I borrowed a soul from a current passport user. I have avoided getting a Passport account for years now, and don't plan on enrolling in one anytime in the near future.
Don Verhagen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Verhagen 1690 S Congress Avenue, Suite 210 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delray Beach, FL 33445 USA Tandem Staffing Solutions, Inc. Voice Phone: 561.454.3592 Senior Programmer Fax Phone: 561.454.3640 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9:58:52 AM 01/28/2004 >>> Actually that's a very interesting point, especially considering Microsoft just made their Services for Unix toolkit available for $0 (plus a piece of your soul: Passport account required). That would get sh working. Kesselhut, Lothar wrote: > Probably a little over the top for this problem, and apologies if this was > already suggested, but you could also use a real shell instead of CMD. We've > used Hamilton C shell for over six years. You also get a full Unix-like > suite of commands (grep, cat, tar, ls, etc.) > > > > www.hamiltonlabs.com <http://www.hamiltonlabs.com/> > > > > This isn't free, but Cygwin is. Both work fine with UniVerse. > > > > Lothar Kesselhut > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: HENDERSON MICHAEL MR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2004 1:54 PM > To: 'U2 Users Discussion List' > Subject: UNCLASSIFIED RE: mkdbfile: create file in another account > > > > Kate > > > > You may be striking a bug in the UV "dos /c ..." command, which has some, > err, foibles ... > > > > 1) The command string MUST be enclosed in single quotes (this is not > documented anywhere) > > so, you must say DOS /c '<my DOS command string', > > not DOS /c "<my DOS command string" > > > > 2) If you try to pass a parameter enclosed in double quotes, you are in > trouble :-( > > So DOS /c 'blat.exe -s:"a subject with spaces" ...' just doesn't work, > the double quotes get mangled. > > > > I have cases opened on both issues with IBM, and have tested a patched > version of UV that solves the second problem. I understand this will be > released with the next windows 10.0.x version, and presumably included in > the subsequent 10.1.x. Dunno when, if ever, the documentation issue will be > addressed. > > > > The work-round for the second problem that is least awful is to generate a > batch file (DOS .bat extension) on the fly in your UniBasic program, and > then run that .bat file from the DOS /c command. > > > > Call me on (04) 2371828 if you want a better explanation! > > > > HTH > > > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Kate Stanton > Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2004 3:32 p.m. > To: U2 Users Discussion List > Subject: Re: mkdbfile: create file in another account > > Thanks. That (using DOS \C rather than sh -c) got rid of the error > message, but it did not seem to create a file. > > > > Looks like I have the wrong syntax, but it is rather hard to look up the > documentation! > > > > I still feel uncomfortable using an undocumented feature - no security it > will not disappear or change. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Daly, Mark <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: 'U2 Users <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Discussion List' > > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:23 AM > > Subject: RE: mkdbfile: create file in another account > > > > Well, I just posed this question - and mkdbfile was the suggestion that won! > > > > However, I didn't create a VOC entry. The idea (I believe) is to execute > this command at the OS prompt - not TCL. > > > > Since it looks like you're on Windows it would be something like so: > > > > EXECUTE 'sh -c "cd C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV; > ':SYSTEM(32):'\bin\mkdbfile DATA \XXINV\KKINV 30 1 4 20 50 80 1068' > > > > It's not documented, since it's really an internal UV command - as opposed > to a TCL statement of BASIC function. > > > > The CREATE.FILE verb needs to be enhanced to perform this function - and > prevent us from dabbling in the 'bin' directory. But until then - this is > the way to go. > > > > HTH, > > > > Mark. > > > > ----Original Message----- > From: Kate Stanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: mkdbfile: create file in another account > > Does anyone know anything about using mkdbfile (from UV bin) to create a > file in an account other than the current user account? > > > > A colleague told me about it, but it does not seem to be documented, and > does not seem to work on my > > > > UV 10.0.17 system on Windows 2000, as it does on his UV 9.5.2.1 on Windows > something. > > > > I tried, according to his instructions: > > VOC mkdbfile > > 0001: V > > 0002: mkdbfile > > 0003: E > > 0004: FG > > 0005: > > 0006: PICK.FORMAT > > > > Then, from TCL: mkdbfile C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV 30 1 4 20 50 80 > 1068 > > where: > > C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV is pathname of file to create > > 30 is file type > > 1 is modulo > > 4 is separation > > 20 is hash type > > 50 is max load > > 80 is split load > > 1096 is large record size > > > > This gave error message: invalid filetype specified > > > > I feel very nervous about using something that is not documented, so > presumably may not be reliably supported. > > > > Anyone know anything, please? > > > > Cheers, Kate > > > > Kate Stanton > Walstan Systems Ltd > 4 Kelmarna Ave, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand > ph +64 9 360 5310 fax +64 9 376 0750 > ah +64 9 378 9594 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > _____ > > > _______________________________________________ > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for the > addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not necessarily > the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence Force. 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