I am developing some GNU Emacs packages to make working in the ECL command line easier. I use it every day for writing, compiling, &c Unibasic code. It provides (through Emacs' comint mode) command line history (it keeps your whole session in an emacs buffer), edition of any record in an Emacs buffer, a modified version of Pat Thoyt's Unibasic mode, and quite a few other improvements over ECL/AE. You can get a copy on sourcefourge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/u2-mode I have not been able to get it working in the windows version of Emacs (I use cygwin at work, and Linux at home), and the setup is somewhat awkward. I am working on it in my spare time, but I would be glad to help you get started. I would like to see how well it works under other circumstances. Tim S. Ace Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/22/2006 08:58:48 AM: > Michael Caskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:10:06 -0700 > > > I have been tasked with creating reports from our UniData > > system using UniQuery. ... > > > > 1. Is there a better way to run these queries? > > and > > 2. Is there a better query editor; text-based or GUI or both? > > Others have posted suggestions for external tools, but assuming you don't > have access to these, there are some things you can do within UniData to > simplify your life a bit. > > There are three editors that come with UniData: ED, AE and SE. ED and AE > are line editors, and AE is the more powerful one. Our system has ED > remapped to AE, so we don't use ED at all. SE is a screen editor, and some > find it easier to use. > > If you are setting up queries that you need to run on a regular basis, > consider using UniData Paragraphs. These can be run from the TCL prompt as > commands once they're written. > > Paragraphs are stored in VOC, and are similar to DOS Batch files. You can > specify parameters and save queries for future use. You can also put > several commands together to create a process. > > There are a few native ones that you can look at for reference. Here are > three from our UniData/AIX system. > > LISTDICT is used to list dictionary items. The syntax is LISTDICT <FILE > NAME> [LPTR] > > Top of "LISTDICT" in "VOC", 8 lines, 317 characters. > 001: PA > 002: IF <<C3,DISPLAY>> = '' THEN GO L100 > 003: IF <<C3,DISPLAY>> = 'LPTR' THEN GO L200 > 004: IF <<C3,DISPLAY>> # 'lptr' THEN GO L100 > 005: L200: SORT DICT <<I2,FILE NAME>> TYP LOC CONV MNAME FORMAT SM ASSOC BY > TYP BY LOC BY @ID LPTR > 006: GO DONE > 007: L100: SORT DICT <<I2,FILE NAME>> TYP LOC CONV MNAME FORMAT SM ASSOC BY > TYP BY LOC BY @ID > 008: DONE: * > > Note that Attribute 1 is set to PA to indicate that this is a paragraph. > The lines after that are processed. Parameters are specified using double > angle brackets, and contain two fields. The first field indicates the > parameter type (I=Required Input, C=Conditional Input) and position. The > second field is a prompt to identify the parameter, and will be used if a > required input is not specified. > > I wrote LP to list print jobs waiting to print in our AIX queues. If no > queue is specified, all items in all queues are listed, otherwise only the > specified queue is listed. Note that I'm executing AIX commands from TCL > by prefixing the command with the "!" character. > > Top of "LP" in "VOC", 6 lines, 96 characters. > 001: PA > 002: IF <<C2,QUEUE>> = '' THEN GO L100 > 003: !lpstat -p<<C2,QUEUE>> > 004: GO DONE > 005: L100: !lpstat | more > 006: DONE: * > > CP is a simple paragraph to alias the SPOOL command. > > Top of "CP" in "VOC", 2 lines, 38 characters. > *--: P > 001: PA > 002: SPOOL <<I2,FILENAME>> <<I3,ITEMID>> > > Check the manuals for more help, or feel free to drop me a line off-list. > > --Tom Pellitieri > Toledo, Ohio > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. Our company accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. 11/29/2003 ACE Software, LLC ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
