One I can thing of, and I normally work on UV and prefer, is that you can debug programs which interact with file which have triggers on them. In UV this is not possible and is seen as an enhancement!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 25 June 2005 1:46 a.m. To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions Well, the idea was to produce something that could be called as a function from basic, because the function calling syntax is cool and convenient in a lot of cases, but that could also be used in a I-type. For things to work in SUBR in an i-type, you need that extra parameter. Of course you could maintain two versions--a simple function, and then a subroutine wrapper around the function to use in the i-type. I was trying to avoid that. And, if you're using universe, you can just use the function in the i-type anyway. The more I see of it, the more unidata feels like universe's really poor relative. Which begs the question--given a choice, why would one pick unidata over universe? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Burwell, > Edward > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:04 PM > To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > > Interesting. But you NEED that extra parameter? I tried DEFFUNing a > SUBROUTINE that has only 1 parameters and could not get it to work. > > If your FUNCTION sets any of the parameters, you can CALL It from > UniBasic > -- and you don't have to DEFFUN it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:52 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > > I think it's a universe/unidata difference. I get the segmentation > fault running unidata in ecl type U as well. > Here's some interesting info and an ugly hack--in unidata. > Apparently, the keywords SUBROUTINE and FUNCTION are interchangable as > far as BASIC is concerned, so create a subroutine > SUBROUTINE MYHACK(A,B) > A=B*2 ;* note that we both assign the result > to a parameter AND return the result > RETURN A > Then you can call it as a function with > PROGRAM HACKTEST > DEFFUN MYHACK(A,B) > CRT MYHACK('',2) ;* <--- there's the hack. You need that > placeholder parameter > Or use it as a subroutine: > PROGRAM HACK2 > CALL MYHACK(A,2) > CRT A > Or from a virtual attribute: > I > SUBR('MYHACK',EXTRACT(@RECORD,1,0,0)) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Burwell, > > Edward > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:09 PM > > To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' > > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > > > > > I've never seen this asterisk thing on the front of a cataloged > > program. I've never had to do that in UniData. I can call a > > SUBROUTINE fine from a Virtual attribute no problem - and not > > asterisk. Could it have something to do with the fact that we run > > BASICTYPE 'p' and ECLTYPE 'p'? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gerry-u2ug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:41 PM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > > > > > globally catalogued as in CATALOG SUB.BP *MYFUNC ? > > so you should be using : SUBR("*MYFUNC","Y") > > > > we do this all the time in universe since at least v7 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Burwell, > > Edward > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:46 AM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > > > > > Here is a sample: > > > > MYFUNC looks like: > > > > 001 FUNCTION MYFUNC(ARG) > > 002 RETURN (ARG="Y") > > 003 END > > > > MYFUNC is globally cataloged > > > > DICT FILE TEST looks like: > > > > 001 V > > 002 SUBR("MYFUNC","Y") > > 003 > > 004 > > 005 1R > > 006 S > > > > when I LIST FILE TEST, I get a Segmentation fault(coredump) and it > > dumps me into Unix. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ray Wurlod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:22 AM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > > > > > Try using the SUBR() function, as I mentioned in another post. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Burwell, Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org'" <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > > Subject: RE: [U2] Custom Functions > > Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:49:44 -0400 > > > > > > > > I've tried "calling" functions from UniData Virtual > > Attribute and they > > blow > > > up. 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