Being a Jurrasic Pick PROCtologist, I'm observing this thread and looked at my set of UD manuals. I didn't see anything for Proc.
Perhaps as a job control language, its functions were replaced with the advent of the EXECUTE/PERFORM commands or paragraphs. I lived through the introduction of true PQN proc in the late 1970's from Microdata and their tangent was to further enhance proc with better buffer management etc. The other implementations developed EXECUTE and their flavors of MV. As I support both now, ie Microdata, U2, D3, native and others, I can appreciate the wrong turn Microdata did by enhancing PROC instead of BASIC. Perhaps the absense of the proc manuals for UD is the grandfather effect. They will support it but not endorse it. Granted, now-a-days, everyone can manage their apps through Basic and I can't recall either a command that works only in PROC and not Basic. Sure, there were some tricky user-exits in Proc but they existed as a work-around given the need to have all criteria-specific Select statements outside of Basic. I'm glad that I'm well versed in both PQ and PQN styles of Proc as I'm not in a position to re-write my clients' apps just because they're old-school. Until the compiler (processer) ceases to process Proc, I'll keep those balls rolling. My 2 cents Mark Johnson P.S. I'm glad that UD supports PQN procs. I've seen conversions to Microdata to D3 and they're a bit messy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:14 AM Subject: RE: [U2] UniData proc manual > I've used PROC happily and consistently on UniData for ages - despite gibes > from some colleagues - ;-' > > All the great toys : > > Buffer subscripts, Select buffers, file buffers, etc > > (and no - no manual) - I have always worked from memory, but used the ROS > manuals to learn it in the past. I also remember writing a quick (basic but > complete) Ledger system, in (PQN)PROC... > > and no, it wasn't my choice - it was also not a good idea - but it was > mandated and it did work. It just shows you what you CAN do if you have to > (but don't do this at home kiddies). > > Regards > > JayJay > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 August 2006 17:50 > To: U2 > Subject: [U2] Unidata proc manual > > Has anyone ever seen a unidata proc manual? I can't find any reference, > other than some information on user exits > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/411 - Release Date: 8/7/2006 > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
