"Do external" failing
Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX
Harold.A.Johnson@gems1.gov.bc.ca
Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:33:36 -0700
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I should just walk over to your desk and see you.. lol
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From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]On Behalf Of Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX
Sent: 2004 June 7 1:30 PM
To: POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)
Subject: RE: "Do external" failing
Yes - I changed the screen levels from 15 to 2 to confirm that.
Using your method of specifying the logical QKDRIVER in the driver field of
the qkgo file rather than the full pathname, my dummy screen/Basic
subroutine setup works. However if I call the same Basic subroutine from a
screen in our app which is a few menu layers in, it just hangs and I have to
kill the process!
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX
Sent: June 7, 2004 12:46 PM
To: Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX; POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)
Subject: RE: "Do external" failing
The default for the qkgo file is: QKDRIVER. Are you sure that your
application is using the qkgo that you think?
-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]On Behalf Of Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX
Sent: 2004 June 7 10:44 AM
To: POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)
Subject: RE: "Do external" failing
Thanks Harold - that was it!
Now I'm confused - we've never had a QKDRIVER logical set up in any of our
environments - Development, Release or Production. The location of the
driver is specified in the qkgo file - that has always worked until now.
Martyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX
Sent: June 7, 2004 10:33 AM
To: Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX; POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)
Subject: RE: "Do external" failing
Make sure your QKDRIVER logical has been setup and is pointing to your
qkdriver.phexe.
ie: show log qkdriver
"QKDRIVER" = "SFAS_3GC:QKDRIVER.PHEXE" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]On Behalf Of Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX
Sent: 2004 June 7 10:06 AM
To: POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)
Subject: "Do external" failing
Hello,
I can't get the "Do external" verb to work anymore! To try to sort this I've
boiled it down to the simplest case of a menu screen setting a variable, and
a "do external" of a Basic program that changes the variable. On exiting the
screen I get the message "A valid driver name cannot be found.", and by
stepping through in debug I can see that the variable hasn't changed.
I placed the object code into the object library with the command -
$LIB/REPL/LOG TRAX_SUBS.OLB TRAX_DUMMY
and rebuilt the qkdriver file with the command -
$ buildexternal/noshare @trax_subs trax_subs/lib,pen$exe:pen_subs/lib,-
sys$library:sql$user70/lib, qkdriver_psect/opt qkdriver
I have added trax_dummy to the Trax_subs.dat list and to the qkdriver_psect
file. The qkgo file is definitely pointing at this qkdriver. Existing
externals are working fine. I can't see what has changed. Can anyone see
what I'm missing or what might cause this? All suggestions welcome.
Martyn
PH 7.10.G1 on OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-1
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<DIV><SPAN class=982253320-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
should just walk over to your desk and see you..
lol</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com [mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX<BR><B>Sent:</B> 2004 June 7 1:30
PM<BR><B>To:</B> POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: "Do external"
failing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=198121320-07062004>Yes
- I changed the screen levels from 15 to 2 to confirm
that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=198121320-07062004>Using your method of specifying the logical
QKDRIVER in the driver field of the qkgo file rather than the full
pathname, my dummy screen/Basic subroutine setup works. However if I call the
same Basic subroutine from a screen in our app which is a few menu
layers in, it just hangs and I have to kill the process!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX
<BR><B>Sent:</B> June 7, 2004 12:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Thomson, Martyn
EDUC:EX; POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: "Do external"
failing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=155194519-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>The default for the qkgo file is: QKDRIVER. Are you
sure that your application is using the qkgo that you think?
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Thomson,
Martyn EDUC:EX<BR><B>Sent:</B> 2004 June 7 10:44 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: "Do external"
failing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=104593717-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thanks Harold - that was it! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=104593717-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Now I'm confused - we've never had a QKDRIVER logical set up
in any of our environments - Development, Release or Production. The
location of the driver is specified in the qkgo file - that has always
worked until now.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=104593717-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Martyn</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Johnson, Harold A
EDUC:EX <BR><B>Sent:</B> June 7, 2004 10:33 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Thomson,
Martyn EDUC:EX; POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: "Do
external" failing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=457433117-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Make sure your QKDRIVER logical has been setup and is pointing to
your qkdriver.phexe.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=457433117-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=457433117-07062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>ie: show log qkdriver</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=457433117-07062004><FONT face=r_ansi size=2>
<P>"QKDRIVER" = "SFAS_3GC:QKDRIVER.PHEXE" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)</P>
<P> </P></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Thomson,
Martyn EDUC:EX<BR><B>Sent:</B> 2004 June 7 10:06 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> "Do external"
failing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>I can't
get the "Do external" verb to work anymore! To try to sort this I've
boiled it down to the simplest case of a menu screen setting a
variable, and a "do external" of a Basic program that changes the
variable. On exiting the screen I get the message "A valid driver
name cannot be found.", and by stepping through in debug I can
see that the variable hasn't changed. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>I placed the object code into the object
library with the command - </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>$LIB/REPL/LOG TRAX_SUBS.OLB
TRAX_DUMMY</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>and
rebuilt the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>qkdriver file with the command -
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>$
buildexternal/noshare @trax_subs
trax_subs/lib,pen$exe:pen_subs/lib,-<BR>sys$library:sql$user70/lib,
qkdriver_psect/opt qkdriver</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>I have
added trax_dummy to the Trax_subs.dat list and to the qkdriver_psect
file. The qkgo file is definitely pointing at this qkdriver.
Existing externals are working fine. I can't see what has changed. Can
anyone see what I'm missing or what might cause this? All suggestions
welcome.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=932594116-07062004></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>Martyn</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>PH 7.10.G1
on OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-1</DIV>
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