Upgrade from 7.10.G1 to 8.40D

[Lemin, Graeme]

Thanks Brian and Joe

We've since had confirmation from Cognos that four .phd files is correct under version 8.40D, but I thank you all for your suggestions.

I'll start working through the rest and get back to you shortly!

regards

Graeme

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	brian_matthewsbrian matthews [SMTP:brian_matthews_bmw@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, 30 March 2005 7:42 am
> To:	Lemin, Graeme; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
> Subject:	RE: Upgrade from 7.10.G1 to 8.40D
> 
> what happens if you generate a pdl source script file as below ( unless you 
> already have one ), and then create a dictionary using this as a base ( 
> after changing/adding the create dict file spec ). I think you must use 
> PHDPDL rather than PDL or you will get a .pdc dictionary,
> 
> set language pdl
> set security
> generate all
> 
> do you see all 5 files now ?
> 
> regards Bri,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Lemin, Graeme" <Graeme.Lemin@team.telstra.com>
> >To: <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com>
> >Subject: Upgrade from 7.10.G1 to 8.40D
> >Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:19:47 +1000
> >
> >Hi all
> >
> >As part of an overall systems upgrade from:
> >
> >VMS 7.3-1 and OracleRDB 7.1-03
> >
> >to
> >
> >VMS 7.3-2 and OracleRDB 7.1-04
> >
> >we are upgrading Powerhouse from 7.10.G1 to 8.40D.
> >
> >
> >We've discovered a few things that didn't work as expected.
> >
> >Under 8.40D, we now have only four .phd files, whereas under 7.10.G1 we had 
> >FIVE .phd files.  The dictionary was converted using the PHDCONV utility.   
> >Is this correct, does the new version have only four .phd files, or are we 
> >missing something?
> >
> >When building our 8.40D QKGO file, we used the 'copy' function within 
> >QKGOMAINT to copy (and convert) from a 7.10.G1 QKGO file.  According to the 
> >manual, it should say "Convert an existing 7.10 QKGO file [Y/N]", but the 
> >only question it asks is the second one we expected, ie "Copy old TICs?".
> >
> >Using the dictionary and qkgo file created in the preceding steps, our 
> >application will start up, showing us the highest level menu screen.  
> >Attempting to go to a subsequent screen results in a "fatal error 604" 
> >message.  Does anyone know what this error means?
> >
> >Our QKGO file doesn't appear to have transferred the DFK definitions.  If 
> >we enter them manually, and then try to view the data we've just entered, 
> >QKGOMAINT tells us that there is no data.  If we believe this message and 
> >try and re-enter the definition, we get an error saying that key and data 
> >definitions already exist for this key.
> >
> >MATCHPATTERN appears to be giving us results inconsistent with what we were 
> >getting in 7.10.G1.   Is this a known problem, and if so, is there a 
> >workaround or a fix for it?
> >
> >Thanks in advance!
> >
> >Graeme Lemin
> >Media Solutions - Telstra
> >(Black Diamond Technologies)
> >Melbourne, Australia
> >(03) 8695 7040
> >
> >
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