Re: [U2] Universe error message 5000

2011-08-17 Thread fft2001
005000 001 Monkey 002 Cock 003 Dog 004 Boar 005 Rat 006 Ox 007 Tiger 008 Rabbit 009 Dragon 010 Snake 011 Horse 012 Sheep ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] uv 2 ud

2011-05-27 Thread fft2001
+1 Convert. Here is a strange one - i have a friend with a uv system that he cannot maintain - so he has asked me to do this. It needs transferring to a new machine and some changes making and maintained over the coming years. However my team has worked exclusively in ud for 10 years, so uv is

Re: [U2] Universe PE

2011-05-25 Thread FFT2001
I tried to again go to the download link for the Universe PE. It lets me fill out the registration form, but then nothing downloads, I just get an email saying someone will contact me What's up? Will Johnson ___ U2-Users mailing list

Re: [U2] [AD] - U2] Uniobjects - What Is It?

2011-05-20 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 5/20/2011 7:04:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dave...@gmail.com writes: [ad] We built a middle-ware connection using open source JavaPHP bridge after seeing Kevin do this hodge podge connection scheme using a COM UniObject at a CMUG meeting in Denver in 2009. Our

Re: [U2] Uniobjects - What Is It?

2011-05-20 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 5/19/2011 9:43:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dmc...@imb.com.au writes: Have you seen the PHP PDO driver article on u2devzone.com? Although it is a 'build it yourself article', it does come with the source code so you should be able to just compile and use it. Head + Wall

Re: [U2] Error 4 22 from PHP exec of uv on AIX

2011-05-06 Thread fft2001
LDR_CNTRL has to do with the settings for your temporary work space (as we used to call it) How much space to allocate for your process' heap and so on. Can you give a full PHP script showing how you got around this? I mean the entire script, just post it into the board here.

Re: [U2] LED editor for Universe

2011-05-06 Thread fft2001
If they don't consume a seat, doesn't that also mean that they don't lock the program while editing it? If so, how do they work well in a multi-programmer environment? Again, at least these editors mentioned before don't require a telnet session, use UniObjects to access data from U2, and

Re: [U2] Reliability doesn't raise enough issues to keep the list busy

2011-05-04 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 5/4/2011 12:47:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: I doubt you'll ever believe me, until Rocket send you your branded skateboard that is! That's right George. I like action :) At least IBM called me *once* to see if I wanted to renew my

Re: [U2] Reliability doesn't raise enough issues to keep the list busy

2011-05-04 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 5/4/2011 6:50:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, da...@dacono.com.au writes: Often they are training those people to write U2 code rather than hiring pure U2 people. That is simply excellent for the future of U2 programmers. Train people to write really awful code with little

Re: [U2] Reliability doesn't raise enough issues to keep the list busy

2011-05-03 Thread FFT2001
We'll all believe you, when they are published. What's the link again? In a message dated 5/3/2011 4:21:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: How a product that is growing can simultaneously be dying is a bit of a mystery. Sitting here with last quarter's

Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...

2011-04-28 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/28/2011 5:07:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, johnisr...@daytonsuperior.com writes: The vendors of canned packages out there ought to develop a GUI/web interface to keep their package appealing to those that don't care/understand the db behind it. In a tight race, bells

Re: [U2] Say Adobe

2011-04-28 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/28/2011 6:41:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bi...@hkmetalcraft.com writes: The UniVerse revolves around the center of the UniVerse which is of course... Adobe Flash. I can only believe this is said in jest. When my clients ask about Flash I shudder. Flash is the worst

Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...

2011-04-28 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/28/2011 9:07:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jscha...@gmail.com writes: Not germane to my argument Will. There are not 2 virtually identical languages called COBOLVERSE and COBOLDATA. Yes my argument is extensible. Why does Cobol still exist? Because there are still

Re: [U2] Say Flex

2011-04-28 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/28/2011 10:44:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bi...@hkmetalcraft.com writes: No... I am serious. Flex is where it is at and where it is going. We are all going to be rich. I'm hiring a dozen monkeys so I can be at the forefront of this new world.

Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye... Reasons not to say goodbye.

2011-04-28 Thread fft2001
Speaking of editors, why did UD/UV not ever adopt John's JET product ? It was at least a decade ahead, in terms of full screen editing. BTW I hardly ever use ED to edit programs, Brian's mv-developer is so much better. It would be great if UD would come with a decent editor out of the box,

Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...

2011-04-27 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/27/2011 9:59:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time, johnisr...@daytonsuperior.com writes: However, a mature interface can not reasonably be achieved if it is a canned package with vendor support that is still old style. Even the GUI interface with SB leaves things to be

Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...

2011-04-27 Thread FFT2001
But you're ignoring the issue that if management goes to a more familiar interface, their business goes bankrupt because it the familiar interface doesn't actually help them run their business and in fact prevents them from running their business. The vendor who wins is the one who impacts

Re: [U2] Saying Goodbye...

2011-04-27 Thread FFT2001
Cobol still exists also. Oh you're on Unidata... well we're discontinuing that product in 2002. In a message dated 4/27/2011 12:40:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jscha...@gmail.com writes: I do however think the fact that there are still 2 products is unbelievable considering they

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-15 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/15/2011 5:43:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, u...@edclark.net writes: But then we decided we wanted to upgrade the universe system and have all our accounting users on that. Just about everything else was ok, but it took the var 3 months of work to convert the procs to

Re: [U2] Disclosing technology

2011-04-12 Thread FFT2001
You're speaking about technical specifications, not the freakin database :) Apples and oranges. If Google tried to stop an ex-employee for declaring that they use PHP, they'd be laughed off the planet. ___ U2-Users mailing list

Re: [U2] Disclosing technology

2011-04-12 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/12/2011 10:25:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ropor...@ochsner.org writes: PHP isn't a database... apples and oranges. It's the same point. The point you're skirting :) The specifications of a particular implementation, are not the same thing as just the fact of the

Re: [U2] Disclosing technology

2011-04-12 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/12/2011 10:45:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ropor...@ochsner.org writes: Not skirting anything. The 1st line of my 1st reply ... consider everything inside the DC proprietary and confidential. You ignored that line apparently and decided to focus instead on the

Re: [U2] Disclosing technology

2011-04-11 Thread FFT2001
Apples and oranges. No ISP will shut down a site for merely publishing the names of companies using a particular technology. Publishing names is not the same thing as publishing security vulnerabilities, whatever that means. Will Johnson In a message dated 4/10/2011 7:25:00 P.M.

Re: [U2] Disclosing technology

2011-04-11 Thread fft2001
I knew you were talking about me. I do not accept your claim that this decision is up to the company however. Any former employee can certainly state what technology a company used, and there is no legitimate contract which could preclude it. Would some companies wish to try to stop their past

Re: [U2] Extreme slow down on Universe periodically

2011-04-08 Thread FFT2001
Make certain that no one has decided that that server needs periodic virus scan checks. The database is seen as one very large file, and each change to it triggers the I've changed flag which triggers virus scanning. ___ U2-Users mailing list

Re: [U2] [AD] Even more editors ..

2011-04-07 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/7/2011 5:51:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, br...@brianleach.co.uk writes: In addition to the two excellent editors (Doug's and Charlie's) already mentioned - you can download my free screen editor (Z) and my free Windows based editor (mvDeveloper) from my website ... Be

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-07 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/7/2011 12:15:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, syme...@gmail.com writes: Unlimited ftp space - fantastic ;) See how you are. I have unlimited server space in the cloud. At least, after loading up umpteen gigs of data they've never told me to stop. And when I signed up for

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-07 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/7/2011 12:17:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, syme...@gmail.com writes: Now thats what you call targeting advertising - google knows everything that you are doing 24x7 !! That's funny but not. I was playing with my notepad and some program turned on my cam when I

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-07 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/7/2011 8:32:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ggal...@wyanokegroup.com writes: That's why I have duck tape over my built in camera on my laptop. I hate camera's that don't have a manual lens cover. You never know when one of those spyware programs will activate the camera

Re: [U2] [AD] Even more editors ..

2011-04-07 Thread fft2001
There's always one in every crowd I guess the brianleach.co.uk part of the email addr wasn't the first place you looked? :) :) -Original Message- From: Ron Walenciak r...@sdg-nj.com To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Thu, Apr 7, 2011 12:19 pm Subject:

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-07 Thread FFT2001
My wager is pre-OA system. A true Pick R83 that some small manufacturing shop has had running for 20 years. I'll put two bucks on it! Will In a message dated 4/7/2011 2:44:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, r...@sdg-nj.com writes: I've known Joe since the 90's and he does know what

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-07 Thread fft2001
Flame on Johnny Storm. I think Tony you're missing the Pick calling card which is the application. If you have a Pizza shop and are running um... Pizza Warrior 3.5 or whatever and it's crappy And I show you Pizza Hero 6.5 (which just happens to run in Universe) and you think it's super duper.

Re: [U2] Databasic conversion

2011-04-07 Thread fft2001
My response Tony was related to your paragraph: But I don't see any compelling reasons to choose this platform over any other these days. Perhaps you meant any other MV Platform. But I read it as ANY other platform. -Original Message- From: Tony Gravagno

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread fft2001
Joe this is Will Johnson, you said that someone named Ivan would call me today. But no one has called me yet. 831 477 7125 -Original Message- From: Joseph Chelston j...@bsgstaffing.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 9:58 am Subject:

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread fft2001
Uh... um... *gazes blankly at the wall trying to find an excuse* -Original Message- From: fft2001 fft2...@aol.com To: u2-users u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 2:00 pm Subject: Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position Joe this is Will Johnson, you said

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-06 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/6/2011 7:06:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cwn...@comcast.net writes: Are you volunteering to put it all together where everyone can get to it? I can try to get it all together, but happily, I've been pretty busy lately, so I'm not sure when. I won't be able to provide

Re: [U2] PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread FFT2001
Personally I think it's probably a smallish shop running some older version (I myself just encountered another MvBase believe it or don't). I wouldn't think Avante would be looking just for a Pick systems administrator, could be wrong. Probably the secrecy is due to the highly competitive

Re: [U2] Epicor and Eclipse Was Re: PICK Systems Administrator position

2011-04-06 Thread FFT2001
Funny as heck. I started writing up a few brief notes on this thread, and immediately Epicor popped up as an Adsense advertiser in my margin. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] Game changer for U2 editors ([AD] added for Doug)

2011-04-05 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 4/5/2011 9:26:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, cwn...@comcast.net writes: The main reason I won't change is because I use my own editor which started life 27 years ago. It does everything I want it to, and if I need something new, I just add it. Heck, it can even make

Re: [U2] Trigger questions

2011-03-30 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/30/2011 11:03:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, d...@chancofamily.com writes: There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that know binary and those that do not. Along the same lines there are those who know java and those who want to learn java .. You mean

Re: [U2] Printer Segment Removed?

2011-03-29 Thread fft2001
I don't believe that it's the user who *sees* the message that is the cause. Rather it's the last user who left the strands dangling. Dubya ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org

Re: [U2] Printer Segment Removed?

2011-03-29 Thread fft2001
to point to the user that is causing the problems. FFT2001 wrote: I don't believe that it's the user who *sees* the message that is the cause. Rather it's the last user who left the strands dangling. Dubya ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users

Re: [U2] HMAC SHA256

2011-03-25 Thread FFT2001
What is the advantage of cURL over wGET for invoking HTTP queries ? ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] Masking data in fields

2011-03-25 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated Hi There is a requirement to mask some of the fields across all tables in the database. Can someone help me on how to go about it, programatically, as I am a novice to programming? GG Um... can you give some specific clear examples? Mask SOME of the fields

Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?

2011-03-25 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/25/2011 12:00:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 3xk547...@sneakemail.com writes: You can assume that people who get their hands on a PDF will not share it, and every copy distributed will yield an equitable return. I wouldn't bet on this either. Yes I know this part. It

Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?

2011-03-25 Thread fft2001
Tony Gravagno 3xk547...@sneakemail.com wrote: To solve this problem of books in the MV market, years ago I suggested that in the MV community we could use a wiki as a framework for writing new books, with a Table of Contents to define the content, and guest authors to contribute content on

Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?

2011-03-24 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/24/2011 8:46:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bi...@hkmetalcraft.com writes: While you are at it, why not write a book (in color) and have O'Reilly publish it. Which brings up an interesting point. Why were there so many books on Pick published in the 80s, up until about

Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?

2011-03-24 Thread fft2001
Talk about painting yourself into a corner. How many VARS did ScreenPro ever convince... twelve? OK maybe thirteen I wish tools like The Programmer's Helper, which actually created source code, would have been more successful. When I have to learn yet another tool that encapsulates the user

Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?

2011-03-24 Thread fft2001
I'm sure there's a market for someone to write an MV BASIC cheatsheet and sell it online for two bucks. All you need is a thousand people to buy it a year ! -Original Message- From: Tony Gravagno 3xk547...@sneakemail.com To: u2-users u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Thu,

Re: [U2] U2 - Choir - singing closed

2011-03-24 Thread fft2001
Susan, Charles McMurray is in fact a company that uses Pick http://knol.google.com/k/will-johnson/companies-that-use-pick/4hmquk6fx4gu/549 My take was just that he was saying that everyone in Pick is old, covered with cobwebs and there's no admittance :) -Original

Re: [U2] Does anyone have an MV BASIC cheatsheet?

2011-03-23 Thread fft2001
Wouldn't a cheatsheet for MV Basic be kinda big? Or would you leave out those things which to us seem obvious, like = means is equal to in a logical statement, or it means Assign. + means add, : means concatenate Concatenate is a four-syllable word however, so that might be a problem.

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-22 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/21/2011 3:43:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, da...@dacono.com.au writes: First Fft2001 Can we have your name. How do we know that you are not someone from a competitor like Oracle trying to make Rocket look bad. Secondly the focus on money is pointless. We don't need

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-22 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/21/2011 4:53:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: No, this whole thing has got well beyond tedious now, if you haven't got the point yet that Rocket spend money on U2UG rather than give money to it - and that the board want is this way -

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-22 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/21/2011 6:13:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, da...@dacono.com.au writes: Members particularly new members don't know if Will is working for jBase or Intersystems or other competitors, so being upfront with who you are clears the air for everyone in discussions and

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-21 Thread fft2001
Then George correct my factual incorrectness by telling us what money Rocket is providing for U2UG ? You're saying that my claim that they aren't providing any is factually incorrect. -Original Message- From: George Land george.l...@aptsolutions.co.uk To: U2 Users List

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-20 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/20/2011 11:18:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, antli...@youngman.org.uk writes: I repeat. You yourself said that you weren't telling other people what to do. Then PLEASE DON'T! Please STOP TELLING ROCKET TO GIVE MONEY TO U2UG. Please STOP TELLING U2UG TO SPEND THE

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-20 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/20/2011 11:43:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dw...@tincat-group.com writes: Would any good come from expanding to become the MVUG? Even when I write that, I think it is likely a bad idea, given that Spectrum could fill that role instead, perhaps (but Spectrum is a for

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-19 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/18/2011 4:27:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, antli...@youngman.org.uk writes: On 18/03/11 22:48, fft2...@aol.com wrote: The element that says you... you... some personality trait you are perverse you have an axe to grind. That's ad hominem. If you have an issue

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-19 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/19/2011 1:46:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: Outreach: fft2...@aol.com seems to think that this is what the user group is about 'Outreach. Outreach. and Outreach.' The current board (and the last one) would probably disagree

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-18 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/18/2011 4:24:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: A big part of the reason is that the user group is not a properly constituted organisation in the sense of being a corporation or other legal entity that can hold money. Whilst

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-18 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/18/2011 10:23:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: Speaking as a member of the U2 user group board I think I represent the views of the whole board when I say that we have no issues whatsoever with the support that we receive from Rocket.

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-18 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/18/2011 1:02:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: Are you being deliberately perverse or do you have some axe to grind with Rocket? Yes be sure to throw an ad hominem attack in there to try to convince the reading audience not to listen.

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-18 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/18/2011 3:34:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: On 18/03/2011 21:49, fft2...@aol.com fft2...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/18/2011 1:02:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: Are you being

Re: [U2] [Repost] Response from mvCommunitymap

2011-03-17 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/17/2011 11:08:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time, cstew...@tri-sysconsulting.com writes: There are two reasons why we haven't publicized everyone in our database. # 1, We have to respect the Users privacy and confidentiality, not just end-users, but vendors as well. As a

Re: [U2] [UV] Uvsh exit status and @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE

2011-03-17 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/17/2011 3:04:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, p...@gnosys.co.nz writes: Worth a try but no unfortunately the ENVIRONMENT variable set in the uvsh shell is lost when returning to the linux/unix shell which invoked the uvsh. I like the output to a log solution. Did you

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-17 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/17/2011 9:57:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 3xk547...@sneakemail.com writes: There is simply not enough reward for individuals in this market for user group members to champion the MV platform to a wide audience of relational I have to agree with Tony on this. It takes

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-16 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/15/2011 5:17:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ro...@stamina.com.au writes: I mean, it is good for Tri-Sys, as they will generate a list of end users to solicit, but I'd suggest it is unlikely that a VAR is going to make his customer list public ... Ross I think you're

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-16 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/16/2011 1:10:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, george.l...@aptsolutions.net writes: Firstly the overwhelming majority of U2 end user sites do not have technical staff, even if they have an IT department that department knows nothing about U2 whatsoever. They run an

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-15 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/15/2011 5:10:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, br...@brianleach.co.uk writes: Plus of course, since we don't charge fees, we don't have any budget to advertise our presence! Why isn't Rocket themselves giving a budget? ___ U2-Users

Re: [U2] U2UG Elections 2010 - Request For Comment

2011-03-15 Thread fft2001
If as one person remarked, he is the only one in a sea of twenty multi-value employees who knows about U2UG or is a member, than I would humbly suggest that it doesn't. In the vast majority of the multi-value environments in which I've worked in my *cough twenty six cough* years in Pick,

Re: [U2] 'U2 Market Place' {Unclassified}

2011-03-09 Thread FFT2001
The original poster mentioned hard earned cash, is this offering soliciting money for something? And if so, for what? W ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] [OT] Coding and brain chemistry

2011-03-07 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/7/2011 1:24:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, syme...@gmail.com writes: Therefore i suggest we agree on the highest common denominator which is so long as code is efficient then it does not matter how complex it looks at first glance and therefore such discussion of if x

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-04 Thread fft2001
No assumption. You are masking the very issue by merely saying condition when it was a NOT condition :) -Original Message- From: Rex Gozar rgo...@gmail.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Fri, Mar 4, 2011 6:09 am Subject: Re: [U2] Is this worth

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-04 Thread fft2001
And then they (the anonymous they) came out with a version that allowed the source to be unlimited while still limiting the object to 32K Which made the whole world scratch their head. -Original Message- From: Charlie Noah cwn...@comcast.net To: U2 Users List

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-04 Thread fft2001
The point is, why make a construct which is harder to understand, when it takes the exact same amount of effort to make one which is easier to understand? Answer that one Symeon? Why deliberately obfuscate ? -Original Message- From: Symeon Breen syme...@gmail.com To:

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-04 Thread fft2001
Ron is right that the OPEN, and READ did not originally support the THEN clause, just the ELSE. Speaking of Microdata, Ultimate and R83 versions. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-02 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 3/2/2011 9:12:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, martinphill...@ladybridge.com writes: Incidentally, and at the risk of starting a new war on style, this is a great example of why developers should use equate tokens with meaningful names rather than numbers for field

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-02 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated IF PARMS(7)102,CM#'' THEN CUMO(M)=CUMO(M)+PARMS(7)102,CM ELSE CUMO(M)=CUMO(M)+PARMS(12)134,CM END Just as a follow up, IF Not Not, is very bad style. And parsing long and then short is as well. This part should have been

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-02 Thread fft2001
Let me clarify. The problem in my mind is not with the IF X # '' THEN It's with the ELSE portion, which in effect *means* IF X # (# '') The Else clause is essentially executed on a Not Not condition. That adds unnecessary confusion for the next programmer. W -Original

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-02 Thread fft2001
Dave you are correct when referring to dynamic arrays, the 101 type entries in your code. In general, outside of the REMOVE type operations, references like that, must start at field 1 and walk the array until it gets to field 101, reading every character between. Which is why, in general,

Re: [U2] REMOVE() was Is This Worth Rewriting

2011-03-02 Thread fft2001
Yes. Your aligned multivalues are also referred to as dependent-controlling sets. You have one attribute controlling the placements of the values for the others. Nasty buggers, always bite. You have to grab them right behind the ears. -Original Message- From: Steve Romanow

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-02 Thread FFT2001
The parens are redundant since concat is a higher precedence than Not Also how about If YAM:AMY:MYA IS NOT(NULL) THEN more intuitive :)~~ In a message dated 3/2/2011 4:54:51 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, brian.whiteh...@pentanasolutions.com writes: 011: IF (YAM : AMY : MYA) # ''

Re: [U2] Is this worth rewriting?

2011-03-02 Thread FFT2001
You my friend get the micro-management award for this thread. In a message dated 3/2/2011 9:24:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dmc...@imb.com.au writes: Actually, (at least in UniData) it is a performance improvement :). It has to do with how BASIC compiles the code into the object file

Re: [U2] Unidata programming books?

2011-03-01 Thread FFT2001
on this? We're using Unidata 7.1. A list of all known published books on Pick / Universe / Unidata is at the below link http://knol.google.com/k/fft2001/books-on-the-pick-operating-system/mbasj7lz royk/32 ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org

Re: [U2] [SPAM?]Re: silly company names

2011-02-20 Thread FFT2001
Short, hard to misspell, unique, and not likely to be confused with something gross or stupid. In a message dated 2/20/2011 7:00:38 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, slestak...@gmail.com writes: I am not in marketing by any means, but isnt the chore for branding to make something that sticks

Re: [U2] silly company names

2011-02-19 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 2/19/2011 3:00:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, 3xk547...@sneakemail.com writes: like Nebbletto. ;) You have to pick a name that cannot be mispelled. Otherwise you're going to get squatters at Nebleto, Nebletto, Nablettoes and so on Selling male enhancement pills

Re: [U2] Frustrated with Rocket / Unidata 7.2

2011-02-17 Thread fft2001
Should I change the name of my company to Galactic Juggernaut ? -Original Message- From: Charlie Noah cwn...@comcast.net To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 7:14 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Frustrated with Rocket / Unidata 7.2 Totally OT, and I'm

Re: [U2] Purging and Indexing

2011-02-16 Thread FFT2001
I agree with the opinions expressed, but wish, as one writer has already, to stress the *reason*. Thrashing the disk is a very bad idea. If you want to do any operation whatsoever, on more than say thirty percent of any file, the best course is to do that operation in disk order i.e. frame

[U2] : Users Groups

2011-02-11 Thread FFT2001
I only know of two users groups which still hold meetings. The one in Texas and the one in Seattle. Does anyone know of any other *active* user groups who hold meetings ? I'd like to update the list in my article http://knol.google.com/k/pick-universe-unidata-resources#view W

Re: [U2] : Users Groups

2011-02-11 Thread fft2001
Thanks Richard. I just sent a message to kerry because the page here http://www.aapug.org/next%20meeting.htm has not been update in quite a while. That made me believe they no longer met. W ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org

Re: [U2] Clear Message Initiative - Logging Errors to a U2 File

2011-02-09 Thread fft2001
Here's the problem I see with moving messages out of the code. It's perfectly fine *if* you have a developer environment of some kind that automatically pulls in messages while you're reviewing code. However in my experience, very few sites have anything close to this. As the next one to

Re: [U2] Clear Message Initiative - Logging Errors to a U2 File

2011-02-09 Thread fft2001
I can agree with that of course. I've implemented systems that are architecturally beautiful and easy to maintain :) I was just pointing out that in my experience, this sort of shifting material out of in-line code makes the system harder to maintain not easier. There are many people who have

Re: [U2] Clear Message Initiative - Logging Errors to a U2 File

2011-02-09 Thread fft2001
Universe System(9001) is supposed to be the equivalent of Unidata System(49) W ___ 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

2011-02-08 Thread FFT2001
In a message dated 2/8/2011 6:02:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com writes: 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

Re: [U2] RPL was Pick History et al

2011-02-08 Thread fft2001
Was your RPL compiler for Universe ever actually installed on a commercial system ? -Original Message- From: Brian Leach br...@brianleach.co.uk To: 'U2 Users List' u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 12:57 pm Subject: Re: [U2] RPL was Pick History et al I

Re: [U2] Does UV have a BLOCK command

2011-02-07 Thread fft2001
George, if I understand your requirement, and your addenda then may I present a solution, which 1) allows ignoring all subsequent actions at any point; and 2) is completely re-arrangeable at whim; and 3) allows any number of conditional testing to be done at any random point within the entire

Re: [U2] A new DML?

2011-02-07 Thread fft2001
Tony I'm not sure this could be true about RPL which is now only available for D3 with variants in jBase and Reality RPL was written initially I believe for the Reality, but was ported as well to Ultimate and *I believe* to MvBase as well. You can still, as far as I can see, get a new Ultimate

Re: [U2] Does UV have a BLOCK command

2011-02-07 Thread fft2001
I can easily make this a very trivial program, *if* you will allow me to use a control record :) -Original Message- From: George Gallen ggal...@wyanokegroup.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Does UV have a

Re: [U2] RPL was Pick History et al

2011-02-07 Thread fft2001
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 ___ U2-Users mailing

Re: [U2] A new DML?

2011-02-07 Thread fft2001
RPL was a new language binding, which developed from PROC. It was a fully extended language, capable of replacing BASIC in all regards. I wonder if anyone is still running an RPL system anywhere? Another note, per Ian Sandler, writing in or just before 1989, which might be seen as

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