I was thinking about going back to the beginning and developing a script to automate the process of installing M (whether it is Cache or GT.M) and loading the database. Once that's done, it would be possible to just call your M script. Of course, that wouldn't be GUI.
--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My script was a M script, so it could be made to be > platform independant. It took a big XML file that > contained data settings to be put into the database, > and also code for putting that data in. And could do > the entire configuration process in about 2 minutes. > > The problem is that putting some data fields into the > database is dependant on other fields already being > present. So one might run the script once and find it > to crash. Then run it again immediately, and it would > succeed because the first run had partly gotten the > required info in. > > So my next step was to be, before I shelved it, of > figuring out the ORDER that data would need to be put > in. I would group fields into a pass #1 and pass #2 > etc. > > Kevin > > > --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Don't forget that there are Cache users, too. > > > > I kind of like Red Hat's approach of using a Python > > script (Anaconda) > > for system setup, but that's just me. > > > > --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I agree. And for about 2-3 months I worked on a > > > scripting system. But then I got my system > > > configured, and others didn't seem to be taking > > the > > > code and doing anything with it, so I put it on > > the > > > shelf. > > > > > > I'd be happy to send you what I have if you want. > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > --- Pkale Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > This really needs to be scripted > > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > Going to bed now > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/21/05, Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > This Box:vol issue is one that trips up many > > > > newcomers > > > > > (including myself). Nancy can usually walk > > people > > > > > through it. > > > > > > > > > > The parameters will not be the same in your > > system > > > > as > > > > > they are in the example. I.e. the > > Bonez,morphix > > > > etc > > > > > needs to be replaced with the hostname for > > your > > > > linux > > > > > box. That is why Nancy asked for your > > hostname -s > > > > > result. > > > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > P.S. For most people it takes at least a week > > to > > > > get > > > > > up and running, so hang in there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Pkale Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > ROU:BONEZ is what the instructions to input. > > > > > > ROU:Morphix was already configured. > > > > > > > > > > > > Am I'm making sense ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Darnn. I thought I was getting somewhere > > with > > > > this > > > > > > stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/20/05, Pkale Robinson > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I pulled down the > > > > OpenVistASemiVivAVADemo0.1.tgz > > > > > > form Sourceforge > > > > > > > about 3 hours ago,, untarred/zipped and > > began > > > > to > > > > > > configure it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Select TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS BOX-VOLUME > > > > PAIR: ? > > > > > > > Answer with TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS > > > > BOX-VOLUME > > > > > > PAIR > > > > > > > Choose from: > > > > > > > ROU:BONEZ > > > > > > > ROU:Morphix > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You may enter a new TASKMAN SITE > > > > PARAMETERS, > > > > > > if you wish > > > > > > > Answer must be 3-30 characters in > > length. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The value for the current account is > > ROU:vista > > > > > > > Select TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS BOX-VOLUME > > > > PAIR: > > > > > > ROU:vista > > > > > > > Are you adding 'ROU:vista' as > > > > > > > a new TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS (the > > 3RD)? > > > > No// > > > > > > (No) ?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > According to the directions, I was suppoe > > to > > > > enter > > > > > > ROU:vista. The > > > > > > > ROU:Morphix was already there. > > > > > > > Then I tried ROU:vista thinking that the > > > > output > > > > > > from D GETENV^%ZOSV W > > > > > > > Y was what I was really suppose to enter. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Either option,, I'm asked if I want to add > > the > > > > > > pair. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Confuesd,,,,,, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/20/05, Nancy Anthracite > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > When you run the GETENV etc, that gives > > you > > > > the > > > > > > box volume pair you need to > > > > > > > > use for your box in general, but I have > > a > > > > > > suspicion something odd is > > > > > > > > happening here. What version of VistA > > are > > > > you > > > > > > using, and when you are asked > > > > > > > > to select the box volume pair, put ?? > > and > > > > see > > > > > > what pairs it lists. Also, what > > > > > > > > is the result of the command at the > > Linux > > > > prompt > > > > > > hostname -s? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday 20 July 2005 11:05 pm, > > Pkale > > > > > > Robinson wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm having issues with the instuctions > > on > > > > that > > > > > > link > > > > > > > > > Select TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS > > BOX-VOLUME > > > > > > PAIR: ? > > > > > > > > > Answer with TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS > > > > BOX-VOLUME > > > > > > PAIR: > > > > > > > > > ROU:bonez > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You may enter a new TASKMAN SITE > > > > PARAMETERS, > > > > > > if you wish > > > > > > > > > Answer must be 3-30 characters in > > length. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The value for the current account is > > > > ROU:bonez > > > > > > > > > Select TASKMAN SITE PARAMETERS > > BOX-VOLUME > > > > > > PAIR: ROU:bonez > > > > > > > > > BOX-VOLUME PAIR: ROU:bonez// > > > > > > > > > RESERVED: ^ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are what the instructions advised to > > do, > > > > > > however when I try those > > > > > > > > > options, I'm asked it I would like to > > add > > > > a > > > > > > new Taskman site parameter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > D GETENV^%ZOSV W Y > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > yields this output > > > > > > > > > VAH^ROU^vista^ROU:vista > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried ROU:vista > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > same results. 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