Testing if QDESIGN completed OK.

[Chris Sharman]

>Was aware that JCW=WARN1 and CJCW=1 when an error occurs within QDESIGN.
Warnings in QDESIGN, created for example by a  '*W* Field overwrites the
screen background' or a '*W* Cluster overwrites the screen background',
results in JCW=0 and CJCW=0.

Yes, similar on VMS.
Additionally, some warnings are unavoidable and result from reasonable code,
others result from poor/wrong code.

Our approach for batch compiles is to capture the log, and search it for
"*W*" or "*E*". We further filter out those warnings we consider
'acceptable', and flag the rest.

Chris

PS: Our 'acceptable' list at present is:
$ quizwarn :=-
"""*W* PowerHouse name for """
$!	This occurs in QTP/Quiz when a subfile has an explicit device or
$!	directory. It can be fixed for QTP using ALIAS, but not for Quiz.
$!	OK - really just informational
$!
$ okwarn :=-! these warnings are commonplace, unavoidable, and uninteresting
"""*W* This screen requires that the executing terminal support 132
columns.""",-
-!	This occurs in QDESIGN for 132 column screens
-!	OK - really just informational
"""*W* NOFORMAT overrides the effects of other options on FIELDTEXT
formatting.""",-
-!	This occurs in QDESIGN where FORMAT is used to set input date format &
-!	NOFORMAT is used to allow manual date format (ie day OR century - see
agent-discount)
"""*W* Duplicate item name in subfile description : FILLER"""
$!	OK - Allow any number of filler fields in a record
$!
$ xwarn :=,-! these are rarer, or avoidable, and merit inspection
"""*W* Values displayed in SELECTBOX will be scrolled.""",-
-!	This occurs in QDESIGN where too many values exist for the box.
-!	Avoid if possible by using a bigger box
-!	OK if unavoidable
"""*W* Update on linked screen may bypass PREUPDATE/UPDATE/POSTUPDATE
procedures.""",-
-!	This occurs in QDESIGN where non-default [PRE|POST|]UPDATE procedure(s)
-!	exist and there is a subscreen.
-!	OK *provided* the subscreen doesn't update
"""*W* The item for this field has a final value.""",-
-!	OK *provided* it's ITEM item FINAL FIRST(item) on repeating item
"""*W* The PRIMARY file is missing.""",-
-!	This occurs in QDESIGN - ought to be slave screen I think, but David's
had
-!	problems using slave screens for some reason ...
"""*W* Set to the same occurrence as the AUDIT WITH file specification."""
$!	Problems with cache/audit with on 7.10 - accept for now.



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