebSphere App Server since around 2003. Not quite the same as Domino, I realize, but at least under the same IBM Java middleware umbrella. I can't offer a lot the way of best practices, but I can say that the combination is robust and trouble-free. This is more OS related, but if you're connecting to or from a linux box you need to make sure the LANG environment variable is set correctly. The RedHat default is incorrect for UOJ (at least up to EL 5) and will result in MV delimiters being incorrectly translated into other ascii characters. RedHat EL 5 stores the LANG value in /etc/sysconfig/i18n and the official setting I was given by IBM is en_US.iso885915. The above has caused me many problems in both web applications and running UOJ on mobile devices. I got a debugger out and went through what is happening, it appears UOJ is using deprecated routines within java and writing invalid data to the udcs server. The deprecated routines are using the systems character encoding to convert 16bit java characters to 8bit bytes. As the host systems character encoding is variable thus different data will be sent to the server depending on what location and operating system is used. Roughly the uniobjects conversion routines grab the java system property file.encoding which is meant for reading and writing files and use it directly and indirectly to write data to the socket. Quick fix is on the java command line -Dfile.encoding=iso8859_1 Warning: once java program is running ie System.setProperty(file.encoding,iso8859_1) does not work as a bunch of system level stuff is cached on startup. The above quick fix has many bad side effects as the java process now has the wrong character encoding to read and write files on the local system and has caused me issues in third party libraries which expect to be able to read and write files correctly. ie my web server should be emitting utf8 for maximum compatibility but is putting out iso8859_1 for most files thanks to this quick fix It would be better for the rocket engineers to decide on a character encoding to talk to the server with and set it as a separate define(or hard code it maybe), according to oracle the basic encodings below should be available on most jvms : http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/guide/intl/encoding.doc.html ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
Tony, What you say is true, and those tools would be great in the right situation. But I am concerned about the future of UOJ. My understanding is that the new Domino will allow jars to be directly accessed from the Domino Designer. Just want to make sure that UOJ is not going to be deprecated. Tony said: There's no good reason for that condition to exist. Rocket doesn't necessarily need to be the sole provider of language bindings into the platform. A new API can be wrapped around a lower-level interface, and any language binding can then implement that API. So in a short period of time we could have a new Java SDK for U2, PHP for U2, Ruby for U2... A number of people in this community could initiate this over a weekend. But there's little motivation for any of us to do so. Few companies would buy it. If it's FOSS, as it usually happens, few would contribute, but a lot of people would report issues, request new functionality, criticize the documentation, and eventually burn out anyone volunteering effort. The net result, as with many things that are possible with the platform, is that if it doesn't come from the DBMS provider then this commmunity simply does without. Of course we have UOJ and UO.NET, but as discussed here, when these interfaces have issues, there's only one place to go for solutions, and sometimes that's just not good enough or fast enough. Just sayin... T Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] End of Month date routine
Here's one I use. TODAY = OCONV(DATE(), D4/) MO = FIELD(TODAY, /, 1) YR = FIELD(TODAY, /, 3) MO += 1 IF MO 12 THEN MO = 1 YR += 1 END EOM = OCONV((ICONV(MO:/:1:YR) - 1), D4/) Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Wjhonson wjhon...@aol.com To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 12/05/2011 01:03 PM Subject:[U2] End of Month date routine Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Does someone have a routine that, no matter what day you run it, returns the End of Month Date ? (Assume the end of month date, is the calendar end of month date not some screwy business date) ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
The RedHat default is incorrect for UOJ (at least up to EL 5) and will result in MV delimiters being incorrectly translated into other ascii characters. Thanks for the tip. Looks like we do have a problem with the LANG setting. LANG=en_US.UTF-8 I'll check with IBM and see if changing it en_US.iso885915 will be OK with Domino. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
Thanks. This is very helpful. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Tony Gravagno 3xk547...@sneakemail.com To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 12/01/2011 10:18 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org I follow John's policy in all web integration. All external access comes through a single entry point which identifies the purpose of the connection and transfers to an appropriate subroutine. I also include logging abilities in most code, just in case. Code below is made up for this example and not stylistically elegant nor complete. : SUBROUTINE ENTRY.POINT(QUERY,RESPONSE) INCLUDE WEB.COMMON * that routine does initialization, logging, breaks up query, etc BEGIN CASE CASE OPERATION=CUSTINQ CALL WEB.CUSTINQ(QUERY,RESPONSE) CASE 1 ; * bad request END CASE INCLUDE WEB.EXIT RETURN SUBROUTINE WEB.COMMON COMMON VARS(100) INCLUDE WEB.EQUATES ; * assign name to all VARS IF NOT(INITIALIZED) THEN GOSUB INIT IF LOGGING THEN GOSUB LOG RETURN SUBROUTINE WEB.EXIT IF LOGGING THEN GOSUB LOG ... RETURN Since all code includes WEB.COMMON, note from above that when LOGGING is active all routines will log on entry, and all programs have access to the common LOG function. HTH T From: John Hester Another gotcha I've run into in the past (also not app platform specific) is difficutly isolating bugs in UV subroutines that cause an abort. The result is a hung unirpc connection and a corresponding consumed license. If this problem happens in a frequently called subroutine, you can quickly find yourself with no UV licenses left. To isolate offending subroutines, I created a tracking subroutine that gets called at the beginning of each subroutine... ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
Has anyone used Uniobjects for Java with Domino 8? If so, have you had luck with it. Any best practice suggestions? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8
Jim Stoner Said It would certainly be nice to find a small user group to ask questions and bounce around best practices. I would definitely be interested in that. I haven't tried using UniObjects for Java with Domino yet, but I have used the original OLE/COM version of UniObjects in LotusScript agents on Domino 8.5. The COM library with LotusScript is what I've done in the past as well. The direct integration with Java archives is very interesting to me, but I haven't gotten into it much yet. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: jim.sto...@esc.edu To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 12/01/2011 02:53 PM Subject:Re: [U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Hi, I'm also interested in any advice / best practices for UO for Java on Domino. It would certainly be nice to find a small user group to ask questions and bounce around best practices. I haven't tried using UniObjects for Java with Domino yet, but I have used the original OLE/COM version of UniObjects in LotusScript agents on Domino 8.5. We have been using that for some small-scale production jobs for the past year, and it has worked really well. The main problem I have is that the OLE/COM version of UniObjects hasn't been updated in years, and it doesn't seem to have a 64-bit version. I have looked for alternatives, like trying to register the UO for .Net client as an OLE/COM object, but for some reason that only exposes a handful of classes and methods; the vast majority of the functionality doesn't seem to be configured to work when accessed as an OLE/COM object. So unless Rocket releases a 64-bit version of the original UniObjects, my fallback plan is to move to UniObjects for Java, but I've been putting it off until I have some more time or find other people doing something similar to help motivate me. :-) Cheers, Jim Stoner Lead Programmer/Analyst SUNY Empire State College From: charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 12/01/2011 03:38 PM Subject:[U2] Uniobjects for Java and Domino 8 Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org Has anyone used Uniobjects for Java with Domino 8? If so, have you had luck with it. Any best practice suggestions? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] guide problem
Does anybody know what would cause a segmentation fault while running guide? Red hat 2.6.9-5.ELsmp Unidata 7.1 Haven't changed the OS or Unidata version for a long time. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] guide problem
Well. It happened while doing all the files and I don't know which file it occurred on. The GUIDE files just stopped outputting. No GUIDE_BRIEF was created. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation From: Jeffrey Butera jbut...@hampshire.edu To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org, Date: 11/18/2011 01:07 PM Subject:Re: [U2] guide problem Sent by:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org On 11/18/11 14:02, charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com wrote: Does anybody know what would cause a segmentation fault while running guide? Red hat 2.6.9-5.ELsmp Unidata 7.1 Haven't changed the OS or Unidata version for a long time. Not offhand -- we're RHEL 5.5 2.6.18-274.el5 with Unidata 7.2.9 I'm sure you've checked, but does it seg fault on the same single file or any file you attempt? -- Jeff Butera, Ph.D. Manager of ERP Systems Hampshire College jbut...@hampshire.edu 413-559-5556 ...we must choose between what is right and what is easy... Dumbledore ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] guide problem
Steve You can strace it and maybe the problem will show itself. strace did show me which file was corrupted. It was a swp file of a SAVEDLIST. Deleted it and reran guide. Ran fine. Thanks everyone. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniBasic Question
Dave The next-to-last one may depend on Unidata vs. Universe. I understand that Unidata only 'fetches' the key in the READNEXT while I believe Universe grabs both the key and record, due to the construct of the database. I believe that is the case in Unidata. A SELECT returns a list of IDs. That's why your recommendation was confusing me. In the Unidata environment, I would have to read every record in order to apply the filter in the loop. In a case where only a few records are selected from a large file, this would create a lot of unnecessary disk activity. Also, you would not be able to SORT the order of the IDs. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniBasic Question
Unless you know the keys to the records you're selecting, even the EXECUTE SELECT ... is going to have to read each record, how else would it know which records to throw out? SELECT is definitely faster than EXECUTE SELECT... and I try and use it first. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniBasic Question
I don't know if I agree that SELECT is faster. If you are using indexed fields, SELECT is definitely not the good choice. Are you saying that when there is an index, the system does not need to read the record at all? It just gets the SELECT list from the index? Is this only true in Unidata? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Ardent programmers
George Doesn't PROC mean Painfull Reading Of Code? I thought it was short for Proctology. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Ardent programmers
I really don't know what you guys are complaining about. My first career position was maintaining and enhancing a system written entirely in RPL (the one from SMI, not that other one) Proc is like eating cake compared to RPL. My first PICK environment used RPL on a Vax with the add-in board. Ahh, just thinking about it makes me break out in a cold sweat. Padding the code with no ops to avoid crossing a page boundary. The equates didn't work quite right, so you were stuck with the %1, 1 variables. Assembly language looked real good after that. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation Wjhonson wjhon...@aol.com Sent by: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org 09/09/2011 03:29 PM Please respond to U2 Users List To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org cc: Subject:Re: [U2] Ardent programmers I really don't know what you guys are complaining about. My first career position was maintaining and enhancing a system written entirely in RPL (the one from SMI, not that other one) Proc is like eating cake compared to RPL. http://knol.google.com/k/will-johnson/rpl-computer-language-by-smi/4hmquk6fx4gu/715# No it's not the third buffer position of stack 6 it's the sixth buffer position of stack 3 !! Push push push pop add one switch push pop take three chars copy copy push pop ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UV 11.1 64-bit on Cisco UCS with NetApp Filer?
I would say this was an os (Linux ?) issue and not UV - taking 10-145 seconds to come up with a login prompt is not a uv issue - the network or the os is compromised in some way . For what it's worth, I experienced the same slowness on logins after moving a Linux server to a VM. Turned out that the RAM needed to be bumped up. Greatly improved, but still not as quick as our Linux on non-VM servers. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UV 11.1 64-bit on Cisco UCS with NetApp Filer?
The strange thing is that it happens enough that we have noticed it but not enough the be regular. That might be an effect of what is going on at the moment. We are using VMWare vSphere. It has good performance monitoring tools on the performance tab. Try running something known to cause the lag and watching CPU, RAM, etc. Even though the host machine has lots of resources, you may have to tweak the resources allocated to your guest. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniSubroutineException
That's a decent size. We're doing some work which can return upwards of 200k and haven't had any issues. Any time out settings? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Job won't run
George what if you throw a whoami, groups and env into the script and check your logfile against those values when your on the CL, to see if anything jumps out. The environment for the remote job did not contain a path to udt. Not exactly sure why this doesn't affect our other jobs, but I know how to fix it now. Thanks everyone. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
[U2] Job won't run
I have run into something I have never seen before. We exchange a lot of data with an AS400 in Chicago. For many years we have taken the approach that the AS400 would submit a job to our UNIX box that would run a script. Many of the scripts run a Unibasic program and send the resulting file back to the AS400. This happens several times a day and we have been doing this for many years. One job has started doing something odd. It runs the script and transfers the file, but never runs the Unibasic program, so it has been resending an old version of the file. This seems to have started happening 3 days ago. I can log in manually using the same credentials as the remote job, and run the script by typing it in at the command line. It runs perfectly. Unibasic program runs, new file is sent to the AS400. There is joy. I have checked permissions. Nothing has changed at the AS400 end. Nothing has changed here. (That we know of). I have rechecked the code of he script and the Unibasic program. Looks good. I am stumped. Here is the script code. #!/usr/bin/ksh #Sends FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO to AS400 as BOWER_FPO LOG=/NTN/DATA/CORPORATE/FILES_LOG/BOWER_FPO.LOG rm $LOG touch $LOG cd /NTN/DATA/CORPORATE echo `date` Extracting Firm Planned Orders to BOWER_FPO $LOG $UDTBIN/udtEOD$LOG RUN GD-BPGM EXTRACT_FPO -N bye EOD echo Sending Firm Planned Orders to AS400 730 $LOG /usr/local/rputj.scr CORP BOWER_FPO FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO BOWER_FPO echo `date` Finished sending Firm Planned Orders $LOG This runs perfectly when run from CL, but not when submitted from the AS400. And ideas? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Job won't run
Did anything change in your VOC LOGIN program/proc/paragraph that might be preventing the program from running? Susan Lynch F. W. Davison Company, Inc. I don't think so. Wouldn't that affect the command line run also? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Job won't run
George
Since you say it's sending the same file each day, then it's not
just the Unibasic that is not running, the rm isn't working either,
otherwise, you would be sending a blank file over and over.
The remove and touch affect the log file. The data file is cleared in the
program. Since the program doesn't execute, the file doesn't change.
* Clear the output file
OUTPUT = /NTN/DATA/CORPORATE/FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO
PCPERFORM rm :OUTPUT
PCPERFORM touch :OUTPUT
How are you running this script from the AS400? rsh? If so, has
The actual command on the AS400 is:
RUNRMTCMD CMD('/NTN/DATA/CORPORATE/PROCESSES/fpo_as400')
RMTLOCNAME('xx.xxx.xxx.xx' *IP) RMTUSER() RMTPWD()
I looked into this one time and the AS400 is running an rsh underneath.
has the user that running it on the AS400 changed?
They say no and I believe them because it would have affecteed many jobs.
This is Redhat and the default shell is bsh. We run lots of ksh scripts
on it. They were ported over from Tru64 many years ago.
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
George Gallen ggal...@wyanokegroup.com
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Subject:Re: [U2] Job won't run
Since you say it's sending the same file each day, then it's not
just the Unibasic that is not running, the rm isn't working either,
otherwise, you would be sending a blank file over and over.
How are you running this script from the AS400? rsh? If so, has
the user that running it on the AS400 changed? Could they be logging
in under the C Shell? I don't know if Korn scripts will run under csh,
never really tried it.
George
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Subject: [U2] Job won't run
I have run into something I have never seen before. We exchange a lot
of
data with an AS400 in Chicago. For many years we have taken the
approach
that the AS400 would submit a job to our UNIX box that would run a
script.
Many of the scripts run a Unibasic program and send the resulting file
back to the AS400. This happens several times a day and we have been
doing this for many years.
One job has started doing something odd. It runs the script and
transfers
the file, but never runs the Unibasic program, so it has been resending
an
old version of the file. This seems to have started happening 3 days
ago.
I can log in manually using the same credentials as the remote job,
and
run the script by typing it in at the command line. It runs perfectly.
Unibasic program runs, new file is sent to the AS400. There is joy.
I have checked permissions. Nothing has changed at the AS400 end.
Nothing
has changed here. (That we know of). I have rechecked the code of he
script and the Unibasic program. Looks good. I am stumped. Here is
the
script code.
#!/usr/bin/ksh
#Sends FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO to AS400 as BOWER_FPO
LOG=/NTN/DATA/CORPORATE/FILES_LOG/BOWER_FPO.LOG
rm $LOG
touch $LOG
cd /NTN/DATA/CORPORATE
echo `date` Extracting Firm Planned Orders to BOWER_FPO $LOG
$UDTBIN/udtEOD$LOG
RUN GD-BPGM EXTRACT_FPO -N
bye
EOD
echo Sending Firm Planned Orders to AS400 730 $LOG
/usr/local/rputj.scr CORP BOWER_FPO FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO BOWER_FPO
echo `date` Finished sending Firm Planned Orders $LOG
This runs perfectly when run from CL, but not when submitted from the
AS400. And ideas?
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
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Re: [U2] Job won't run
Susan Not necessarily - if, for example, you have a branch in your VOC LOGIN that varies on usertype or on the login user (eg SYSTEM to avoid having Redback processes run some parts of the LOGIN routine, which is one thing that we do), you might have inadvertantly caused the user id for this process to fail when run by the automated script, but not when run as your user id. My first response was going to be wouldn't it affect our other remotely run scripts too? Then I thought of something. This is the first time we have had a situation where the AS400 initiates a job and then receives a file back. Normally files sent to the AS400 are initiated from here either in a program, or from kron. Jobs from the AS400 are normally sending us files. Not sure why this would be different, but it gives me something to look into. Thanks for the ideas everybody. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Job won't run
I will try the 21. That might be informative. I can log in locally as the same user that remotely logs in and run the script no problem, including the unidata session. Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation Larry Hiscock lar...@wcs-corp.com Sent by: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org 08/05/2011 11:42 AM Please respond to U2 Users List To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org cc: Subject:Re: [U2] Job won't run One thing I would do is to add 21 to the end of every line that contains a $LOG or $LOG. This will redirect any error messages from stderr to the log file as well. Then you can check the log file to see if any type of error is occurring. It may be that your script isn't even starting udt. Also curious why you're using the EOD syntax instead of simply doing: $UDTBIN/udt PHANTOM RUN GD-BPGM EXTRACT_FPO -N Which would create a como file in _PH_, in which you could also look for errors. What happens if you run the script from a Linux command prompt? BTW, there's nothing in your script that requires ksh. You could replace the #!/usr/bin/ksh with either : or #!/usr/bin/bash, and it should run fine. Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 8:27 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] Job won't run I have run into something I have never seen before. We exchange a lot of data with an AS400 in Chicago. For many years we have taken the approach that the AS400 would submit a job to our UNIX box that would run a script. Many of the scripts run a Unibasic program and send the resulting file back to the AS400. This happens several times a day and we have been doing this for many years. One job has started doing something odd. It runs the script and transfers the file, but never runs the Unibasic program, so it has been resending an old version of the file. This seems to have started happening 3 days ago. I can log in manually using the same credentials as the remote job, and run the script by typing it in at the command line. It runs perfectly. Unibasic program runs, new file is sent to the AS400. There is joy. I have checked permissions. Nothing has changed at the AS400 end. Nothing has changed here. (That we know of). I have rechecked the code of he script and the Unibasic program. Looks good. I am stumped. Here is the script code. #!/usr/bin/ksh #Sends FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO to AS400 as BOWER_FPO LOG=/NTN/DATA/CORPORATE/FILES_LOG/BOWER_FPO.LOG rm $LOG touch $LOG cd /NTN/DATA/CORPORATE echo `date` Extracting Firm Planned Orders to BOWER_FPO $LOG $UDTBIN/udtEOD$LOG RUN GD-BPGM EXTRACT_FPO -N bye EOD echo Sending Firm Planned Orders to AS400 730 $LOG /usr/local/rputj.scr CORP BOWER_FPO FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO BOWER_FPO echo `date` Finished sending Firm Planned Orders $LOG This runs perfectly when run from CL, but not when submitted from the AS400. And ideas? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Job won't run
George Are you sure it's running ok? Did you remove the output file before you ran as that user? When we first noticed the problem, I logged in as the remote user and ran it from CL, and the folks in Chicago saw right away that the records were updated. Orders they were missing were now there. It definitely seems to be related to the difference between logging in locally or remotely. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation George Gallen ggal...@wyanokegroup.com Sent by: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org 08/05/2011 12:52 PM Please respond to U2 Users List To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org cc: Subject:Re: [U2] Job won't run Are you sure it's running ok? Did you remove the output file before you ran as that user? I say that, because if you ran it ok from the CL as you, then tried as the user and it didn't update the file, you wouldn't know, would it have been the same since you ran it from the CL? Maybe a better test would be to copy a couple random lines of text into that file Then test it. This way you will know if the file contents are changing? -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:57 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Job won't run I will try the 21. That might be informative. I can log in locally as the same user that remotely logs in and run the script no problem, including the unidata session. Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation Larry Hiscock lar...@wcs-corp.com Sent by: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org 08/05/2011 11:42 AM Please respond to U2 Users List To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org cc: Subject:Re: [U2] Job won't run One thing I would do is to add 21 to the end of every line that contains a $LOG or $LOG. This will redirect any error messages from stderr to the log file as well. Then you can check the log file to see if any type of error is occurring. It may be that your script isn't even starting udt. Also curious why you're using the EOD syntax instead of simply doing: $UDTBIN/udt PHANTOM RUN GD-BPGM EXTRACT_FPO -N Which would create a como file in _PH_, in which you could also look for errors. What happens if you run the script from a Linux command prompt? BTW, there's nothing in your script that requires ksh. You could replace the #!/usr/bin/ksh with either : or #!/usr/bin/bash, and it should run fine. Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 8:27 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] Job won't run I have run into something I have never seen before. We exchange a lot of data with an AS400 in Chicago. For many years we have taken the approach that the AS400 would submit a job to our UNIX box that would run a script. Many of the scripts run a Unibasic program and send the resulting file back to the AS400. This happens several times a day and we have been doing this for many years. One job has started doing something odd. It runs the script and transfers the file, but never runs the Unibasic program, so it has been resending an old version of the file. This seems to have started happening 3 days ago. I can log in manually using the same credentials as the remote job, and run the script by typing it in at the command line. It runs perfectly. Unibasic program runs, new file is sent to the AS400. There is joy. I have checked permissions. Nothing has changed at the AS400 end. Nothing has changed here. (That we know of). I have rechecked the code of he script and the Unibasic program. Looks good. I am stumped. Here is the script code. #!/usr/bin/ksh #Sends FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO to AS400 as BOWER_FPO LOG=/NTN/DATA/CORPORATE/FILES_LOG/BOWER_FPO.LOG rm $LOG touch $LOG cd /NTN/DATA/CORPORATE echo `date` Extracting Firm Planned Orders to BOWER_FPO $LOG $UDTBIN/udtEOD$LOG RUN GD-BPGM EXTRACT_FPO -N bye EOD echo Sending Firm Planned Orders to AS400 730 $LOG /usr/local/rputj.scr CORP BOWER_FPO FILES_AS400/BOWER_FPO BOWER_FPO echo `date` Finished sending Firm Planned Orders $LOG This runs perfectly when run from CL, but not when submitted from the AS400. And ideas? Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org
Re: [U2] Job won't run
George what if you throw a whoami, groups and env into the script and check your logfile against those values when your on the CL, to see if anything jumps out. Good idea. I just ran it from CL with the additional information. It ran fine, and everything looks as I would expect. Monday morning, I will get a log of the remote job submission and compare. Thanks. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Doing Multiple Selects in BASIC and combining the lists
John Said and sometimes I wish they just stored the lists in a BASIC program as dynamic arrays... There is the READLIST verb. That takes a list and makes a dynamic array with it. P type uses READSELECT. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why Pick U2 ?
Bill But, obviously, not technology to a technologist! :-) It was a hard lesson to learn. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why Pick U2 ?
Symeon says Javascript inherently works with JSON regardless of any library used. It is a fantastic serialisation of data that should be embraced in the MV world. It fits very well in fact, it handles any level of array nesting so can manage the 3 (or 4 inc @tm) levels of MV data, it is schemaless and weakly typed and fairly compact, so a perfect fit for MV programmers and data. Ijust wanted to voice my agreement with Symeon on this. For me at least, a TO_JSON verb in UniBasic would be great. Most of the programming I've done in the last few years has been web applications that use Javascript heavily. I find XML cumbersome so I just rolled my own for data transfer from U2 to the browser. JSON would be better. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
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Re: [U2] Uniobjects - What Is It?
Kevin, when it takes about a couple of seconds just to spool up the connector and make that first connection I haven't noticed that with the Undiata as much as I have with remote mySql connections. I typically load the HTML and then make many, short connections. The initial connection might be appear to be part of the page loading. The performance is good on the web applications that use UOJ. The UOJ libraries are on the same server as the PHP code. I prefer using the JavaBridge in Zend Server because of the management interface and PHP optimization. The SourceForge project works well also. Now that's been my experience. Keep in mind that I am working in an intranet. Our servers don't have to handle more than 100 people. I don't know how it would perform under heavier loads. As to the PDO connector, I looked into the PDO, but it was a while back. It didn't seem to be ready. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation Kevin King precisonl...@gmail.com Sent by: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org 05/21/2011 05:50 PM Please respond to U2 Users List To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org cc: Subject:Re: [U2] Uniobjects - What Is It? Charles, how is the performance using the Java bridge? That's my #1 concern about UO right now (and UOJ by association) - when it takes about a couple of seconds just to spool up the connector and make that first connection, it's something to be questioned. After the connection is established it's remarkably fast, but the speed of making that connection is not as fast as I personally would prefer. As to the PDO connector, I did actually look into it. Even with source code I couldn't find the magic combination of things to make it work across platforms. That was a few years ago, and my available time these days is significantly less, as I'm just too busy dreaming up hodge podge schemes! :-) -K ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects - What Is It?
Kevin,
At the time I set this up here, there was no PDO for U2 in PHP, so I
looked into the UOJ libraries. Using them requires a bridge. There is a
SourceForge project that works well. I am currently using Zend Server CE.
No cost and it does the job, in fact it optimizes the PHP code.
I build a Java class for each project and include it in a java archive
that I put in the same directory as the UOJ includes. The java object
uses Uniobjects for Java to access Unidata. Although, Uniobjects has a
rich command set, I have come to the conclusion that the Java layer should
be minimized as much as possible. I just use the java to run UniBasic
subroutines. It passes in the parameters and returns the result. This is
partly to reduce traffic, but mostly because I want to push the database
logic to the database.
It would be better if there was a PDO for U2, but this approach works.
Here is a example.
In the javascript function make a request object call to PHP on the
webserver
var XHR = GetXHR();
var urlstr = getNextId.php;
urlstr += ?sid= + Math.random();
XHR.onreadystatechange = function() {
if(XHR.readyState === 4) {
// Process the results in XHR.responseText
}
};
XHR.open(GET,urlstr,true);
XHR.send(null);
return;
*
In PHP create an object from the java archive for the project and call the
java function. Must be cataloged.
$cnU2 = new Java('com.ntnbower.webutil.u2ProjectName');
$cnU2-setAccount(PRODUCTION);
echo $cnU2-getNextId(); // This is returned to javascript as reponseText
return;
*
In java
public String getNextId() {
OpenU2Session();
UniSubroutine uSub = uSession.subroutine(getNextId, 1);
uSub.call();
return uSub.getArg(0);
}
**
In UniBasic. Get the requested data and return it in RESULT
SUBROUTINE getNextId(RESULT)
OPEN 'FILENAME' TO F.NSH THEN
READU R.NSH FROM F.NSH, 'NEXT_ID' THEN
RESULT = R.NSH1
R.NSH1 += 1
WRITE R.NSH TO F.NSH, 'NEXT_ID'
END
CLOSE F.NSH
END ELSE
RESULT = -1
END
END
RETURN
Charles Shaffer
Senior Analyst
NTN-Bower Corporation
Kevin King precisonl...@gmail.com
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I'm interested to know more about how folks are using UOJ with PHP. I've
tried making that connection numerous times but .. just haven't been
successful yet. Big fan of PHP but using the UO connection on Windows is
... less than optimal for my needs.
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Re: [U2] Uniobjects - What Is It?
What are UniObjects? Uniobjects are libraries. Theses can be included in a variety of applications and provide access to U2 databases. On Linux there is Uniobjects for Java. There is a version for .NET. And there is an older COM version that can be used for applications that don't support .NET. I mainly use the Uniobjects for Java to access data from our Unidata system from PHP. I use some .NET in VB applications. The COM version is used in some Domino agents.. HTH Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects - What Is It?
I don't know much about RedBack. It may provide more developed tools than Uniobjects does. UO gives you libraries that you can use in your applicaitons. can you briefly describe some real world examples of what kind of applications were written with UniObjects? I use UniObjects to access data from Unidata where our main systems are. Examples; A Visual Basic application for scanning in Invoices and Checks for image archiving. I use the UO libraries in the VB application to retrieve as much informatino as possible about the document from Unidata where our financials are. The image and the information are stored in a Domino database and later, after the invoices are paid, the rest of the information is gathered using the COM version of the Uniobjects libraries in a LotusScript script. Mostly though. I use Uniobjects for Java on Linux web servers to provide PHP access to data on our Unidata system. We use web interfaces for spending analysis, work orders, crib inventory, production order analysis, and shipping, When I first started working with PICK in the 80s, we had to use a pair of programs to manually move data between the PICK ennvironment and the native file system. Now I can validate a field in a web browser against our Unidata database, in real time. This integrates the Unidata based information with information from other database systems. Very useful. Uniobjects comes on the client disk so there is nothing to buy. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...
it is all about web integration, smartphones, tablets, good looking and easily usable UIs. We have a platform on which we can do that easier than most other technologies, but it's about new skills blended with U2, pure U2 doesn't cut it any more. Well said. Rocket needs to create a development kit for mobil devices and then give it away to everybody who will take it. That sounds counter intuitive, but look at Microsoft. I was a charter member of the MSDN. It was free at first. Gates understood that it is all about the applications. His goal at that point was to get people developing with his tools. And it worked. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...
And as to dot-net... why complicate the hell out of a good thing like the web? :) Amen, Brother. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Extreme slow down on Universe periodically
My client is reporting the periodic slow down of their system. It slows down to almost the point of a hang. This affects both existing processes (menu selections, data entry, reports) and logins. Their system admins (IBM) reports that it is a Universe or application problem. Curt, We have been experiencing slowdowns on some servers residing on virtual machines. So far, we are not certain, but we are beginning to suspect that we are overloading the network card on our virtual machine. We often see slowness on a web server for example and when we check resources it looks OK, but pings are slow and sometimes time out the request. Frequently, when we see the slowness on the guests it is followed by our Domino server (also on the VM) becoming unresponsive. This made us think network since the Domino server is very network intensive. This may turn out to not be the case, but it is something to consider. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?
Here's a cheat sheet for the UniBasic debugger: Thanks Rob. I can use this. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] [UV] Uvsh exit status and @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE
I am trying to detect the success of failure of a BASIC program when running from UNIX. I was going to use @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE setting to do this, hoping that the exit status of uvsh would reflect the value set for @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE but it appears this is not the case. Does anyone know if this works and I am just missing something silly? Well I use another approach. It's not pretty, but it works. This runs from a UNIX shell script. $UDTBIN/udtEODFILES_LOG/CONV_NBCAFG.LOG RUN IH-BPGM CONV_NBCAFG -N bye EOD In this case the output of the program is redirected to a log file, but if there was a way to redirect to a shell variable you could test the variable for success or failure. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Uniobjects and java
Hey all, I am beginning to use uniobjects and java anyone know/have any good examples of both accessing the data directly and calling subroutines that return data I have the uniobjects for java manual and I will begin looking at that this week-end but any additional code samples would be greatly appreciated Thanks Dougc I have some examples of using Uniobjects for Java as a connector between PHP and Unidata. If that sounds useful for you, contact me offline and I'll send you some examples. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation Doug Chanco d...@chancofamily.com Sent by: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org 03/11/2011 02:04 PM Please respond to U2 Users List To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org cc: Subject:[U2] Uniobjects and java email signature There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that know binary and those that do not On Mar 10, 2011, at 19:54, Hona, David david.h...@cba.com.au wrote: It is my view that you should never manipulate any UniVerse file (even directories) from outside UniVerse (especially when it is up)...without due care or being aware of the negative impact, etc. If you must clear SAVEDLISTS, use the vendor supplied CLEAR.FILE command. If you execute say CREATE.FILE MYUNIXDIR 19, it will create .Type19 within the UNIX directory created - common sense says you should do so too. :-) UniVerse will always use the correct UMASK you define (which should be set in your LOGIN or UV.LOGIN so it is consistently applied for every UV process) when you use CREATE.FILE. Good practise dictates you should use the tools and processes provided by the vendor unless there is a very good reason(s) why you should not. Of course, experienced and brave souls...can do as they deem fit. I guess as with all advice on here - use it at your own risk - caveat emptor applies :-) Regards David -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Tom Whitmore Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2011 1:17 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] User LogOut Cabbage HI, You don't need the .Type19 file. You can do rm -R \SAVEDLISTS\ mkdir \SAVEDLISTS\ You do need to make sure the permissions are correct on the directory, we have found people not having the correct UMASK so people have trouble writing to the directory. Tom RATEX Business Solutions -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Hona, David Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:22 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] User LogOut Cabbage Are you clearing your SAVEDLISTS directory from UNIX (scheduled or manually) and then this error appears? If so, it is probably deleting the required .Type19 entry (within the SAVEDLISTS directory. Possible solution: purge away, but re-create the .Type19 file using 'touch .Type19' or the like in your UNIX script. )...refrain from doing when you have users logged in too. Perhaps use CLEAR.FILE instead from within UV instead? Regards, David -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bill Brutzman Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2011 9:35 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] User LogOut Cabbage When a user here logs out of UniVerse on HP-Ux, it comes back with repeating... Mkpath: @SAVEDLISTS/S.maryann.14 is not a directory Suggestions would be appreciated. --Bill ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?
Rex Gozar Said We all want fast and accurate programming. To improve comprehension, you have to write code to (a) reveal its logical structure, and (b) reveal the business rules implemented in the code. I agree. My first language was C and I went through a phase of cramming as much code as I could into one line because the language would let me. I came to realize that this a) did not create more efficient code. The compiler has still had to turn it into machine code. b) Most important. It made it very difficult for the programmers that followed. A great deal of the value of code is how quickly and easily it can be debugged and modified after it is initially written. This is a huge factor in terms of cost and efficiency. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?
Symeon wrote: I still think all of these constructs as just sooo basic that if you can't just read them either which way, then you had better think about another career. Yes, for an experienced UniBasic programmer. What if there is a new programmer, or a programmer that normally works in another language? The simpler and clearer the source code is, the easier, and less costly, it is to support. The source code is the human-machine interface for the programmer. Using clear structures and meaningful variable names is always a good idea. We in the U2 community want the U2 technology to become more widely used. When someone looks at UniBasic code and finds it difficult to read, they might not find another career, they might just find another environment to do the project in. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Unidata programming books?
Can anyone recommend me some good books on this? We're using Unidata 7.1. Hi. We also use Unidata 7.1. A good place to start would be Developing UniBasic Applications UniBasic Commands Reference I downloaded the from IBM a while back. Should be available from Rocket. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] RPL was Pick History et al
I'm thinking it might be good to write up an article about RPL. If any of you has knowledge of the history of the language, the company, etc. you can email me, and we can collaborate on getting it all laid out... straight. Will In the late 80s I worked with Ultimate Pick on a VAX, running software from SMI. That system used RPL as its native programming language. This was the Ultimate PICK that ran on an add-in board. RPL was an interesting language. I remember having to add NOP instructions into programs so that a subroutine wouldn't span groups or something. % variables were regular variables, and variables were file buffers. There was an equate that sort of worked, but I remember it being problematic. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
