RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ?
All This is something we're keen to add to the U2UG website. We're testing out a couple of different Wikis at the moment. We expect to have something in place very soon for the community to add technical tips, FAQs, learning materials, utilities, possibly vendor pages and similar materials. Watch this space for announcements! Regards Brian Other user groups that I belong(ed) to provide(d) a repository for user submitted utilities. Things like neatly formatted file ACL's, tape listings, database copy routines, etc Each submission would include the utility's documentation, source code, any ancillary files (db) and executable if applicable. I am sure that there is a wealth of end user utilities available for U2. This source code listing program would be a great start. Since our software vendor does not provide any technical documentation about their system, the sort of cross-reference source code tool features mentioned by Susan is something I would find very usefull. Currently, I just save any emails from this group that have useful proc's or commands. Searching the archives is usefull but an index of software utilities by category might be a better way to help fledging U2 programmers see how to accomplish certain tasks. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ?
Tony/Susan Having written two such 'system auditors' I can tell you from experience that it's not that easy to do a good source analysis. The problem is that every system is different, adopts different standards, use different tools, are often very incomplete, and most include lots of bad links, obsolete code, multiple versions of the same program in different source files and the like. [on to the predictable ad..] Which is why mvScan was designed as a navigation and parsing tool. It scans through a system in a defined order running various 'plug-ins' at each stage. The provided plugins do source code (and object code) analysis, build impact maps of all calls, file opens/reads/writes from BASIC, PROC etc, SUBR() calls, dictionary translations, executed commands (from BASIC, Menus, paragraphs, PROCs), where things are cataloged, common block and include file usage - all that standard stuff. But it also allows you to write custom plugins to pick up site-specific functionality. For example, you might have a generic file opener function that it needs to pick up on. Or you may have custom headers to your programs, or use a precompiler that handles includes and definitions. If you use a 4GL like uvCase or SB+, you might need to include the tool definitions. So the parser has to be very flexible to individual needs. You also have to recognize that static analysis only goes so far. It can't parse relations that are derived at run time. The original auditor I wrote supported trigger insertion - automatically changing source code to replace reads/writes/opens/executes with functions that would capture and log information in real time as the system ran. mvScan doesn't - that approach is too dangerous unless done under controlled conditions. Instead, it uses an autodoc approach in which you are encouraged to 'fill in the gaps' yourselves with special documentary comments in the source code. So the whole becomes an iterative process that will lead to a better understood and documented system. Brian Susan Lynch wrote: Tony, there are a number of things that a source code analyzer can do that would be very helpful if you found yourself coming into a company as a consultant or as a new employee and they had no technical documentation: --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
[U2] Credit Card Verification Software
All I'm looking for recommendations on credit card verification software that will integrate nicely with an MV application. It needs to perform real-time authorisation, and should support the standard credit cards used in the UK - Diners, Amex and charge cards are not required. Direct or merchant verification will be considered. I've used DataCash in the past and found their stuff easy to use and their staff very helpful, but I need some comparisons. And of course it must be a cost-effective solution. Thanks all! Brian --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ?
PLEASE put stuff like this on PickWiki. It's a wonderful place to put snippets, small programs, etc etc. The one thing to watch out for about a user group keeping a repository is that there's copyright issues involved. If you wrote the utility, you can put it on PickWiki, or in a repository, or whatever. What the User Group must NOT do (unfortunately) is to copy the code from the email into a repository :-( This would raise a massive can of worms :-( When did the US sign Berne? Things were a lot easier for USians (not us Europeans) before then. An alternative (should someone care to volunteer!) is to maintain an index on the u2ug website pointing at a repository that stores the emails. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 June 2007 22:50 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ? Other user groups that I belong(ed) to provide(d) a repository for user submitted utilities. Things like neatly formatted file ACL's, tape listings, database copy routines, etc Each submission would include the utility's documentation, source code, any ancillary files (db) and executable if applicable. I am sure that there is a wealth of end user utilities available for U2. This source code listing program would be a great start. Since our software vendor does not provide any technical documentation about their system, the sort of cross-reference source code tool features mentioned by Susan is something I would find very usefull. Currently, I just save any emails from this group that have useful proc's or commands. Searching the archives is usefull but an index of software utilities by category might be a better way to help fledging U2 programmers see how to accomplish certain tasks. Garry L. Smith Dir Info Systems Charles McMurray Company V# 559-292-5782 F# 559-346-6169 --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] Credit Card Verification Software
Brian, It depends on how you want to do it, we have software that works from the mv server (UniData in our case) and posts the data to a payment provider getting the appropriate messages in return. It has the advantage that being server based it can be used by anyone using any device and we can do it on a fixed price basis rather than the usual percentage of transaction value. It would be easiest to talk about it if you are interested. Email me at george dot land at aptsolutions dot co dot uk if you would like to talk George On 28/6/07 08:38, Brian Leach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I'm looking for recommendations on credit card verification software that will integrate nicely with an MV application. It needs to perform real-time authorisation, and should support the standard credit cards used in the UK - Diners, Amex and charge cards are not required. Direct or merchant verification will be considered. I've used DataCash in the past and found their stuff easy to use and their staff very helpful, but I need some comparisons. And of course it must be a cost-effective solution. Thanks all! Brian --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately on +44 (01952) 214000 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Please delete and destroy any copies in any format of this email you may have received in error. The recipient should note that the views contained or expressed within this correspondence do not necessarily reflect those of APT Solutions Limited , it subsidiaries, affiliates or associates. This email and any attachments are not guaranteed to be free from so-called computer viruses and it is recommended that you check for such viruses before down-loading it to your computer equipment. It is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this message or any attachments will not adversely affect their systems or data. Registered Office:- Stratum House, Stafford Park 10, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3AB Registration Number:- 2228445 Place of Registration: England Wales ** --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Device Licensing
Sorry for the error on my part. It took me a while to figure that out myself when I tried to find it on another client ;-). What version of UV are you running? My environment is UV 10.2.4 Enterprise on RHEL 4.0 using SSH. (This is not officially supported). It doesn't work. I get the following error file in the accuterm directory and also in the dynamic control directory when trying that with telnet. U2devlic.err 11:26:08 06/28/07 pid = 3180 U2GetMachId(): unable to get host information of hostname Error = 131 12:56:16 06/28/07 pid = 1748 U2GetMachId(): unable to get host information of hostname Error = 183 13:06:10 06/28/07 pid = 1748 U2GetMachId(): unable to get host information of hostname Error = 183 Does anyone know what that means? Cheers, Phil. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ward Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 3:46 p.m. To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing Good call Bill. Mine is 3.0.3049.0 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Haskett Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:33 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing David: You might try ...\Atwin\u2licn.dll. Mine's dated 10/28/04. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ward Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:17 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing There is no such file on my system. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phil walker Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 6:59 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing David, What version of the uvlicn.dll are you running? Cheers Phil. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ward Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 11:46 a.m. To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing I finally resolved the issue. I reloaded and reauthorized, then downloaded accuterm as someone suggested. I was able to write a quick uniobjects routine and connect with accuterm at the same time. Thank you to all who replied -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Jenkins Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3:46 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Device Licensing As others have posted: Device Licensing works for both U2 databases as long as you have a license which is one of: * Workgroup * Enterprise * Server with device licensing (a recent offering) In order that this will work you need a TELNET client that supports Device Licensing, and as there have been some changes in DL internals over time they should also concurrent in release - ideally (of course) the latest releases or fairly close. IBM supply SBClient, wIntegrate and Dynamic as Telnet clients that work with DL - on wIntegrate and DC you need to remember to check the Use Device Licensing on Unix check box if that is you server platform. DL will also work with UniObjects and ODBC (for example) thought you should read up on the use of subkeys for UO. Some 3rd parties have arrangements with IBM to use the DL software libraries with their software, and they offer DL compatibility with their TELNET clients. It is worth noting the point above though, DL internals have changed over time. You might find that older versions of the TELNET clients may not work correctly froma DL viewpoint with more recent copies of the databases. That being the case then an upgrade from your friendly local TELNET client provider to a current build with updated software should resolve it. Issues which got in the way in the past related mostly to combinations of stty settings in Unix, all (even vaguely) recent versions got the code modified so that's not an issue. There was also an issue more recent) where ODBC sessions (for example) used a different DL user pool to TELNET sessions. So ODBC would allow up to 10 sessions as one license, and TELNET would do the same - but each connection would use a separate slot. In those circumstances (for example) one UO and one TELNET would take 2 licenses (fixed). Always a useful test - try using Dynamic Connect from the current client softwarethat should work fine and act as a check on any 3rd party software. Hoping this answers any queries - please post if any follow-ups. Regards JayJay --- 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/ --- 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
RE: [U2] Device Licensing
I'm running 10.2.0 on windows. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phil walker Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:50 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing Sorry for the error on my part. It took me a while to figure that out myself when I tried to find it on another client ;-). What version of UV are you running? My environment is UV 10.2.4 Enterprise on RHEL 4.0 using SSH. (This is not officially supported). It doesn't work. I get the following error file in the accuterm directory and also in the dynamic control directory when trying that with telnet. U2devlic.err 11:26:08 06/28/07 pid = 3180 U2GetMachId(): unable to get host information of hostname Error = 131 12:56:16 06/28/07 pid = 1748 U2GetMachId(): unable to get host information of hostname Error = 183 13:06:10 06/28/07 pid = 1748 U2GetMachId(): unable to get host information of hostname Error = 183 Does anyone know what that means? Cheers, Phil. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ward Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 3:46 p.m. To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing Good call Bill. Mine is 3.0.3049.0 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Haskett Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:33 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing David: You might try ...\Atwin\u2licn.dll. Mine's dated 10/28/04. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ward Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:17 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing There is no such file on my system. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phil walker Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 6:59 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing David, What version of the uvlicn.dll are you running? Cheers Phil. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ward Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 11:46 a.m. To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Device Licensing I finally resolved the issue. I reloaded and reauthorized, then downloaded accuterm as someone suggested. I was able to write a quick uniobjects routine and connect with accuterm at the same time. Thank you to all who replied -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Jenkins Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3:46 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Device Licensing As others have posted: Device Licensing works for both U2 databases as long as you have a license which is one of: * Workgroup * Enterprise * Server with device licensing (a recent offering) In order that this will work you need a TELNET client that supports Device Licensing, and as there have been some changes in DL internals over time they should also concurrent in release - ideally (of course) the latest releases or fairly close. IBM supply SBClient, wIntegrate and Dynamic as Telnet clients that work with DL - on wIntegrate and DC you need to remember to check the Use Device Licensing on Unix check box if that is you server platform. DL will also work with UniObjects and ODBC (for example) thought you should read up on the use of subkeys for UO. Some 3rd parties have arrangements with IBM to use the DL software libraries with their software, and they offer DL compatibility with their TELNET clients. It is worth noting the point above though, DL internals have changed over time. You might find that older versions of the TELNET clients may not work correctly froma DL viewpoint with more recent copies of the databases. That being the case then an upgrade from your friendly local TELNET client provider to a current build with updated software should resolve it. Issues which got in the way in the past related mostly to combinations of stty settings in Unix, all (even vaguely) recent versions got the code modified so that's not an issue. There was also an issue more recent) where ODBC sessions (for example) used a different DL user pool to TELNET sessions. So ODBC would allow up to 10 sessions as one license, and TELNET would do the same - but each connection would use a separate slot. In those circumstances (for example) one UO and one TELNET would take 2 licenses (fixed). Always a useful test - try using Dynamic Connect from the current client softwarethat should work fine and act as a check on any 3rd party software. Hoping this answers any queries - please post if any follow-ups. Regards JayJay --- 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
RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ?
I was thinking of the sort of documentation that you could get from writing a utility to comb through code. I've written some (not for prime time) versions of this sort of thing. In particular whenever converting from one platform to another. The types of technical documentation that one can glean programmatically from an application are: What files are opened by what programs Where are records written What fields/amcs are read and written by what programs What subroutines are called by what programs What includes/inserts are in use, where In the case of SB+ (or any system where fields are referenced by name) - schemas can be built identifying field name across files and when and where these are updated What else? One thing that I have built into my application that I use rarely but when I need it I find it extremely handy - every one of my programs calls a subroutine at the beginning that just time-date stamps that it has been run. I think I keep the last five or ten runs in a Multivalue list. This helps when I want to clean up and find stuff that never gets run - or when I want to see the last time a customer ran something. I tiny little subroutine that you can stuff programmatically into a top line of all programs and let it go for awhile. Then come back and find interesting things. Susan Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:33:17 -0700 From: Tony Gravagno [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't believe there is a way to have a program read code and figure out what it does from a logical perspective. When you say technical documentation, I'm not sure what sort of info you wish to extract from your code. If you mean file usage, common usage, etc, the only way to get a program to process such information is to make sure you have your code completely consistent - or you need to use meta data as described below. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Device Licensing
Does it work with ssh? -Original Message- From: John Jenkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3:46 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Device Licensing As others have posted: Device Licensing works for both U2 databases as long as you have a license which is one of: * Workgroup * Enterprise * Server with device licensing (a recent offering) In order that this will work you need a TELNET client that supports Device Licensing, and as there have been some changes in DL internals over time they should also concurrent in release - ideally (of course) the latest releases or fairly close. IBM supply SBClient, wIntegrate and Dynamic as Telnet clients that work with DL - on wIntegrate and DC you need to remember to check the Use Device Licensing on Unix check box if that is you server platform. DL will also work with UniObjects and ODBC (for example) thought you should read up on the use of subkeys for UO. Some 3rd parties have arrangements with IBM to use the DL software libraries with their software, and they offer DL compatibility with their TELNET clients. It is worth noting the point above though, DL internals have changed over time. You might find that older versions of the TELNET clients may not work correctly froma DL viewpoint with more recent copies of the databases. That being the case then an upgrade from your friendly local TELNET client provider to a current build with updated software should resolve it. Issues which got in the way in the past related mostly to combinations of stty settings in Unix, all (even vaguely) recent versions got the code modified so that's not an issue. There was also an issue more recent) where ODBC sessions (for example) used a different DL user pool to TELNET sessions. So ODBC would allow up to 10 sessions as one license, and TELNET would do the same - but each connection would use a separate slot. In those circumstances (for example) one UO and one TELNET would take 2 licenses (fixed). Always a useful test - try using Dynamic Connect from the current client softwarethat should work fine and act as a check on any 3rd party software. Hoping this answers any queries - please post if any follow-ups. Regards JayJay --- 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/
RE: [U2] Credit Card Verification Software
Google has a way to do this. Also consider AWS, Amazon Web Services. --Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian Leach Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:38 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Credit Card Verification Software All I'm looking for recommendations on credit card verification software that will integrate nicely with an MV application. It needs to perform real-time authorisation, and should support the standard credit cards used in the UK - Diners, Amex and charge cards are not required. Direct or merchant verification will be considered. I've used DataCash in the past and found their stuff easy to use and their staff very helpful, but I need some comparisons. And of course it must be a cost-effective solution. Thanks all! Brian --- 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/
RE: [U2] UD Backups
Bill: I would be interested to look over these NT scripts... --Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Haskett Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:32 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] UD Backups Colin: As always, thanks. I guess it could be anything. I was thinking it was just how slow stuff is, and how much junk we're all willing to put up with. :-) The cost is always a shock when one moves out of MV. But, I'm getting used to it so pricing isn't that big a deal. However, the backup solution has to be loaded on about 7 Windows servers. As it stands now, I've built a couple of interesting NTBackup scripts that do everything for me, including ftp'ing the backups across the network to a storage machine, emailing me, and cleaning up the archives (so I don't end up with so many backup files it crashes the disk). Thanks again. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:19 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] UD Backups So it could be anything from poor drive setup/layout, slow controller, lack of ram, busy server (domain controller?). I have seen print processes run amok and create items in the temp folder that filled the drive. Maybe that's where your extra space went. I haven't seen anything taking up 10 times more space than reported (are you sure you read it correctly!?) None of our clients really needs high-speed backup. We did have one client come close as they had offices all over the world so a good backup window was getting tough to find. Backup Exec does have an open files option - or is it the cost that you don't like? hth Colin Alfke Calgary, Canada -Original Message- From: Bill Haskett Colin: The backups seem to take about the same time with or without UD shutdown, on the development server. I just ran a backup on our UD directory and it was 1Gb, compressed to 120Mb, and took about 5 1/2 minutes to create. On one of our client's D3 server, the uncompressed file-save, of the same data, took about 40 seconds and was about 200Mb. I took a look at another one of our clients and their D3 backup was 1.1Gb of a 5-6Gb database, on Windows, and it took 6 minutes to create. In one of our beta accounts, someone created a 12Mb hold entry and somehow Windows showed there were 11.7Gb in the _HOLD_ directory when the item, created on 6/25/07, showed as 12Mb in Windows Explorer. I deleted that item and this problem disappeared (where'd that come from?). I suppose this is just one more of the multitude of problems I've got to keep my eye on! Anyway... We don't have any transaction processing. The timing starts when the NTBackup starts, after the dbpause. The timing ends when the dbresume is executed, not when it completes. I've been researching backup software and it all seems to point back to Symantec (jeeze!). I was hoping someone would have experience with a high-speed backup product that would backup open files for U2. Since our application has a module that uses ASP.NET we really don't want to shut down the dbms for very long (this is more important than backuping up open files and not having a pristine backup). Thanks, Bill --- 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/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
[U2] Phantoms not working
REPOSTED FOR NON-MEMBER ADDRESS: DMeerholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Anyone got any ideas what the problem here could be? I installed uniVerse on a FedoracCore 6 box the other day, got everything working fine... I thought, until i realised today that the phantoms aren't running. I have a little BP program TEST.XXX, only code in it is PRINT 1, compiled and cataloged. PHANTOM TEST.XXX This is the output in the PH file. LIST.ITEM PH LIKE ...XXX... 03:43:59pm 28 Jun 2007 PAGE1 001 Unable to execute the operating system file bin/uv. 002 [ENOENT] No such file or directory 1st I thought I just need to add the /usr/ibm/uv path to my global paths for linux, but checked another box and it wasnt part of the paths. Then I thought permissions, but permissions on the file are exactly the same a the working box. I then tried making a little script that would send it straight to /usr/ibm/uv and execute bin/uv like it seemed it was trying to do... I placed this in the account that I was running the program, but then the phantom basically starts a session for you... PH output... LIST.ITEM PH LIKE ...XXX... 03:43:52pm 28 Jun 2007 PAGE1 TEST.XXX_48815_14424 001 UniVerse Command Language 10.1 002 (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. 003 uv logged on: Thu Jun 28 13:33:35 2007 005 So thats not it either... Anyone got any ideas what is wrong? Thanks. BOUNCE NOTICE: Your recent post to our lists bounced because either you are not a member or because you are not signed up using the e-mail address which you used to post. To subscribe or resubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/. - Charles Barouch, Moderator U2-Users, U2-Community, SBSolutions, RBSolutions --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Phantoms not working
Not sure what you mean by checked another box, but it does sound very like a paths problem. What user is the phantom running as? What does that user's .profile contain? Could the user launching the phantom drop to the linux command line and run bin/uv? Cheers, Wol -Original Message- From: Moderator [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 June 2007 15:06 To: DMeerholz; u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Phantoms not working REPOSTED FOR NON-MEMBER ADDRESS: DMeerholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Anyone got any ideas what the problem here could be? I installed uniVerse on a FedoracCore 6 box the other day, got everything working fine... I thought, until i realised today that the phantoms aren't running. I have a little BP program TEST.XXX, only code in it is PRINT 1, compiled and cataloged. PHANTOM TEST.XXX This is the output in the PH file. LIST.ITEM PH LIKE ...XXX... 03:43:59pm 28 Jun 2007 PAGE1 001 Unable to execute the operating system file bin/uv. 002 [ENOENT] No such file or directory 1st I thought I just need to add the /usr/ibm/uv path to my global paths for linux, but checked another box and it wasnt part of the paths. Then I thought permissions, but permissions on the file are exactly the same a the working box. I then tried making a little script that would send it straight to /usr/ibm/uv and execute bin/uv like it seemed it was trying to do... I placed this in the account that I was running the program, but then the phantom basically starts a session for you... PH output... LIST.ITEM PH LIKE ...XXX... 03:43:52pm 28 Jun 2007 PAGE1 TEST.XXX_48815_14424 001 UniVerse Command Language 10.1 002 (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. 003 uv logged on: Thu Jun 28 13:33:35 2007 005 So thats not it either... Anyone got any ideas what is wrong? Thanks. BOUNCE NOTICE: Your recent post to our lists bounced because either you are not a member or because you are not signed up using the e-mail address which you used to post. To subscribe or resubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/. - Charles Barouch, Moderator U2-Users, U2-Community, SBSolutions, RBSolutions --- 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/
RE: [U2] RE: [UD] BSELECT @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE anomaly
According to the UniData documentation (UniData UniBasic Commands Reference (BASR.pdf), Appendix B), @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE is supposed to be the number of items in the select list. This is for all the various SELECT commands, (SELECT, SSELECT, NSELECT, QSELECT), not just BSELECT. Using the example below, @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE should be 60, just like SYSTEM(11). It should not be 20, which is the number of records scanned/queried. If other selects worked that way, then @SYSTEM.RETURN code for any SELECT would return the number or records in the file, or the number of items in an active list before the command was executed. For example, if there were 100 Customers, 20 of which were in Ohio, the SELECT CUSTOMER WITH STATE = OH would select 20 records with @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE = 100 and SYSTEM(11) = 20. [re: OFF TOPIC ASIDE] That is our typical structure also, but there are times where we do multiple selects and that is where BSELECT bit us. Something like this: EXECUTE \BSELECT PO.HEADER WITH DATE EQ 6/27 DIRECT.INVOICES\ IF @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE GT 0 THEN EXECUTE \BSELECT AP.TO.PO.XREF WITH VENDOR EQ 12345 PURCH.AGENT\ If there were PO.HEADER records that met the selection criterion but DIRECT.INVOICES were null for all, there would be no active list after the first BSELECT. Unfortunately, @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE will not be 0, so the second BSELECT will execute but act against the whole file instead of a limited list, which is not the intended action. [/re: OFF TOPIC ASIDE] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:52 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] RE: [UD] BSELECT @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE anomaly Dean Armbruster wrote on 26 Jun 2007 16:14:21 -0400 ... This is about BSELECT ... @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE is not supposed to be the number of *records* selected. It is supposed to be the number of items in the select list. I would suggest that, in this case, the documentation is incorrect (or at least unclear), not the return code. Why? Because BSELECT allows you to select more than one attribute. From the help: Unlike the SELECT command, which retrieves only record IDs, BSELECT builds a list of the attributes you name in the UniQuery statement. Typically, this command is used to get record ID's stored in one file (e.g., BSELECT ORDER.HEADER LINE.KEY), but it can also be used to get a SET of fields. For example, BSELECT CUSTOMER WITH STATE = OH NAME PHONE FAX In this case, I would get a list with (typically) three entries for each of my Customers in Ohio: Name, Phone and Fax, in repeating order. If I have 20 customers in Ohio would expect @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE to return 20 (the number of items/records selected), and I would expect SYSTEM(11) would have the total number of items in my list (i.e., 60). However, if any of the fields were multi-valued, I would get ALL of those values in my list, just as if I had used a BY-EXP in a sort. Watch out! @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE for BSELECT is not what the documentation says it is. Your list may not have the number of entries indicated. Your list may even be empty even though @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE is greater than zero. Can you support this last statement? In every test I ran, @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE was the number of records selected, and @SYSTEM(11) was the total number of items. Of course, I tend to BSELECT FILE WITH ATTR ATTR... --Tom Pellitieri Century Equipment [OFF TOPIC ASIDE] For what it's worth, I was taught to check SYSTEM(11) for the number of items returned by an EXECUTE statement, although typically I don't check it at all. My usual processing loop uses: CTR = 0 EXECUTE \SELECT ...\ LOOP WHILE READNEXT ID DO CTR += 1 ... REPEAT So CTR has my processed count, and if there isn't anything to process, the loop exits immediately. [/OFF TOPIC ASIDE] --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
[AD] [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ?
The type of Technical Documentation that Susan mentions is a part of DocuSys! Not only does DocuSys comb through basic code, and also the gamut of SB+ bits, but it sends it to MS Word - nicely formatted, with a table of contents, pagination, Styles, etc. Options include both User Documentation (for SB+ Apps) and Technical Documentation (SB+/Non-SB+). This isn't really an ad, but DocuSys a really useful product/tool. If anyone would like more information, let me know! Laura Hirsh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Joslyn Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:59 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ? I was thinking of the sort of documentation that you could get from writing a utility to comb through code. I've written some (not for prime time) versions of this sort of thing. In particular whenever converting from one platform to another. The types of technical documentation that one can glean programmatically from an application are: What files are opened by what programs Where are records written What fields/amcs are read and written by what programs What subroutines are called by what programs What includes/inserts are in use, where In the case of SB+ (or any system where fields are referenced by name) - schemas can be built identifying field name across files and when and where these are updated What else? One thing that I have built into my application that I use rarely but when I need it I find it extremely handy - every one of my programs calls a subroutine at the beginning that just time-date stamps that it has been run. I think I keep the last five or ten runs in a Multivalue list. This helps when I want to clean up and find stuff that never gets run - or when I want to see the last time a customer ran something. I tiny little subroutine that you can stuff programmatically into a top line of all programs and let it go for awhile. Then come back and find interesting things. Susan Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:33:17 -0700 From: Tony Gravagno [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't believe there is a way to have a program read code and figure out what it does from a logical perspective. When you say technical documentation, I'm not sure what sort of info you wish to extract from your code. If you mean file usage, common usage, etc, the only way to get a program to process such information is to make sure you have your code completely consistent - or you need to use meta data as described below. --- 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/
[U2] [AD] UniVerse Programmer needed in New Jersey
Position: Full time, permanent U2 programmer Environment: UniVerse, residing on HP systems Location:Northern New Jersey Experience Level: 1 - 5 years Type Business: Manufacturing Requirements/Expectations: Must be able to mutitask and work in a challenging, fast paced environment. EDI knowledge is necessary. Terrific opportunities for technical growth and training. Solid programming skills expected. Barry Rogen PNY Technologies, Inc. Senior Programmer/Analyst (973) 515 - 9700 ext 5327 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.t. roosevelt --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Credit Card Verification Software
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Leach Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:38 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Credit Card Verification Software All I'm looking for recommendations on credit card verification software that will integrate nicely with an MV application. We're using PayFlow Pro from PayPal (previously Verisign) to do verification from UV. It's not an MV specific product, but was nonetheless pretty trivial to integrate. They supply an OS level executable that calls their web service in real-time. We just put together a flat XML file from within UV, send it to the PayFlow executable via a BASIC EXECUTE, then parse the XML we get back. We've been using it for about a year and a half and it's been working flawlessly for us. -John --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] UD Backups
Bill: Try http://www.pickwiki.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?AutomateNTBackup. Let me know if this helps. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:19 AM To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' Subject: RE: [U2] UD Backups Bill: I would be interested to look over these NT scripts... --Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Haskett Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:32 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] UD Backups Colin: As always, thanks. I guess it could be anything. I was thinking it was just how slow stuff is, and how much junk we're all willing to put up with. :-) The cost is always a shock when one moves out of MV. But, I'm I'm getting used to it so pricing isn't that big a deal. However, the backup solution has to be loaded on about 7 Windows servers. As it stands now, I've built a couple of interesting NTBackup scripts that do everything for me, including ftp'ing the backups across the network to a storage machine, emailing me, and cleaning up the archives (so I don't end up with so many backup files it crashes the disk). Thanks again. Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [AD] [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ?
How does it work with parameter driven code. One of my clients has procs like this: HRUN BP SOP1500 STON HORDER HCUSTOMER HPRODUCT HVENDOR P whereby the program (BP SOP1500) has the corresponding INPUT statements for the file names and opens them as F1, F2, F3 which is a real bear when reading the code. Plus all of the bottom line field prompts are also tableized. Very klugy and not friendly at all. I tend to copy the program in question to another place and do a global replace of the R/F1/ORDER just to see the flow. Thanks Mark Johnson - Original Message - From: Laura Hirsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:26 PM Subject: [AD] [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ? The type of Technical Documentation that Susan mentions is a part of DocuSys! Not only does DocuSys comb through basic code, and also the gamut of SB+ bits, but it sends it to MS Word - nicely formatted, with a table of contents, pagination, Styles, etc. Options include both User Documentation (for SB+ Apps) and Technical Documentation (SB+/Non-SB+). This isn't really an ad, but DocuSys a really useful product/tool. If anyone would like more information, let me know! Laura Hirsh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Joslyn Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:59 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Basic developments reverse engineering tool ? I was thinking of the sort of documentation that you could get from writing a utility to comb through code. I've written some (not for prime time) versions of this sort of thing. In particular whenever converting from one platform to another. The types of technical documentation that one can glean programmatically from an application are: What files are opened by what programs Where are records written What fields/amcs are read and written by what programs What subroutines are called by what programs What includes/inserts are in use, where In the case of SB+ (or any system where fields are referenced by name) - schemas can be built identifying field name across files and when and where these are updated What else? One thing that I have built into my application that I use rarely but when I need it I find it extremely handy - every one of my programs calls a subroutine at the beginning that just time-date stamps that it has been run. I think I keep the last five or ten runs in a Multivalue list. This helps when I want to clean up and find stuff that never gets run - or when I want to see the last time a customer ran something. I tiny little subroutine that you can stuff programmatically into a top line of all programs and let it go for awhile. Then come back and find interesting things. Susan Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:33:17 -0700 From: Tony Gravagno [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't believe there is a way to have a program read code and figure out what it does from a logical perspective. When you say technical documentation, I'm not sure what sort of info you wish to extract from your code. If you mean file usage, common usage, etc, the only way to get a program to process such information is to make sure you have your code completely consistent - or you need to use meta data as described below. --- 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/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
