It is probably the options in attribute 4 that drive this. Anyway, to set long name support on an account type, try this from the UV account: LONGNAMES ON NEWACC,PICK
You can then see what the verb should look like. You may want to take a backup copy of your original first though. HTH Brett "Doug Farmer" <dfar...@epicor.com> wrote in message news:<dbd320e216b98b4d842bb357e46c0788cd7...@basalt.americas.epicor.net>... > I am mainly a UniData person, so UniVerse is a bit foreign to me. > > I am running UniVerse on a Windows Platform. > > Using the CREATE.FILE command, I created a file with a long name (15 > characters) with my standard VOC pointer, and the VOC pointer in the > UV\NEWAC,PICK file. > > Using the CREATE.FILE verb in my VOC, I am able to create the file > correctly. Using the verb as it is on the NEWAC,PICK file, it truncates > the file name. This, even though the LONGNAMES is on. See the examples > at the end of the E mail. > > My VOC entry looks like > > >AE VOC CREATE.FILE > Top of "CREATE.FILE" in "VOC", 6 lines, 40 characters. > *--: L22 > 001: V > 002: create.file > 003: E > 004: VF > 005: LONGNAMES > 006: PICK.FORMAT > Bottom. > *--: > > The NEWACC\PICK file verb looks like this (After I copy it to my VOC and > set LONGNAMES) > >AE VOC PICK-CREATE-FILE > Top of "CREATE.FILE" in "VOC", 6 lines, 40 characters. > *--: L22 > 001: V > 002: create.file > 003: E > 004: FG > 005: LONGNAMES > 006: PICK.FORMAT > Bottom. > *--: > > The only difference is attribute 4 which has an FG instead of VF in it. > I have no idea what FG vs VF is. > > You may wonder why I am asking? I have an old application that creates > files specifically using the PICK version, no matter what the VOC > version is. > > I don't know why, is there a difference? > > The only difference I know of is that LONGNAMES do not seem to work > under the PICK version. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in Advance > > Doug > > > Using PICK-CREATE-FILE > > >PICK-CREATE-FILE DAF1234567890123456 1,1,18 1,1,19 > WARNING: An operating system file will be created with a truncated name. > Creating file "DAF123456000" as Type 19. > Creating file "D_DAF123456000" as Type 18, Modulo 1, Separation 1. > > Using CREATE-FILE > >CREATE.FILE DAF123456789012345 1,1,18 1,1,19 > Creating file "DAF123456789012345" as Type 19. > Creating file "D_DAF123456789012345" as Type 18, Modulo 1, Separation 1. > Added "@ID", the default record for RetrieVe, to "D_DAF123456789012345". > -------------------------------------------------------- > > This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then > delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose > or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have > taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but > we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this > message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software > viruses. Any views and/or opinions expressed in this e-mail are of the author > only and do not represent the views of Epicor Software Corporation or any > other company within its group. > ------- > 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/
