RE: [U2] User group in Colorado

2005-04-29 Thread Webmaster
Eugene, how are ya! Call Sam @ Advanced Transportation Systems. I think they're still running UV. They used to be in the springs, but I think they moved to Palmer Lake. I don't know exactly where he is right now, but I think he's still in CO. 719-598-4113 Glen > -Original Message- > F

[U2] User group in Colorado

2005-04-29 Thread Eugene Perry
Hello, I have been kicking around the idea of a MV users group for Colorado. I have spoken to some people while at the Spectrum show in Australia and got some positive feedback. I have also been discussing it here in Denver and so far the feedback has been good. I am interested in knowing if th

RE: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Dzikiewicz
CUPS - That reminds me. We had an issue with CUPS default settings. We had a problem with the default (500) amt of print jobs in the spooler. When we would generate tags for the showroom (about 1400) the system would start dropping new jobs after the 500 limit was reached. The other thing we not

[U2] Safe UV account file

2005-04-29 Thread Dan Fitzgerald
Is there a built-in local program file in the uv account, one that isn't overwritten with new code at upgrade? I have a vague recollection of such a beastie... I'm wrapping the UNLOCK verb with a password & log output, and I want to make sure that the changes survive upgrades. "Our greatest du

RE: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Glen B
Keep in mind that I'm not a certified Linux engineer. :P The only file I/O problem I know of, with 2.4 kernels, is the buffering issue. All kernel block devices are buffered by the kernel, unless they are bound by a raw device binding. This could be the culprit in the driver's bottleneck situa

Re: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread John Hester
Anthony Dzikiewicz wrote: I would assume that you like Dell support ? My experience with them is that they went from once upon a time very good (8 years ago or so) to the pits. Every time I call, I get transferred overseas to India and the conversation is almost unbearable. Recently, I ordered a

RE: [U2] Off topic - resizing open files in Advanced Pick/AIX

2005-04-29 Thread Tony Gravagno
(Non-technical comments here can easily apply to U2 sites.) As with all new procedures, I highly recommend that you do extensive testing on the target system before running on live client data. Slam the files that are being resized with different kinds of simultaneous updates and see if the file

RE: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Scott Ballinger
Here are some tweaks I made: (uv 9.6.14, rh7.0) in /etc/rc.local: # increase max files kernel parameter echo 8192 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max in uvconfig: # 11-19-02 asb: changed from default value of 12 to 36 re: spooler over-write issue # 01-28-05 asb: changed to 300 per Mat at IBM support. MFILE

RE: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Dzikiewicz
We have been live since October. Everything is fine at the Universe level. We havent had any major issues at all. One thing we used to do to get users off at the end of the night or when needed is to do a 'MASTER OFF ALL'. It doesn't work on the Linux version. Other than that, Universe is peach

RE: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Lance Jahnke
I went from uv 9.4 on HPUX to 10.x.x on Red Hat AS3 in May of 2004. Had no issues. Manually updated my uvconfig to match the one on the HP and took a look at the newer uvconfig options. Linux kernel params were all OK out of the box. I had to manually create my SB+ users because they didn't want to

RE: [U2] Off topic - resizing open files in Advanced Pick/AIX

2005-04-29 Thread Alfke, Colin
Yes, as of about version 6. I didn't know it was possible in UniVerse. It's not in UniData :-( Colin Alfke Calgary, Canada >-Original Message- >From: Joe Walter > >Wondering if anyone out there knows it it's ok, possible to >resize open files in advanced pick running on AIX? > >In Univ

Re: [U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Drew Henderson
Jerry, We moved off an HP K460 to RH on an IBM x-series box just over a year ago. We average about 100 - 200+ users, depending on the time of year (pre-registration is a heavy time!), and have had minimal problems with it. Don't recall making any config changes. We're running a dual-proc (2.

[U2] UV on Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Jerry Banker
We are finally moving our UV off our Sun Solaris 8 System and moving to Redhat on a Dell system. Many of you have been on Linux for awhile so tell me, how was your conversion? Did you have to tweak any configuration parameters? Any pitfalls we should know about? We usually run around 100 user sessi

RE: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Dzikiewicz
The ones we use at our place are from American Micro Systems. We have had one of them in a warehouse environment for about 6 years now and it's still kicking. So, they are pretty rugged and reliable. Anthony Dzikiewicz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [U2] Off topic - resizing open files in Advanced Pick/AIX

2005-04-29 Thread Manu Fernandes
Re, Yes it works, Use RESIZE filename newmodulo (W The W push a "wait state" between each frame processing. If not used; the system give all priority to the resizing ! If a user-process perform a "sequential" access to the file; the resizing is suspended. Try it. I hope this help. Manu Fernandes

[U2] Off topic - resizing open files in Advanced Pick/AIX

2005-04-29 Thread Joe Walter
Wondering if anyone out there knows it it's ok, possible to resize open files in advanced pick running on AIX? In Universe, of course this is possible, but I'm not sure about AP on AIX. I have a huge resizing project to pull off at a client that runs almost 24/7, so it would be great to know that

RE: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread John Solie
In the past, we've used Symbol Synapse adapters to connect scanners to some Wyse 150 & 160 terminals. Apart from night crews testing the cable strength with box cutters, they've worked flawlessly. -- John Solie -- Professional Hospital Supply -- 951-296-2600 > -Original Message- > Fr

RE: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread Kevin King
I actually have a wedge scanner that's been sitting unopened in the box for some time. If anyone is interested let me know and I'll be happy to let it go for real cheap. -Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PrecisOnline.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread Roger Glenfield
Another source: www.systemid.com The wedge substitutes the data read by the scanner into keyboard entry. But not all scanners will work with a wedge. Terminal wedges are usually designed for specific manufacturers. Or if you have old PCs that aren't in use right now, you can get another typ

RE: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread Dave Walker
We're using a mixture of Unitec/Intermec here, but with PC's, not dumb terms. I imagine they work much the same way, the scanner provides input instead of the keyboard. -- Dave Walker 8..7 4(()) -:&:- -:&:-8.74 .74(()) ((88.74 ..74 -:&:-

Re: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread Key Ally
Anthony, I've used Symbol Technologies scanners as wedge scanners. And you're right, the database shouldn't matter. - Chuck "Wedg-ee" Barouch Anthony Caufield wrote: I am curious as to what kind of wedge scanners people are using with their dumb terminals. We have Wyse and Televideo termina

RE: [U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread GarryS
On our old SERIAL connected green screens we used a pen scanner that had a box that hooked up on the serial connection. American Microsystems (817) 571-9015 a M1000 series decoder box. If I remember there was some programmable options. > -Original Message- > From: Anthony Caufield [SMTP:[

RE: [U2] uvo.net UvBasic .Net

2005-04-29 Thread Alfke, Colin
I'm always appalled at what seems to be the general consensus around here that a GUI interface and fast, efficient, effective data entry are mutually exclusive. Colin "what the HE - double-hockey sticks is going on here" Alfke Calgary, Canada >-Original Message- >From: Don Kibbey > >If y

[U2] Wedge Scanners

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Caufield
I am curious as to what kind of wedge scanners people are using with their dumb terminals. We have Wyse and Televideo terminals and we have been asked to hook up scanners. I know I did this several years ago but I cant remember what it was we used. So any input would be helpful. I don't know if it

Re: [U2] uvo.net UvBasic .Net

2005-04-29 Thread Don Kibbey
If you use some care in design and layout of your windows screens, you can make them just as effective as "green screen" apps. Make sure you've set your tab order to a logical sequence, setup and use shortcut key combinations that make sense and use something like the down arrow to activate pick li

[U2] [UD] maximum size of a numeric

2005-04-29 Thread James.E.Hogan
What is the maximum size a numeric value can be in Unidata ? >From my testing 0002 A = 99 0003 B = A + 1 0004 PRINT B Gives 100 While 0002 A = 999 0003 B = A + 1 0004 PRINT B 1611392 Anyone know what the "supported"

RE: [U2] uvo.net UvBasic .Net

2005-04-29 Thread Dave Schexnayder
Jeff, Well said. I have been saying the same thing for years. Executives demand point-and-click, which is a great interface for some applications, but not rapid data entry. Perhaps it is telling more about their abilities then they would like to reveal. Oh well, they purchase the software. I

RE: [U2] uvo.net UvBasic .Net

2005-04-29 Thread Lettau, Jeff
>From what we have experienced here, the addition of .NET applications on top of Unidata that replace existing green screen functions is not a benefit. Depending on how they are written. The users who have been using they older green screens, want them back. Clicking around .NET screens is not m

RE: [U2] [UD] Halting a Unidata process

2005-04-29 Thread Chuck Mongiovi
+AD4- In your experience, would '+ACE-kill -15 +AFs-pid+AF0-' cause any Unidata problems like +AD4- file corruption, etc? +AD4- It could indeed cause file corruption if the pid was in the middle of a WRITE. Why aren't you going a +ACI-deleteuser pid+ACI- .. doesn't UDT on SUN have that? ---

RE: [U2] +AFs-UD+AF0- Halting a Unidata process

2005-04-29 Thread Cordes, Tom (contractor)
Thanks for the information, Anthony. -Original Message- From: Anthony Corrente [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April 29, 2005 7:38 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject:Re: [U2] +AFs-UD+AF0- Halting a Unidata process Hi Tom, Using kill -TERM [udtpid] (as you sugges

Re: [U2] +AFs-UD+AF0- Halting a Unidata process

2005-04-29 Thread Jeffrey Butera
> We are running UD 5.2.32 on Sun 5.9. Sometimes a '!kill [pid]' doesn't > halt a Unidata process. > > In your experience, would '!kill -15 [pid]' cause any Unidata problems like > file corruption, etc? It could indeed cause file corruption if the pid was in the middle of a WRITE. Regardless, th

Re: [U2] +AFs-UD+AF0- Halting a Unidata process

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Corrente
Hi Tom, Using kill -TERM [udtpid] (as you suggest), should not corrupt files. Infact kill -TERM is what the stopudt script (NOT stopud!!!) does. :!cat $UDTBIN/stopudt #! /bin/sh # # This script is to be used on Unix platforms. # # stopudt: Stops one or more udt or mach processes cleanly, # by p

RE: [U2] Universe Availability Matrix - Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Dzikiewicz
Im looking at my last post and it looks garbled. It should read; Rpm -qa | grep libc And the rest is what was returned not what I was grepping for. Anthony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Dzikiewicz Sent: Friday, April 29,

[U2] +AFs-UD+AF0- Halting a Unidata process

2005-04-29 Thread Cordes, Tom (contractor)
Hi, We are running UD 5.2.32 on Sun 5.9. Sometimes a '+ACE-kill +AFs-pid+AF0-' doesn't halt a Unidata process. In your experience, would '+ACE-kill -15 +AFs-pid+AF0-' cause any Unidata problems like file corruption, etc? Thanks. Tom Cordes, CFM project --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@

RE: [U2] Universe Availability Matrix - Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Anthony Dzikiewicz
I didnt realize that the libc ver was in the kernel numbering/naming scheme. So, on my system (RedHat EL AS), I did the following; [EMAIL PROTECTED] anthony]$ rpm -qa | grep libc glibc-common-2.3.2-95.27 glibc-headers-2.3.2-95.27 glibc-2.3.2-95.27 glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.34.1 glibc-utils-2.3.2-9

RE: [U2] Universe Availability Matrix - Linux

2005-04-29 Thread Claus Derlien
I guess it is this one you are looking at? 10.1.4 RHEL V3 (2.4.21-4g, 2.3.2-95.20g) and greater 9 (2.4.20-28.9g, 2.3.2-27.9.7g) and greater it clearly say that the supported kernel should be 2.4.21-4g or greater so your kernel-2.4.21-27.0.4.EL should be ok to run 10.1.4 on! the number after