Recent News and Tips
Robelle-l is a quiet little
discussion group where people can post questions about Qedit and Suprtool,
and receive answers from other users and the Robelle staff.
Recently, there was an interesting discussion on recovering from
an error that inadvertently created duplicate records in a detail dataset.
Click the link above to read the interesting solution to the problem.
10/31/2001
What is not clear to everyone about Defines is that they do not change the data structure
of a field, they merely clarify it. If a large byte field has sub-fields in it, then a Define
can make that clear. But if you want to look at the first digit of a binary field, using a Define
to make it a byte field does not help. Click the link above to find out more...
10/30/2001
Here is an extract: The solution is integrated with an HP e3000 mainframe system that
hosts LTG's LicenseLink application.
Each LTG client has access to
a uniquely customized version of eContract running OrderChannel
on its own server farm.
10/29/2001
DBTune/SQL is the free utility from HICOMP dedicated to administering IMAGE/SQL databases ATTACHed to ALLBASE/SQL DBEs (Data Base Environment). The management of these two disparate database management systems is quite a handful, which is why DBTune/SQL was created. In October, 2001, Dbtune/SQL was updated for IMAGE/SQL G4. (MPE/iX 6.5 and 7.0)
Link found via hp3000links.com
10/26/2001
Sometimes you just want the first ten records in a file, but what if you want the "top" ten records
in the file, by a sort value. Click the link above to learn how.
10/25/2001
Robelle has created a new corner of its web site dedicated to
users of SPECTRUM, the industry-leading application
solution for credit unions from Summit Information Systems.
Hear from Summit/Suprtool users, read a case study,
configure Suprtool for Spectrum, and see examples of two Spectrum jobs converted to use Suprtool.
If you are a Summit/Suprtool user, send us your experiences, your converted job streams,
your spreadsheet exports, or even your Suprtool enhancement requests to benefit Summit users.
Spectrum
is a trademark of Summit Information Systems.
10/24/2001
Do you have someone that you need to convince of the value of Qedit For Windows?
We have a product brochure for you,
and it is available in PDF format from our web site.
From the new brochure:
If you work with HP files of any kind - scripts, job streams, program source, report specs, data files, Suprtool scripts or
web pages - you can do it easier in Qedit for Windows. All the familiarity of the Windows interface, plus full control
of the special characteristics of the HP e3000 and HP-UX servers that PC editors just can’t cope with.
If you have the Adobe Acrobat Viewer
installed, then opening the link should display the brochure
in your browser. If you'd like to download the brochure,
right-click the link, and select "Save target as...".
Or you can
email sales@robelle.com and request a printed copy by slow mail.
10/23/2001
Here is an tiny snippet from this interesting interview by the 3000 NewsWire:
What kind of company is the best prospect for a solution that uses IMAGE, rather than something like an SAP-like solution?
Any company that does not have extra money, time, and attention to throw away.
10/22/2001
The Robelle Tech columns in the October issue of The 3000 NewsWire
provide an introduction to XML, with example applications and links to voluminous web training
material, and they announce a new feature in Suprtool: exporting to XML format.
10/19/2001
We are building a list of consulting resources for our customers - people who know Suprtool and Suprtool-based applications. We will feature them on our home page as we discover them, and catalog them as well.
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Company Name: |
Curtis C Morgan, Inc. |
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| Speciality: | AMISYS, HP 3000, PowerHouse, COBOL, Suprtool, experience with most business applications. |
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| Contact: | Curtis Morgan |
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| Email: | speedoswimer@yahoo.com |
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| Location: | Austin Texas |
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| Phone: | 512.892.4582 |
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Suprtool
Experience: | Have used Suprtool since 1992, Cognos and HP-3000 since 1981. |
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| References: | Numerous HMO and HP-3000 references at: Harvard Pilgrim (MA), Family Health Plan (OH), Wellness Plan (MI), Trigon HMO (VA), Ochsner HMO (LA) and Perot Systems (TX). |
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| Notes: | HP 3000 consultant since 1979. Free to travel anywhere. Can relocate, or can telecommute. MBA, CNE.
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If you are an experienced Suprtool consultant, or know of such a consultant, please send us the information using our
Consultant Listing Form.
10/18/2001
Users group is planning a meeting that is independent, to supplement vendor-sponsored yearly meeting.
10/17/2001
The October 2001 issue of Robelle's What's Up DOCumentation newletter is now
available. Some of the highlights from this issue:
* Advanced Selections in Qedit for Windows
Selecting text is a basic technique in all Windows applications, including
Qedit for Windows. Everything starts with the "basic swipe". But Qedit
offers much more than that, including easy ways to extend selections,
rectangular selections, and even select to a saved position.
* Qedit as a Window to Suprtool
"We have job streams which check the integrity of our production
databases. They do this by executing Suprtool tasks which check for valid
data values. These job streams have grown over time and some contain over
1,000 lines of intermixed MPE commands and Suprtool tasks. Maintaining and
testing them had become a big problem, but I found a Qedit for Windows
technique where I could change and test the jobs any time I wish."
* Add a Header to an Existing PRN File with Suprtool
After you have created a PRN file from Suprtool with the Output,PRN
command or the STExport module, you may discover that your other application
wants to have a header record. If you no longer have the original data for
recreating the PRN file with STExport, this article shows you how to add a
header record another way.
* Exporting to Excel with Suprtool
Importing to a PC application such as Excel is similar in concept to
almost any job where Suprtool is used to feed IMAGE data to a program on the
3000. The only extra step would be using STExport to reformat the output
before transferring the file to the PC. This article tells you the precise
steps needed to export from IMAGE to Excel 2000, including Suprtool
commands, sample data, and Windows screen shots, plus dealing with problems.
* New features in Host-Based Qedit: Text Exclusive
The new Set Text Exclusive option gives you increased control over files
that you are editing. With this option, files that are Texted in are kept
open during the edit session, which prevents other Qedit users from opening
them and overwriting each other's changes.
* Learning about LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) allows you to create
directories of information similar to what you would see in a telephone
book. Any information you want to store for later quick retrieval: names,
telephone numbers, conference room capacities, addresses, directions, even
picture or sound files. Using directories such as these is an incredible
time-saver, but LDAP can do so much more. The directories you create are
wholly up to you, so the sky's the limit.
These are just some of the informative articles in this issue. Read the
complete issue to learn more!
Browse the HTML issue at
http://www.robelle.com/library/newsletter/w2001-06.html
Download the PDF issue at
http://www.robelle.com/library/newsletter/w2001-06.pdf
Hope you enjoy this issue.
10/16/2001
Excellent report from HPWorld by Craig Solomon in the 3000 NewsWire.
10/15/2001
We at Robelle have created a new web site, qedit.com to
gather together information for people who are considering using our Qedit for Windows product.
Take a look and pass it on to your friends.
10/12/2001
3000-L is an internet mailing list for people who have an interest in the HP e3000 computer system.
You can post a question or a notice and other people who read the list will post
answers and comments. For example, the link above is to a Suprtool question about
translating a Suprtool p28 data type into the corresponding Powerhouse data type.
For the answer, look at the one reply posted to this message, which points to this Robelle technical tip.
10/11/2001
The Sept issue of the 3000 NewsWire contains a RobelleTech column
by Neil Armstrong about the new "Favorites" feature in Qedit for Windows.
Neil has found it very useful to organize by project the many disparate number and types of files that
he edits, even files on different servers and his local PC. Click the link above for the full story.
10/10/2001
Read the presentation on MPE/iX Patch Management given at the HP e3000 Solutions Symposium on February 8, 2001 by John Burke.
10/09/2001
We have created a new web site just for our Suprtool product, suprtool.com,
with links to vast amounts of information. This is primarily intended to attract new customers into
the Suprtool fold, so if you see some important aspect of Suprtool that we missed, please let us
know, bgreen@robelle.com - thanks.
10/08/2001
This month's issue of the 3000 NewsWire contains
a Robelle Tech column by Neil Armstrong about MPE's expanded job queues:
There’s a problem though: the individual job streams that test each product can only run single threaded. Each job must complete before the next one begins, so we have to keep the job limit perfect all the time. This also means that we can’t run the Qedit and Suprtool test suites simultaneously.
This has always been a problem, as sometimes people or jobs alter the limit incorrectly, which means that multiple jobs would stream at the same time, causing test jobs to fail and results to be incorrect. This could mean losing a night’s “productive” testing, as the job streams are generally streamed in the early hours of the morning, after the nightly backup. So if you had just made a major change to a module of Suprtool, you wouldn’t know the impact of that change for another day.
Click the link above to read about Neil's experiences with job queues.
10/05/2001
A pre-release of Host-Based Qedit is ready for user
testing. This contains enhancements and problem fixes
and is available to customers with current maintenance by emailing
support@robelle.com or calling 1.604.582.1700.
After user feedback, these enhancements will be turned into a production release.
Qedit pre-release version 5.1.10 has the following Enhancements:
Enable the Set Text Exclusive option for increased control over files that
you are editing. With this option, files that are Texted in are kept
open during the edit session preventing other Qedit users from opening them.
Qedit recognizes the Checksum parameter on the PREP command.
The Find and FindUp commands display the column number where the
found string starts with a visual marker (caret) pointing to it.
Hitting Control-Y to interrupt a Redo stack operation such as
Listredo does not cancel a pending Delete anymore.
Running a program with a Parm value in octal works correctly. The octal value
is now passed properly to the program being run.
Set Visual Editonopen controls whether Qedit automatically goes back
to full-screen mode on an Open command at the Next command prompt.
You can read all the details in the online
Change Notice
10/04/2001
Toll-free Problems?
If you have any trouble with our toll-free number, 1.888.robelle, it may be
because the North American phone system database of toll-free numbers
had a problem today. Use our regular number 1.604.582.1700 instead.
10/03/2001
MPE CI Programming for 7.0 - by Jeff Vance. The appendix is lengthy and the speaker notes at the bottom of each page are recommended reading. This slideset covers much of the same material as presented in the 2001 Solutions Symposium. However, there is new material, new examples and perhaps the order of the slides is more intuitive from a programming perspective.
Database Update - by Vikram Kumar B T. This is the Image/SQL database update presented at HP World.
Database Update - by Vikram Kumar B T. This is the Image/SQL database update presented at HP World.
Open-source Development on MPE - by Mark Bixby. A brief history of open source on the 3000 plus step by step instructions on how to build open source applications.
Perl Programming on MPE/iX - by Mark Bixby. This is a slightly revised version of the Perl talk given at the 2001 Solution Symposium.
SIGWEB Internet & Interoperability Update - by Mark Bixby. CSY's I&I accomplishments since the previous HPWorld and plans for the future.
10/03/2001
In response to popular demand, we have converted the HowMessy 2.8 manual to
PDF and HTML Help formats, and these are available for download, free of
charge. Click the link above.
10/02/2001
Importing to a PC application such as Excel is similar in concept to almost any job where Suprtool is used to feed IMAGE data to a program on the 3000. The only extra step would be using STExport to reformat the output before transferring the file to the PC.
STExport is the module of Suprtool that reformats HP e3000 data into formats that can be loaded directly into applications on PCs and other platforms.
To learn the precise steps needed to export from IMAGE to Excel 2000,
including Suprtool commands, sample data, and Windows screen shots, plus
dealing with problems, click the link above and read our technical tip.
10/01/2001
Archived News and Tips...
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