RE: MV Books (Formerly: [U2] Incubator - News from the board)

2007-05-11 Thread Tony Gravagno
Mark wrote: > ... Upon the first day they > would quickly drop the course as MV offers neither > an entertainable/WYSIWYG environment For reference, MSDE has/had no UI either but it's used in many environments. MySQL has a command line, plus third-parties offer GUI administration tools. The pro

Re: MV Books (Formerly: [U2] Incubator - News from the board)

2007-05-11 Thread MAJ Programming
I just completed an interesting project in VB6 that I'm planning to market. It doesn't use any external database but beaucoups of existing folders and files. While being in 'Basic', there are clearly some shortcomings in MS Basic (VB, QB, GWB or Dartmouth) that an experienced MV programmer will c

Re: MV Books (Formerly: [U2] Incubator - News from the board)

2007-05-11 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
I can imagine two possible curriculae in which a textbook could work. The area I have been researching might lend itself to a supplemental text (far easier to get approved for a course than an actual text book) within a Computer Science, Information Systems, Database-y curriculum specifically for

Re: MV Books (Formerly: [U2] Incubator - News from the board)

2007-05-11 Thread Charles Barouch
Mark, Not a class on MV, a class on introduction to programatic thought, using MV as a clean, graspable BAISC. - Chuck "Stealth" Barouch MAJ Programming wrote: I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any college courses for MV. I have 2 kids, aged 20 & 17. When the 20 yr old was in 7th grad

Re: MV Books (Formerly: [U2] Incubator - News from the board)

2007-05-11 Thread MAJ Programming
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any college courses for MV. I have 2 kids, aged 20 & 17. When the 20 yr old was in 7th grade (7 years ago) they were exposed to Microsoft Office items like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and even Access. Likewise for the 17 yr old more recently. >From tha

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Ross Ferris
I have to agree 1000% with this idea - though it is likely to blow the size of the install image out quite a bit, and probably takes it beyond the scope of a simple/quick download. HOWEVER, the benefits of then having an environment with everything setup CORRECTLY are obvious. Of course, not sure

Re: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
Hi Eugene. I did a little googling and didn't read this, but it has "Unidata" in it, along with Ellery and the Economic Espionage Act, so I'm guessing at least some of the story is in here. https://www.cia.gov/csi/kent_csi/pdf/v44i3a08p.pdf Enjoy! --dawn On 5/11/07, Eugene Perry <[EMAIL PROTE

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Ross Ferris
Of course, I assume that there is nothing wrong with having a pre-configured OS image for the player that will ensure success. With Linux could then be as simple as "Click the 'Install Universe' Icon on the desktop", which scripts file transfer, downloads etc ... IBM have the technology & skills to

Re: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Eugene Perry
Dawn, I read your cards on your site. Very interesting. I would really like to read the story about the spys but the link no longer works. Any suggestions?! Eugene - Original Message - From: "MAJ Programming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:31 PM Subject:

Re: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Eugene Perry
Tony, Just read your blog. I can understand about the low number of copies of the books. There has been a trend of late for on demand printing that some of the publishers are doing. That way the have your book in electronic form and only print one copy as needed. I know that Xerox was worki

RE: [U2] Locks

2007-05-11 Thread Dan Fitzgerald
..or you could use transaction logging, but you'd have to have had it already turned on & running. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 4:31 PM To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' Subject: RE: [U2] Locks

RE: [U2] Locks

2007-05-11 Thread Brutzman, Bill
I suppose that it was a rhetorical tease question. Roll-back functionality could be (brute force) built into a U2 application. --Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of john reid Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:04 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2u

[U2] Fwd: U2UG Forum Digest

2007-05-11 Thread pam
Hi everibody! I'm working with Universe and I make a program in C++ and I trying to access universe but I have this erroe when I try to compile it ../ucisdk/UCI.h : 1185: error: too many arguments to function RETCODE SqlAllocEnv() in UCI.h the definition of the function has not arguments but when I

Re: [U2] Locks

2007-05-11 Thread john reid
I didnt see any response to this. Did I miss something? john On 5/10/07, Brutzman, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How do I rollback a U2 transaction? Right now, all I know to do is to restore the entire data file from "tape". --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org

Re: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread brian
Dawn Thanks! The u2ug address is 'in progress' - Chuck's doing a test run with u2ug.net to get to the new site. Once we know that's all working, we'll repeat the process with u2ug.org. Yes, my own web site is always bottom of the list and really needs reorganizing and some new content. Isn't

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread brian
Sorry I didn't mean that to go to the whole list.. should have looked before I hit the reply. Brian | Tom | Thanks! That's just the kind of thing we're looking for. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/

Re: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
Brian -- Good work with everything you have done. I love the new web site with UniVerse backing it -- super! (when will it be the one we get to at u2ug.org?) I like your various utilities. I couldn't find the demo database in my first pass of late at your web site, but will return again later

RE: [U2] CN=Asvin DATTANI/OU=IBEU/O=HSBC is out of the office.

2007-05-11 Thread Kevin King
How about SAVE PAPER - FIRE SOME LAWYERS? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 8:17 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] CN=Asvin DATTANI/OU=IBEU/O=HSBC is out of the office. I will be

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread brian
Tom Thanks! That's just the kind of thing we're looking for. We're not settled on the file system yet, BUT.. My first document - an intro to creating your first application - uses the Wychbooks demonstration database that I've also used for some of the knowledge base articles, and from my poin

Re: [U2] Redirect printer to file

2007-05-11 Thread Jerry
To send to a file other than the hold file use the script down below and use a SETPTR like: SETPTR 0,1,FORM TO_FILE,BANNER UNIQUE filename_may112007_10_24 - Original Message - From: "Salvador Rigau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [U2] Redir

MV Books (Formerly: [U2] Incubator - News from the board)

2007-05-11 Thread Charles Barouch
Dawn, What I really need is your plenty potent Professorial powers to get more colleges willing to teach the course once we have the textbook read. - Chuck Dawn Wolthuis wrote: Very cool, Chuck. If you need a reader, you know where I live... (and if it happens to be one that someone el

Re: [U2] Redirect printer to file

2007-05-11 Thread Jerry
No, that will send the printout to the hold file. You can use the administrators account, the motif version or the gui version, to change the form type on the printer or use the usa command if you are part of the printer group that is allowed to run the command. The SETPTR command used is simil

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread brian
Jerry, It's a good idea, but we've been there also. The image would contain stuff not belonging to IBM (ie our learner packs) so they won't do it (legal reasons again). That's why we've gone for the automated-as-far-as-possible download and install route. Like I said, this discussion has bee

Re: [U2] Unidata error message

2007-05-11 Thread Charlie Rubeor
Many thanks!! Actually, the filesytems were correctly mounted, but it was the "df timeouts" that were causing the problem. As soon as I read your email, it clicked and the fix took five, maybe six seconds to implement. Again, many thanks!! -- Ch

Re: [U2] Redirect printer to file

2007-05-11 Thread Salvador Rigau
SETPTR 0,3,BANNER FILE, ... 2007/5/10, Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > When the jobs are spooled they stay in the queue until we change the form > type on the printer queues. We also have a paragraph that is run > periodically during the day that sets the form type on the print queues > using

[U2] CN=Asvin DATTANI/OU=IBEU/O=HSBC is out of the office.

2007-05-11 Thread asvin . dattani
I will be out of the office starting 11/05/2007 and will not return until 12/05/2007. - SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! This transmission has been issued by a member of the HSBC Group "HSBC" for the information of the addressee only and should not b

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Marc Harbeson
Or if IBM legal is the issue - why not provide IBM the image, and let the users download it from there. I can't believe IBM is so backward they can't do this. (well, maybe I can) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Normandin, Jerry Sent: Frid

RE: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Marc Harbeson
www.mits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jef Lee Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:01 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books? Dawn, On the http://www.tincat-group.com/mv/trilogy.html page, the S

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread David Wolverton
But again, U2UG cannot actually put the installation in the VM. They HAVE to go to the website and download it. So - all you could do is a script that to leads them to the download site. The still have to endure the 60+MB download of stuff they need. It's IBM's gift to the fledgling incubator u

RE: [U2] User Security Access

2007-05-11 Thread colin.alfke
Here are the notes that I have been using: Open AD Users and Computers. Create a Global group Add members to group accordingly, then assign directory rights accordingly. Click Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools and click Domain Controller Security Policy. Double click the Security Settings

[U2] CN=Asvin DATTANI/OU=IBEU/O=HSBC is out of the office.

2007-05-11 Thread asvin . dattani
I will be out of the office starting 11/05/2007 and will not return until 29/05/2007. - SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! This transmission has been issued by a member of the HSBC Group "HSBC" for the information of the addressee only and should not b

Re: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
On 5/11/07, Tony Gravagno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dawn, I'm surprised to see the comments below from someone who spends a good amount of her time in academia. Bookstores are filled with technical books which supplement vendor documentation, much of it coming from educators who know the materi

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Normandin, Jerry
Hey Dave! you started on Linux when I did! In 1994 Yggdrasil was one of the only distributions on CDROM. Yggdrasil was what got me started with Linux. When Gentoo came along I was hooked. You compile everything optimized for your architecture! Jerry Normandin | System Level II

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Normandin, Jerry
We can have an archive of the PE version within the virtual machine. When the virtual machine boots for the firstime the user will be guided through the PE installation and force the user to navigate through the license and install PE from the archive. Jerry Normandin | System Level

RE: [U2] User Security Access

2007-05-11 Thread Paul Hamrick
Add group to policies "Allow log on locally" and "Access this computer from the network". In W2K3, select Administrative Tools/Local Security Policy and Domain Controller Security Policy, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, expand User Rights Assignment. Under the Policy column selec

Re: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
I Jef -- I decided to keep these "cards" as written, so they are copyright 2002, with no update to them, but I am happy to know of anything that should be updated in case I take that up in the future. IBM and MITS once had a different sales model between them, but IBM no longer markets MITS the s

Re: [U2] User Security Access

2007-05-11 Thread Paul Parkinson
Thanks but this doesn't seem to work with 2003 Server. If I add users to any group other than administrators they cannot login to the Unidata account Paul - Original Message - From: "Brutzman, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 7:20 PM Subject: RE: [U2] User S

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread Kurt Neumann
Hi Dawn Just a brief response to your posting. Being based in South Africa, where we sometimes seem to feel like the lost children of the U2 community, we tend to get the opposite feeling to what you are putting across. We recently had Susie Siegesmund out here in South Africa and part of the re

RE: [U2] Incubator - News from the board

2007-05-11 Thread brian
Just so everyone is clear - Yes having a VM would be excellent (I use VPC all the time). That's where the whole discussion of the incubator began, and we've been round that loop for several months and it's a no-go. IBM (corporate, not U2 division) have too many legal hurdles to make it possible

RE: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread brian
.. and just so you know, the first part of the Learner pack accompanying the Incubator is a short step-by-step guidebook on starting your first UniVerse application (with apologies to the UDT guys on the list - for practical reasons that will probably follow very soon after). For once it tries

RE: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Tony Gravagno
Dawn, I'm surprised to see the comments below from someone who spends a good amount of her time in academia. Bookstores are filled with technical books which supplement vendor documentation, much of it coming from educators who know the material as well or better than the vendors' writers. There

RE: [U2] Re: Why are there no MV books?

2007-05-11 Thread Jef Lee
Dawn, On the http://www.tincat-group.com/mv/trilogy.html page, the SQL link: www-3.ibm.com/software/data/u2/mits doesn't work. Is there an update? Jef. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/