Suppressing W messages in PDL

Sat, 20 Nov 2004 05:15:32 +0000

did you mean 'not it' - I suspect you 'forgot it' :)

Select if NOT ( (0 lt index (qshowrep_rec , "*W* The storage type" )         
  &
and (0 lt index (qshowrep_rec, "may be too small" ) )

most things seem funny at this time of the morning :O

>From: "Joe Boyle" <joeboyle_adt@hotmail.com>
>To: "'Robert Mills'" <robert.mills@windsong-services.co.uk>,   "'PowerHouse 
>Mail List (E-mail)'" <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com>
>Subject: RE: Suppressing *W* messages in PDL
>Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:33:09 -0000
>
>you could also use one of the seemingly infinite LISTF permutations to map
>your qshow/pdl output file as a dictionary file and quiz through it as
>below,
>
>acc qshowrep
>
>Select if (0 lt index (qshowrep_rec , "*W* The storage type" )          &
>  and (0 lt index (qshowrep_rec, "may be too small"
>
>rep qshowrep_rec etc....
>
>
>Regards, Joe.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
>[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of Robert Mills
>Sent: 17 November 2004 15:19
>To: PowerHouse Mail List (E-mail)
>Subject: RE: Suppressing *W* messages in PDL
>
>Bob,
>
>Your understanding is correct but there is NO way we can correct the cause
>of this message.
>
>Wish there was a way of telling PDL "I know what the limit for a single and
>double integer is. If I exceeded it then its my own fault. Don't warn me
>about it."
>
>regards,
>
>Robert W.Mills
>Systems Development Manager
>Windsong Services
>(020) 8309 3604
>
>
>powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com wrote:
> > If I understand the question, Robert wanted to suppress that specific
> > message. There's no way to suppress a specific warning message unless
> > you actually correct the cause of the warning.
> >
> > As an alternative, you could output the listing to a file and analyze
> > that file in a text editor that allowed you to look for warnings not
> > matching that one.
> >
> > Bob Deskin
> > Senior Product Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.
> > bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
> > [mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of Johnson, Tracy
> > Sent: November 17, 2004 8:59 AM
> > To: PowerHouse Mail List (E-mail)
> > Subject: RE: Suppressing *W* messages in PDL
> > Importance: Low
> >
> >
> > Robert Mills asks:
> >>
> >> Greetings to the list,
> >>
> >> Environment: MPE/iX 6.5 running PowerHouse 8.19.D7, 8.39.C and 8.49.D
> >>
> >> When I compile my dictionaries I'm getting over 400 of the
> >> following warning messages:
> >>
> >>   *W* The storage type and size may be too small for some values.
> >>
> >> Is there any way to suppress this message as we find
> >> important warning, that should be looked at, are lost in the
> >> amount of output.
> >>
> >> regards,
> >>
> >> Robert W.Mills
> >
> > The command is ancient in Powerhouse, goes all the way back as far as
> > I
> > know:
> >
> > SET NOWARNINGS
> >
> > (Never tried the short version of "SET NOW" but I guess that would
> > work
> > too.  It seemed too ambiguous.)
> >
> > BT
> >
> >
> > Tracy Johnson
> > MSI Schaevitz Sensors
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