Quiz query VAX vs Alpha

Martijn Nabben (INL) Martijn.Nabben@inl.co.nz
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:17:37 +1300


Hi all,

We are currently in the testing process of a migration from VAX to Alpha
machines.
Mostly our Quiz software prints reports to a file and then the file is
actually printed on VMS level.
Some Quizes however print the default report (QUIZLIST) to the default
SYS$PRINT (set rep device printer), but on the Alpha this only works after
recompiling the program.
Without recompiling, this is the error message:

*E* Failure to access the file (QUIZLIST).
%JBC-E-NOSUCHQUE, no such queue

The only difference between the VAX and the Alpha is:
VAX: SYS$PRINT = "GDP_LP". GDP_LP is a logical queue, assigned to "LCA0".
Alpha: SYS$PRINT = "LCA0".
We've checked the 0/O (zero/"O") option.

Can anyone please help us identify why this Quiz needs to be recompiled on
the Alpha?

VAX/OpenVMS 7.1
Alpha/OpenVMS 7.3-1
PowerHouse 710G

Regards and thanks,

Martijn Nabben
Analyst/Programmer, Information Services
Independent Newspapers Limited
Wellington, New Zealand