PDL -Help!!!!

[Robert J.M. Edis]

G'day Joyce

Is you data already defined in an Image database?
Have you used PowerHouse before in your company?
What other platforms do you have access to?
How many data files and elements do you need to define in the dictionary?
How are you accessing the data at the moment?

If you have access to a VMS box with PowerHouse, you can easily enter the
definitions in the PHD using the POW utility (PowerHouse Dictionary
Manager).  Another option is to use PH Architect.

If you create your PHD on a VMS box you can then use QSHOW to create a new
PDL file.  Copy this to your MPE box and compile.

If you don't have access to Architect or a VMS machine, maybe you could pay
someone else to create the PHD for you at a reasonable cost.  Check out
Creative Computing at www.creatcomp.com if this idea works for you.

Regards,

Blue

-----Original Message-----
From: Joyce.Bleza@bartoncotton.com [mailto:Joyce.Bleza@bartoncotton.com]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 12:23 PM
To: PICKERIJ@norbord.com; Joyce.Bleza@bartoncotton.com;
powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: RE: PDL -Help!!!!


Sorry, We're using HP3000, mpeix 5.5

-----Original Message-----
From: Pickering, John (NORBORD) [mailto:PICKERIJ@norbord.com]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 12:21 PM
To: 'Joyce.Bleza@bartoncotton.com'; powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: RE: PDL -Help!!!!



>Anybody out there could help me with creating a dictionary.
>I'm setting up my company in powerhouse, but the problem is that the newest
>version of powerhouse doesn't have QDD or any other tools that will allow
me
>in creating a new dictionary without typing each elements, items and
>etc....in using PDL I have to type all my items, and elements for all my
>database. As you all know, its so hard converting data types of elements.
So
>please, anybody out there that could point me in other direction with out
>purchasing a new tools, we're in tight budget.....

You don't specify what machine line you're using. The availability of
conversion tools will depend on this.

Here's what I'd do if it was an HP3000; if you're using a lesser machine
then you're on your own :-) Get a copy of ITOQ to create QDD source from the
Image root file(s). Then use the QDDTOPDL command file (it does a nicer job
than QSHOW) which should be included with the current version to convert the
QDD source to PDL source. I don't when the last time ITOQ was distributed
but you should still be able to get an unsupported version from your sales
rep or from somebody somewhere :-) This scenario will give you a good
starting point for a dictionary but I would still want to add in things like
picture clauses.

John Pickering
Toronto
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