Blink is short for "Backward link". Two blocks of random memory that represent a logically contiguous object that is <= two blocks large will have header data that point to each other. The first will have a forward link to the second and a zero in the backward link to indicate it's the first in the chain. The second will have a forward link of zero (no more blocks) and a backward link to the first. If the second block does not point back (is zero or references a different block), this implies that something has gone really, really wrong with the memory management of the system.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of doug chanco Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] Blink Error - Dictionary Related For those of us new to universe (or have never heard of it) what exactly is a "blink error" thanks dougc Martel, Henry wrote: > I have a situation were I have a Prod box and a Dev Box both with Universe > installed. > > On the Prod box we have a samba share that is pointing to the Dev box and we > have voc entries pointing to Dev files. > > But when I execute a command such as: Copy from <file> to Test.<file> > > The records will copy over to the Dev box, but it always results in a Blink > error. > > Has anyone experienced this or know how to fix it? > > Henry M. > Database Administrator > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bessel, Karen > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U2] Blink Error - Dictionary Related > > A client is experiencing a blink error when using a certain I-descriptor in a > SORT, but not in a LIST or SELECT. > > > > I can't copy the code into the post because of copyright purposes, but this > is the dictionary item: > > > > 0001: I > > 0002: IF CASE.PERSON.ID # "" THEN > SUBR("CJ.READ.PERSON",CASE.PERSON.ID,1,"") E > > LSE "" > > 0003: S;*;"*** No Defendant ***" > > 0004: Defendant > > 0005: 30L > > 0006: S > > > > The dictionary item referenced by the I-descriptor: > > > > 0001: A > > 0002: 1 > > 0003: CASE.PERSON.ID > > 0004: > > 0005: M > > 0006: > > 0007: > > 0008: > > 0009: R > > 0010: 8 > > 0011: > > 0012: COMMON > > > > Attribute 1 should be single-valued but there are 27 records in this file > that have multiple values in this field. On our in-house system, we also > have a handful of records that have multiple values in this field, and I > can't recreate the problem here. > > > > There are commons involved in the subroutine referenced by the I-descriptor. > > > > This issue just came to me and the people who worked on it before did all of > the data related things I would have done: searched for control characters, > fix tool, deleted the file then recreated it, etc. > > > > I don't know if I've provided enough information to explain the > problem....but has anyone seen this? If you've experienced an > application-related blink error, I'd be interested in hearing from you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Karen Bessel > Software Developer > > Tyler Technologies, Inc. > 6500 International Parkway, Suite 2000 > Plano, TX 75093 > Phone: 972.713.3770 ext:6227 > Fax: 972.713.3777 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://www.tylertech.com > ------- > 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/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
