I never thought that would work. So I tried it and you're right. In fact, I copied a D3 item to a network share, pointed to by a UV VOC item, then copied it out to a UV type 18 file and the values and subvalues were retained!
This certainly provides a "work-around". :-) It's going to be tough to move data from one machine to another, not on the same network! Thanks Ed. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 1:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] T-DUMP > > An easier way might be to copy the items into a type-19 file > under universe, transfer it to the unidata machine, and copy > it into a hashed file there. This might fail if the file > contains special characters or has odd characters in the ids, > but for most files it should work. > Is your universe install on windows or unix? If you're on > windows, I think you're out of luck trying T-DUMP. If I > recall correctly, there is no way on windows to create a > "virtual tape" that universes can use. > Uvbackup has a -t filename option that lets it go to a file, > but T-DUMP does not. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 4:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [U2] T-DUMP > > > > > > I hate to do this, but here goes: > > > > Do you *have* to use T-DUMP? > > > > I would be more inclined to write a routine to create a > delimited text > > file, then compress the file, ftp to and uncompress it on the UD > > machine, then reverse the process... > > Just my two (or less) bits. > > > > Karl > > > > > > <quote who="Bill Haskett"> > > > I posted this once before and have checked with some > other experts. > > > However, we're coming up empty and hope someone has > experience with > > > this. > > > > > > I want to T-DUMP a file from UniVerse and T-LOAD it onto > > UniData. As > > > we don't use tapes anymore I need to create some kind of > > virtual tape > > > file. > > > > > > In D3 I'd do the following: > > > > > > :DEV-MAKE -T TAPE -A "E:\Backups\DiskBackup,p" > > > :SET-DEVICE 3 <-- assuming the above command created > > device#3 :T-REW > > > :T-DUMP CUSTOMERFILE > > > :T-REW > > > :T-DET > > > > > > This "E:\Backups\DiskBackup" file could then be handled > > like any other > > > file and sent to another D3 machine (either NT or Linux > > although the > > > commands are > > > slightly different for D3Linux). There, one could: > > > > > > :DEV-MAKE -T TAPE -A "D:\DiskBackup,p" > > > :SET-DEVICE 4 <-- assuming the above command created > > device#4 :T-REW > > > :T-LOAD CUSTOMERFILE > > > :T-REW > > > :T-DET > > > > > > The first two steps are what we're having problems with; > defining a > > > device and attaching it before we execute the "tape" > > commands. We've > > > found that UniAdmin doesn't create a &DEVICE& file properly > > and when > > > we adjust the &DEVICE& item and try: > > > > > > ASSIGN DiskBackup TO MTU 0 > > > Error, cannot get tape device configuration (87). > > > > > > We know UniAdmin will do a full, daily, or weekly backup > > directly to > > > any file (including path) we want; so UniAdmin knows how to > > define and > > > assign (or assign and attach) a Windows file path. > > > > > > Can anyone tell me how to define and assign a "virtual tape > > file" so I > > > can T-DUMP from UV and T-LOAD onto UD? > > > > > > As always, I appreciate any help anyone can offer. :-) > > > > > > Bill Haskett > > > Advantos Systems, Inc. > > > www.advantos.net > > > (760)944-5570 (CA) > > > (360)923-4838 (WA) > > > ------- > > > 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/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
