Subfile Enhancement

[Johnson, Tracy]

Are you implying Cognos will cancel all their MPE licenses?

(Probably not.)

Since I'm on the OpenMPE Board, I'd certainly want to know about that.


Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Boyle [mailto:atla38 at dsl.pipex.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:26 AM
To: Johnson, Tracy
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement


I thought that PH on MPE was no more - at least in a year or so L
 



From: powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com at lists.sowder.com] On
Behalf Of Johnson, Tracy
Sent: 21 June 2007 15:07
To: Deskin, Bob; Joe Boyle; Ken Langendock; Robert Mills
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement
 
Except Portable Subfiles on MPE.
 
(But that's why they're that way, I suppose.)
 
 
Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc.

BT







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-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-bounces+tracy.johnson=meas-spec.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+tracy.johnson=meas-spec.com at lists.sowder.com]
On Behalf Of Deskin, Bob
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:56 AM
To: Joe Boyle; Ken Langendock; Robert Mills
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement
I'd have a really hard time selling that idea considering that the
subfile dictionary is a separate file on all platforms except MPE.
 
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Boyle [mailto:atla38 at dsl.pipex.com] 
Sent: June 21, 2007 9:42 AM
To: Deskin, Bob; 'Ken Langendock'; 'Robert Mills'
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement
You could possibly put the description part into an additional file,
that way current processing wouldn't be affected, and all subfile types
would then have a description part.
 



From: powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com at lists.sowder.com] On
Behalf Of Deskin, Bob
Sent: 21 June 2007 14:31
To: Ken Langendock; Robert Mills
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement
 
Technically speaking, a NODICT subfile is NOT a self-describing file. It
is typically used to interface to some other software, not PowerHouse.
If we start using special records, then the other software must take
that into account. This would be a break from tradition with PowerHouse.
I'm not saying that it would not be useful, I'm just saying that it's
not something we've ever done. Besides, if you want the description or
any other dictionary type information, you can create a regular subfile
and ignore the dictionary portion as required. Just my opinion.
 
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Langendock [mailto:Ken at Langendock.com] 
Sent: June 21, 2007 7:49 AM
To: Deskin, Bob; 'Robert Mills'
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement
I think you should allow the DESCRIPTION option on any subfile
regardless of NODICT or not for documentation purposes. Even though it
will not appear in the subfile, it is still useful.
 
Any chance we can see this "list" once it is finalized????
 
Ken
 



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 Deskin, Bob
Sent: June 20, 2007 12:26 PM
To: Robert Mills
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Subfile Enhancement
Interesting. I've never seen this one before. I don't think we would
allow the description if it's a NODICT subfile but the dictionary
certainly has a DESCRIPTION option on the FILE and RECORD statements. I
don't know how difficult it would be to add to the subfile equivalents
and the routines. I'll add it to the list.
 
Thanks
 
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Mills [mailto:robert.mills at pinnaclearvato.co.uk] 
Sent: June 20, 2007 12:17 PM
To: Deskin, Bob
Cc: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: Subfile Enhancement
Bob,
 
Continuing with your original request for enhancement requests;
 
Add a DESCRIPTION option to the SUBFILE statement within QUIZ and QTP
that could be read by QSHOW.
 
Where would you store the information? If it has a dictionary, within
the minidictionary file. If it doesn't, at the start of the file with a
leading integer value that points to the actual start of data OR do not
allow this option.
 
regards, 
  
Robert W.Mills 
Systems Development Manager 
Pinnacle Arvato 
(020) 8309 3604 
 
 
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