RE: [U2] ICONV of Date - Strange result

2005-09-22 Thread Trevor Ockenden
I may have missed something but maybe an empty string value is accurate for the year . The way we are treating our planet whose to says there will be any computing going on anyway. Trevor Ockenden h: +61 2 9499 9636 m: +61 414 731 634 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [U2] THE variable names

2005-07-20 Thread Trevor Ockenden
the mystique that surrounds our otherwise mundane careers - don't you think? Cheers Trevor Ockenden e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed Spam messages and set aside Newsletters for me You ca

RE: [U2] THE variable names

2005-07-20 Thread Trevor Ockenden
with a nice big comment to that effect. So Will please be open minded as to the need and merits of all statements as they are only unreadable to the uninitiated. My 2 cents Trevor Ockenden e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf

[U2] RE:

2005-03-16 Thread Trevor Ockenden
. I suggest purchasing the minimum UniVerse licences possible as this data probably only needs one or two uses accessing it at any point in time and this would keep the cost to a minimum. Hope this suggestion is useful. Cheers Trevor Ockenden Open Systems Professionals Sydney Australia m: 0414

RE: [U2] Subroutine utility - another version

2005-02-23 Thread Trevor Ockenden
THEN PROGS(LVL) = PROGS(LVL)[POS+6,LEN(PROGS(LVL))] POS = 1 LOOP WK = PROGS(LVL)[POS,1] UNTIL WK = '' OR INDEX(AM:' ;:,(-',WK,1) DO POS = POS + 1 REPEAT PROG = TRIM(PRO

RE: [U2] Universe/Linux Performance Issue

2005-02-13 Thread Trevor Ockenden
to too many updates at once. If you do find it to be the cause then let us know if you want help with it. Cheers Trevor Ockenden Open Systems Professionals -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony Dzikiewicz Sent: Monday, 14 February 2005

RE: [U2] (ignore last email!) GE and LE question

2005-02-13 Thread Trevor Ockenden
SE statement is required. Example... LOCATE (X, REC ; POS ; 'AR') ELSE NULL Enjoy! Trevor Ockenden Open Systems Professionals -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Martin Phillips Sent: Monday, 14 February 2005 3:44 AM To: u2-users@listse

RE: [U2] (ignore last email!) GE and LE question

2005-02-13 Thread Trevor Ockenden
Thank you Will! You have proved my point. In the example you used it is a "string of length zero" or if you like an "empty string". Your example is in fact a constant, that is, "hard wired" into the source code. Try... X = '' PRINT X Cheers Trevor Ocke

RE: [U2] (ignore last email!) GE and LE question

2005-02-13 Thread Trevor Ockenden
Get your terminology right guys! Null will not pass the test as null is CHAR(128) and means the value is unknown. If you mean an empty string or string of length zero then that is what you should say. Cheers Trevor Ockenden Open Systems Professionals -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [U2] [AD] UniBasic Program with arguments

2005-02-02 Thread Trevor Ockenden
In short - you can't. That is, you need to call it from another program... something like... 0001: CALL XYZ (ARG1, ARG2) 0002: END Depending upon how you have written this routine it may be possible to call it from a Dictionary item also but that is for another e-mail. Cheers Trevor Ock

RE: [U2] Dimensioned arrays

2004-11-03 Thread Trevor Ockenden
SE and MATBUILD statements. Dimensioned arrays are not ideal for this type of data manipulation whereas dynamic arrays are perfect. Horses for courses! Cheers Trevor Ockenden m: 0414 731 634 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of

Re: [U2] building DICT items

2004-06-30 Thread Trevor Ockenden
pes are the old Pick style and unless you have to I would suggest you don't bother with these. Cheers Trevor Ockenden Open Systems Professionals - Original Message - From: "Chuck Mongiovi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004

Re: [U2] UniVerse Data in SQL Tables

2004-06-09 Thread Trevor Ockenden
es on a time & materials basis. 3.. Sign him/her up. 4.. Start paying. Seriously, it would depend greatly upon the complexity of your database on Universe but I suspect there would still be quite a bit to it even for a relatively simple project. Good luck Trevor Ockenden OSP --- Outgoing m

Re: [U2] Universe PTERM CASE INVERT / NOINVERT Preferences

2004-06-07 Thread Trevor Ockenden
necessary. Cheers Trevor Ockenden OSP - Original Message - From: "Stevenson, Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: [U2] Universe PTERM CASE INVERT / NOINVERT Preferences > I am curious about people's

Re: [U2] [UV] CATALOG verb

2004-05-19 Thread Trevor Ockenden
In fact the Pick style copy (COPYP) has one very useful feature I haven't been able to reproduce using the COPYI verb namely the ability to list a program (or whatever) without the line numbers. The command is: > COPYP BP PROGRAM (SN TO: Hope that helps! Cheers Trevor Ockenden OSP

Re: [U2] [UV] CATALOG verb

2004-05-18 Thread Trevor Ockenden
new VOC entries. Now you can use these new verbs as though they were from a non Pick flavoured account. Cheers Trevor Ockenden OSP PS the above information applies to UV. Similar changes might work for UD but I'm not sure about this. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by AVG 6.0.

[U2] u2 community OR u2 user

2004-05-17 Thread Trevor Ockenden
I am glad to see that the U2 products are so robust that we have so much time to devote to "u2-community" conversations. Is anybody else getting anything in the "u2-community" folder as I am not especially as it seems much of the last couple of threads should have been th