Jerry: Nothing, except nothing in Pick is 'LIKE "THAT"'; and to convert all syntax in an application is pretty scarey. :-)
Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Banker > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:01 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] Unidata on XP Lap Top > > So what is wrong with typing in SORT VOC WITH @ID LIKE "...LIST_..." > If I remember correctly Unidata followed the Prime > INFORMATION usage rather than the PICK usage. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Haskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:51 PM > Subject: RE: [U2] Unidata on XP Lap Top > > > > Tony: > > > > It's amazing how much one constantly fights with the dbms, > isn't it? :-) > > Way too much is illogical or is segregated between Pick > mode, which is 30 > > years old, and "U" mode, which doesn't work well for Pick like > > environments. > > For instance, in "U" mode something so simple like 'SORT > VOC = "[LIST_]"' > > fails miserably. :-( > > > > One always has to ask the question, why would IBM and UD make it so > > difficult to work in, or move to, this environment? :-) > > > > Bill > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Tony Gravagno > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:02 AM > >> To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > >> Subject: RE: [U2] Unidata on XP Lap Top > >> > >> George Smith wrote: > >> > I would like to propose to upper management that we replace > >> a single > >> > user laptop program using a non-pick database with a > Unidata single > >> > user system. We would use C# and the uniObjects for the gui > >> front end. > >> > This would be on about 400 laptops if successful. > >> > Anyone doing this and would like comments from the group. > >> > >> I have Unidata PE on my laptop with XP Pro for > >> development/testing with DesignBais and mv.NET, both of which > >> can use UO for connectivity. I haven't had any problems - > >> outside of being a D3 guy who desperately needs a "U2 for > >> Pick Dummies" book. :) > >> > >> Rather than letting the system auto-start the services, I > >> start/stop the environment with a single click on BAT files > >> on the desktop. (Provided here on request.) I do this to > >> eliminate CPU/memory usage when the environment isn't in use. > >> That said, UD only has a modest 15MB RAM footprint and zero > >> CPU usage when inactive, so it doesn't interrupt other > >> processes anyway - this is probably what you're interested in. > >> > >> The only other comment I would make is that it might be > >> appropriate to get licenses for production systems, rather > >> than running on personal/development licenses. I don't > >> recall what the actual license text has to say about this. > >> > >> Side comment: One of these days I wish the MV DBMS Vendors > >> would pay attention to requests like this and create "Lite" > >> versions of these environments with no BASIC compiler, no > >> spooler, no editors, no telnet or serial services, etc. - > >> just a low-profile runtime-only that's easy to install and > >> use with a GUI client, and for a similar cost. So far I > >> think the only candidates we have for this now are Revelation > >> OpenInsight and QM. > >> > >> HTH > >> T > >> ------- > >> 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 http://listserver.u2ug.org/
