Nice catch, Karl. My jBASE-thinking brain completely spaced off the need for F pointers on Universe. It's good to know you're still willing to correct my mistakes ~8^)
Tom Firl Columbia Ultimate > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl L Pearson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:33 AM > To: U2 Users Discussion List > Subject: Re: mkdbfile: create file in another account > > > That syntax worked for me (sh -c on Linux rather than DOC /C) but, it > doesn't make a DICT file, so the file isn't accessible through TCL > commands. I had to add a DICT to the VOC entry I also had to > add as the > command doesn't create either a DICT file or the VOC entry... I repeat > myself. > > Karl > > > On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 19:31, Kate Stanton wrote: > > MessageThanks. 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 > > To: 'U2 Users 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] > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > u2-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > ---- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > u2-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- > Karl L. Pearson > Director of IT, > ATS Industrial Supply > Direct: 801-978-4429 > Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 > Fax: 801-972-3888 > http://www.atsindustrial.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
