Validating QUIZ source that has mulitple passes

[Robert Mills]

Ken,

Reason for using Quiz: IT'S FASTER THAN QTP.

Reason for using QTP: Can create records > 255 bytes long (Next release
negates this reason!!!)

regards, 
  
Robert W.Mills 
MIS Systems Development Manager 
Windsong Services 
+44 (0)20 8309 3604 


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[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+robert.mills=pinnaclearvato.co.uk at lists.sowder.
com] On Behalf Of Ken Langendock
Sent: 20 September 2006 13:38
To: 'Brett Greiner'; powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Validating QUIZ source that has mulitple passes

I'm afraid that unless you are going to create massive scripts that test
every scenario in batch, you should consider changing your quiz to
compiled programs (replace the GO with BUILD).

With compiled code, you can create a mass-compile script that at least
validates the syntax of your changes.

One more thing. Not knowing your scenario, I am not sure as to why you
did this but I NEVER create a subfile in QUIZ. Using that method is very
limiting. Creating subfiles in QUIZ was a part of Powerhouse that was
created for End Users, not programmers. QTP is much more powerful and
allows output phase reads to cut processing times down.

Just my two cents worth.
Ken

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From: powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com at lists.sowder.com] On
Behalf Of Brett Greiner
Sent: September 19, 2006 11:38 PM
To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: Validating QUIZ source that has mulitple passes



Hi

I am not familiar with compiled QUIZ source programs. All QUIZ reports
used on our clients site are executed as uncompiled quiz source (ie. As
a .qzs). 90% of them are made up of many passes to produce a report,
each pass has a 'go' to run that pass. For example, pass 1 creates a
subfile, pass 2 prints the report.

Example mock of the clients report.

access AP_OPEN_ITEM &
  link to VENDOR
report summary &
  VOUCHER_NUMBER &
  VENDOR_NUMBER

set subfile name APDUEDATES01
set report nolimit
go
;--------------------------
access *APDUEDATES01
sort on VENDOR_NUMBER &
     on VOUCHER_NUMBER
@IF  DETAIL
  report &
    VENDOR_NUMBER heading "" &
    VOUCHER_NUMBER heading ""
@ENDIF

footing at VENDOR_NUMBER &
 VENDOR_NUMBER count
go

What ways can we use to validate the QUIZ source before the .qzs is used
in production, as we have had some use files modified and placed into
production and has stopped some the programs running in production with
an error. We could execute each source after each change but it would be
tedious for use files changed that affected hundreds of programs.
 
Any ideas?


Thanks

Brett Greiner
Synoptix
New Plymouth
New Zealand

 


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