Anyone have Moved from VMS to WINDOWS?

[Ken Langendock]

Ok Bob....can we put this down as an enhancement
request???? Please, pretty please.



 --- "Deskin, Bob" <Bob.Deskin@cognos.com> wrote: 
> You can run QUIZ from QTP if that's needed but, yes,
> there's still a
> problem with temp files and batch compiles.
> PowerHouse on Windows uses a
> similar mechanism to UNIX as far as Temp files are
> concerned. Each
> component start creates a temp folder (that's
> deleted when the component
> exits) to hold temp files such as interim subfiles.
> Since it's a
> separate folder, one component can't get at another.
> OpenVMS, on the
> other hand, uses a system area. MPE/iX, of course,
> has a temporary
> domain that makes these things easy.
> 
> So no easy solution for this one at this time.
> 
> Bob Deskin              
> Senior Product Manager, Application Development
> Tools, Cognos Inc.
> bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX:
> (613) 727-1178
> 3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON
> K1G 4K9 CANADA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
> [mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf
> Of Ken Langendock
> Sent: March 9, 2005 9:18 AM
> To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
> Subject: RE: Anyone have Moved from VMS to WINDOWS?
> 
> 
> Ok guys, it's been almost a year since I tried to
> resolve the issue I had. How did you guys solve the
> problem of compiling all your code in batch (bat
> file)?
> 
> On and HP3000 the subfile definitions stay in memory
> (temp). On a Vax you can call $QUIZ from within QTP
> to
> retain the subfile definitions. Neither of these
> tricks/options work on "Powerhouse for Windows"
> 
> BTW, I worked with Steve B at Cognos for a week on
> this problem back when I was converting and we both
> agreed at the time that it would be easier to run
> interactive quiz until a solution could be found.
> Now
> I guess I should go back to see if I can work
> through
> it since everything else is done.
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> 
>  --- Joe Boyle <atla38@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: 
> > I beg to differ :)
> > 
> > Quiz runs fine in compiled form and you can use
> the
> > AT ( or schedule )
> > command for the batch processor.
> > 
> > Not sure about 'do external' calls to Cobol; you
> > might have to look into
> > using 'run command' as with VB scripts.
> > 
> > Regards, Joe.
> > 
> 
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