Linking problem in 7.10G

[alex ling]

---"Deskin, Bob" <Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM> wrote:
>
> I just heard from Allison about the linking problem in 7.10G and I
thought
> everyone would be interested. The bug # is 245681 and has to do with
getting
> a data conversion error linking an InterBase long binary to an
InterBase
> short binary. Turns out that the error existed at least as far back as
> 7.10E4 (and probably further back) but it was ignored rather than
being
> reported. During the development of the QTP Tracer (which is
Allison's baby
> and accomplishment - everyone say thank you to Allison), the code was
> changed to report the error so it could be traced. Now the clincher.
The
> error only occurs when a value that is too large for the short
binary is
> used. In other words, this is a valid error message. This bug is being
> rejected.
> 

Yeah, I reported this problem to C/S sydney on 14 Aug and was informed
that Ottawa (two, YES two staff) confirmed that it was a suspected bug
since it was working perfectly in 710E4 (Bob, 710E4 is our current
production version and it is not a problem on this version). Despite
my cry for help and finally having to resort to hotsite status
pursuit, no detailed investigation into this problem was being
conducted by Cognos and no sound technical explaination was given on
the nature of the problem that would help us and give us the
confidence. I reached my own finding yesterday which was then pasted
on to you last night.

Bug 245681 - Linking a LONG to a SHORT causing Data Conversion Error.
The problem will occur when -

linking X (LONG) to Y (SHORT).
where X is greater than 32767 (ie, 2^15 -1) since SHORT  in Interbase
is 2-byte signed in PH.

The error did not occur in 710E4, 710F1.
It surfaced in 710F2, 710F4, 710G (710F3 not tested).
 
I should not have to do all these work on my own in the dark. You guys
have the C-code behind PH.  

Rejected? What about the issue of upward compatibility for released
software???

Bob, answer to your first reply on this subject. It was the ordeal of
being kept in the dark working on the problem on your own, along with
the list of known bugs and who know what else that prevented our
management from giving the green light to upgarde to 710G. Also
because of OCC deadline for us to be Y2K compliant by end Oct 1998, we
need Plan B which requires a known working version for us. We cannot
rely on that 710G1 will be a working version for us after having
relied on 710G. We are currently on 710E4.

Suggestion - C/S Asia Pacific needs more than just 1.5 staff!!

Regards,
A Ling.


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