Re: [U2] Manage $ values

2013-05-07 Thread dale kelley
Bill, I've had a little UniData experience, but nowdays I'm all UniVerse; I'm not sure what happens but hopefully I'd catch it before it went to homeland security. Thanks for the tip. Dale On 05/07/2013 05:23 PM, Bill Haskett wrote: Dale: Be careful with this if running UniData. Here are

Re: [U2] Manage $ values

2013-05-07 Thread Wols Lists
On 07/05/13 23:23, Bill Haskett wrote: > Dale: > > Be careful with this if running UniData. Here are some UDT.OPTIONS > documentation: > > UDT.OPTIONS 56 - U_CONV_BADRETURN > Normally, if an OCONV or ICONV conversion fails due to invalid data or > an invalid conversion code, UniData returns the

[U2] Manage $ values

2013-05-07 Thread Bill Haskett
Dale: Be careful with this if running UniData. Here are some UDT.OPTIONS documentation: UDT.OPTIONS 56 - U_CONV_BADRETURN Normally, if an OCONV or ICONV conversion fails due to invalid data or an invalid conversion code, UniData returns the input string. In BASICTYPE P, if you turn on UDT.O

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Allen Elwood (TW)
ah, yes, the DOSPFFT hate those guys 'NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE" yeah. those guys. On 5/7/2013 2:36 PM, George Gallen wrote: Better be careful, the division of stopping people from fixing things will be after you! -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Allen Elwood (TW)
thanks for the heads up! although i make recreations of vintage guitar tube amplifiers it never occurred to me to pop open a monitor and look for bad caps the number one problem with vintage tube amps are the electrolytic caps in the power filter section. the electrolyte drys up (or oozes o

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread dale kelley
if var is XXX.XX ICONV(var,"MD2") then OCONV(var,"MD0") Dale On 05/07/2013 12:04 PM, Sathya wrote: Wjhonson aol.com> writes: Satya the OSOPEN command.. what version of the system are you running? Hi,. Thanks everyone for the suggestions and I have sorted out the issue. Now I want to write

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Bob Rasmussen
I know some people who fix a stiff drink after work. That relaxes them as well (or better). On Tue, 7 May 2013, Robert Frailey wrote: If everyone learned how to fix something, and did it a couple days every week. Maybe we wouldn't throw so much away. Fixing things is how I relax, I hate comput

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Robert Frailey
If everyone learned how to fix something, and did it a couple days every week. Maybe we wouldn't throw so much away. Fixing things is how I relax, I hate computers after work. I won't throw something away if it still has value and I can fix it. Rob - Original Message - From: "George Gal

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread George Gallen
Better be careful, the division of stopping people from fixing things will be after you! -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Robert Frailey Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 5:34 PM To: U2 Users List Subject:

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Robert Frailey
sounds about right, most caps the cover was shrinking due to overheating, the one today was a 1000uf ar 10 volts, the top wrap was sightly pulling away. The screen had not totally failed but had a 60hrz ripple running to to bottom. most of the caps looked good but I changed all the output, isola

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Robert Frailey
LCD - Original Message - From: "Charlie Noah" To: "U2 Users List" Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [U2] FYI off topic Hi Robert, Are you talking about LCD monitors or LCD/plasma TVs? Charlie On 05-07-2013 4:05 PM, Robert Frailey wrote: Dont throw away those flat

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Bob Rasmussen
Were these capacitors visibly bulging on top? The story goes that a few years ago, a cap provider in China got their mix wrong for the dielectric, and tens of thousands (maybe more) of these caps got put in all kinds of devices. They didn't fail immediately, but a well after the warranty had ru

Re: [U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Charlie Noah
Hi Robert, Are you talking about LCD monitors or LCD/plasma TVs? Charlie On 05-07-2013 4:05 PM, Robert Frailey wrote: Dont throw away those flat screens when they die. I fixed one today, 30 minutes and 5 capacitors on the output power supply. They seem to be made with under rated caps. So far

[U2] FYI off topic

2013-05-07 Thread Robert Frailey
Dont throw away those flat screens when they die. I fixed one today, 30 minutes and 5 capacitors on the output power supply. They seem to be made with under rated caps. So far since last year i've fixed 9 flat screen monitors, all capacitors in the output power supply. I've change the caps but up

Re: [U2] SB and Printers

2013-05-07 Thread Susan Joslyn
Manu, Thank you so much! Susan -Original Message- From: Manu Fernandes [mailto:e...@infodata.lu] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 12:41 PM To: sjos...@sjplus.com; U2 Users List Subject: RE: [U2] SB and Printers Hi susan, After defining the sbprinter into /ADMIN > Printers & Term > Printer Mn

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread John Hester
Type "HELP BASIC ICONV" at the command prompt. You'll see examples of decimal conversions on the 4th page down. Use ICONV to remove the decimal from a number prior to writing to a file. Use OCONV to add the decimal to a number prior to displaying. -John -Original Message- From: u2-user

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread George Gallen
Use OCONV and ICONV and the MD (Move Decimal) type. Ex. NODEC=ICONV(WITHDEC,"MD2") ICONV - moves decimal to the right OCONV - moves decimal to the left MD# - where # is the number of decimal places to move. George -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread Sathya
Wjhonson aol.com> writes: > > Satya the OSOPEN command.. what version of the system are you running? > Hi,. Thanks everyone for the suggestions and I have sorted out the issue. Now I want to write some dollar values to a file. But the format in which it is in the file is XXX.XX, but I need to

Re: [U2] SB and Printers

2013-05-07 Thread Manu Fernandes
Hi susan, After defining the sbprinter into /ADMIN > Printers & Term > Printer Mng > Physical Prn Defn You must start it into /ADMIN > Printers & Term > Printer Mng > Maintain Printers Then you add the sb physical printer in the table. Then f2. !! on UV/unix, At f2, SB+ will try to add the

Re: [U2] Help needed..

2013-05-07 Thread Wjhonson
I believe this problem might exist if you are reading a Windows file with a Unix-based version of U2. However, I can read Windows files with a Windows-based version of Universe without the need to convert any line endings -Original Message- From: Israel, John R. To: U2 Users L

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread Wjhonson
Satya the OSOPEN command.. what version of the system are you running? -Original Message- From: George Gallen To: U2 Users List Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 6:17 am Subject: Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variab

Re: [U2] Relative Path for SET.INDEX in Universe

2013-05-07 Thread Rick Nuckolls
Has anyone else used relative paths for Universe indexes? Perry, if you remember what problems you had, please get back to me! Thanks, Rick On May 7, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Perry Taylor wrote: > Tried it at 10.3.9 and there were some problems. I don't recall exactly what > it was but I had to re

Re: [U2] SB and Printers

2013-05-07 Thread Susan Joslyn
Hi everyone, I have not used the printer admin parts of SB very much. I have a customer trying to set up printers in SB but when he runs a report (/ARD type) and uses 'P' to go to the printer he gets this message about the printer not being 'started'. Anyone know what step we missed? Screen sho

Re: [U2] Relative Path for SET.INDEX in Universe

2013-05-07 Thread Perry Taylor
Tried it at 10.3.9 and there were some problems. I don't recall exactly what it was but I had to revert back to absolute pathing. Perry -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rick Nuckolls Sent: Monday, M

Re: [U2] Help needed..

2013-05-07 Thread Aaron Titus
I don't think you should be using OSOPEN. This is for block IO. Aren't you reading a sequential file one line a t a time? *Aaron Titus* Senior Software Engineer F.W. Davison & Company, Inc. 508-747-7261 x245 ati...@fwdco.com On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Israel, John R. < johnisr...@dayton

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread George Gallen
I usually: OPENPATH "directory of file" to temp_filedir else STOP "CAN NOT OPEN directory" READ FDATA FROM temp_filedir,"filename" ELSE STOP "CAN NOT READ filedir" But creating a VOC file entry: 0001: F 0002: directory of file 0003: D_BP Also works. If you get errors opening the file (esp on un

Re: [U2] Help needed..

2013-05-07 Thread Israel, John R.
Note that if the file was built in Windows, it may have a CR:LF combination at the end of each line. Reading it in, PICK will cleanly distinguish one as a line delimiter, but you will still have the extra (unwanted) character at the end of ROW. I forget which one is which, but any time you read

Re: [U2] Help needed..

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Whitmore
Hi, Personally, I would use OPENSEQ and READSEQ. Each READSEQ would read the next field in the record. The file needs to be a type 1 or type 19 for OPENSEQ. An example of this is: OPENSEQ FILE.NAME2, KEY.TXT TO SOURCE.FN ELSE STOP 'Unable to open ':KEY.TXT LOOP READSEQ ROW FROM SOUR

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread dale kelley
Hi back, Here's what I usually do. I create a file record in the voc pointing to that directory and give it D_BP as a dictionary. If that VOC record is named TEMP.FILE; I can then open it in a program and read TEMP.FILE1 as a record from that file. Then every flat file record is a field in

Re: [U2] Fwd: [1] job on LinkedIn

2013-05-07 Thread Symeon Breen
If the employer will sponsor your application it is pretty much a formality (providing you pass security checks that is) -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Wjhonson Sent: 06 May 2013 17:51 To: u2-users

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread Sathya
Dennis Bartlett gmail.com> writes: > > OPENSEQ TEMP.FILE1 to temp_file1 else > READSEQ... > WRITESEQ > CLOSESEQ... > Hi Dennis,.. Thanks a lot for your help. However let me explain my requirement. I need to open and read a file from the server. That means a text file from a path and not the

Re: [U2] Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX , MQS, SOAP or database variable.

2013-05-07 Thread Dennis Bartlett
OPENSEQ TEMP.FILE1 to temp_file1 else READSEQ... WRITESEQ CLOSESEQ... On 7 May 2013 16:37, Sathya wrote: > Hi all,.. > > Im getting the below error while running my code,..Can someone please help > me with this issue? > > Illegal use of the file, select, cursor, BCI, Socket, HTTP, XML, SCTX ,MQ