QDESIGN having trouble with VMS chained logicals?

[Richard Witkopp]

When you say GO.

 

The bad part is you cannot continue even if the file exists in a "superior"
directory. Generally speaking, I'd rather the application follow the example
of how the operating system and utilities work. If the file exists in a
higher directory, VMS, et al, never look in the lower directories.

 

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From: powerh-l-bounces+rwitkopp=phxa.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+rwitkopp=phxa.com at lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of
Peter Bateman
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:35 PM
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Subject: RE: QDESIGN having trouble with VMS chained logicals?

 

Hi Richard:

Thanks for pointing out this QDESIGN versus QUIZ difference.
Does this problem show up when you execute the GO command or
does it show up when QDESIGN is trying to compile an USE file?

My personal preference is to be informed when a directory does not exist.
But I could see a lot of DCL scripts failing if Cognos changed QUIZ
to work as QDESIGN works.

Regards.

Peter Bateman




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From: RWitkopp at phxa.com
To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: QDESIGN having trouble with VMS chained logicals?
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:23:41 -0800

I found something strange with chained VMS logicals with QDESIGN. Like, we
have a directory logical defined as:

IA_AMR_UAT>> sh log dir$ia_common_data

   "DIR$IA_COMMON_DATA" = "UATDATA:[IA_COMMON_UAT.DAT]" (STAR_UAT)

        = "PRDDATA:[IA_COMMON_PRO_DAT]"

If the second directory does not exist, QDESIGN gives a %RMS-E-DNF,
directory not found error, even if the file exists in the primary directory.
So if you make a boo-boo defining your directory logical chain, it doesn't
work. Oddly enough, QUIZ has no problem with it. 

OpenVMS V8.3  Q D E S I G N   (PowerHouse  8.40.E)

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