Awesome. I'll give it a try (after bringing my mail/web/client-access server back from the dead after the mirror broke).
Karl <quote who="Craig Bennett"> > Hi Karl, > > Below is an email from Tony Wood explaining how to patch UV.VI to work > correctly. > Apparanently IBM have had a GTAR outstanding for years but it isn't > considered important enough to fix (you can use ED after all). > > > Craig > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [UV] file type question > Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 10:58:59 +1000 > From: Tony Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Organization: Reynolds & Reynolds > To: <[email protected]> > References: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Longname refers to the filenames only I believe. > > A type 1 file allows for item name of 14 characters then it creates a > subdirectory. This is described in the doco. Use a type 19 file instead if > this is a problem. > > UV.VI has a bug that incorrectly identifies a type 19 file as having a > type > 1 item name structure and looks in a non-exisitant subdirectory for the > item. > > >From the UV account try ED BP UV.VI.B (the line numbers are a guide > only) > > 125 *** is edit file a directory > 126 > 127 if file.info<21> = 1 or file.info<21> = 19 > 128 then > 129 file.path = file.info<20> > 130 * dirtype = file.info<20> ;* This is where is > mis-identifies > the file type. > 131 dirtype = file.info<21> > 132 end > 133 else > > And futher on; > > 254 process.argument: > 255 > 256 * if dirtype ne 19 then > 257 if dirtype eq 1 then > 258 execute 'UNIX.PATH "':f.arg:'"' capturing item.id > 259 > 260 item.id = item.id<1> > 261 end else > 262 item.id = f.arg > 263 end > > File and compile and your away. Don't forget to take a copy of this and > keep > somewhere so the next upgrade doesn't overwrite it. I have reported this > to > IBM but I doubt it's a high priority. > > Regards, > > T. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- IT Director, ATS Industrial Supply, Inc. http://www.atsindustrial.com Toll-free: 800-789-9300 x29 Direct2Desk: 801-978-4429 Facsimile: 801-972-3888 -- ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
