Goo'day, Bill,
At 21:09 06/03/07 -0800, you wrote:
Bruce:
As you saw in my email, I tried both unquoted and single-quoted record keys.
Unidata can occasionally get very strange. Most stuff works but sometimes a
Pick person keeps knocking their head trying to execute simple commands.
For instance, the Prime style "COPY" command has a different syntax than
most other commands (apparently the idea was to confuse anyone working in
other Pick environments - much like casing is a constant blight for those
who work on other environments at the same time they work on Unidata).
Actually, with time in both "vanilla" Pick (up to AP) and then UV camps, I
have to admit to preferring the COPY FROM x TO y A,a B,b ....
syntax. There's no "(" to worry about... Although, I do wish somebody'd
tell me about the abbreviations to OVERWRITING and DELETING...... <grin>
Using the "LIKE" keyword is a never ending frustration level. The ECL
"DELETE" command had to be rewritten to remove the questions asked upon
every delete. Don't get me on the AE "^" command that tells me "Unprintable
characters not shown" when, in fact, they are.
I'm guessing there is a reason I can't change the name of multiple items by
using the "COPY" command, but I can't quite figure it out. It's a real bear
to move between simple Pick syntax, that is the same for all verbs, and
Prime syntax that depends on the verb being used.
As the previous respondent pointed out, UD, in at least one flavour, wants
to barf over an * in the item-ids, unless the item-ids are quoted.... I was
never aware of that, but with the apparent thousand or so "options", I
thought there'd have to be one that.....
I don't suppose you want me to point out the better bits of QM in all of
this? Didn't think so... <grin>
Regards,
Bruce Nichol
Talon Computer Services
ALBURY NSW 2640
Australia
http://www.taloncs.com.au
Tel: +61 (0)411149636
Fax: +61 (0)260232119
If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!
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