PDL in 8.40.E on VMS?

[Richard Witkopp]

I have to set the dictionary before I can do anything else. The directory I
posted shows the dictionary is right there.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Peter Bateman [mailto:peterbateman808 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Fri 10/30/2009 3:10 PM 
To: Richard Witkopp; PowerHouse List 
Cc: 
Subject: RE: PDL in 8.40.E on VMS?


Hi Richard:
 
 
Your extension I believe should be .pdc;  .pdl is for source files
 
 
                  File Equation/
        File    Env. Variable/
File Ext.    Logical Name2     Component      Purpose
　
phd .pdc       PHD                    All            The default PDC type
dictionary file
 
 
http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/data/cognos/documentation
/docs/en/powerhouse/8.4e/ph_rules.pdf
<http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/data/c
ognos/documentation/docs/en/powerhouse/8.4e/ph_rules.pdf> 
 
> From: RWitkopp at phxa.com
> To: peterbateman808 at hotmail.com; powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
> Subject: RE: PDL in 8.40.E on VMS?
> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:39:13 -0700
> 
> The dictionary in an 8.40.E dictionary.
> 
> I have some PDL code I'm trying to import into the dictionary.
> 
> Is anyone able to simply run PDL and set dict on 8.40?
> 
> We have a Cognos support contract, but it is impossible to call them. The
> phone menu is in an endless loop where it never calls who you want and
just
> keeps going back to the menu.
> 
> BOB DESKIN ARE YOU LISTENING?? We pay good money for support and hardly
ever
> call, but when we need it, we expect the support we paid for.
> 
> ; -----Original Message----- 
> From: Peter Bateman [mailto:peterbateman808 at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Fri 10/30/2009 12:34 PM 
> To: Richard Witkopp; PowerHouse List 
> Cc: 
> Subject: RE: PDL in 8.40.E on VMS?
> 
> 
> Hi Richard:
> 
> I would setpow to 7.10 and in QSHOW 7.10 general the PDL.
> I don't think any of the 840 versions recognize the old dictionary.
> 
> Regards,
> Peter Bateman
> 
> 
> _____ 
> 
> From: RWitkopp at phxa.com
> To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
> Subject: PDL in 8.40.E on VMS?
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:14:38 -0700
> 
> 
> 
> I haven't use PDL is quite some time, but the last century, er I mean,
time
> I tried it, it worked fine. Now I'm having trouble even getting rolling.
> 
> For example:
> 
> IA_CYP_DEV>> dir *.phd
> 
> Directory DEVAPP:[IA2_DEV.EXE.CYP ]
> 
> IA00.PHD;7 9/144 21-JAN-2008 12:51:47.84
> [IA,IA_MASTER] 
> 
> (,,,RE)
> 
> IA01.PHD;7 4848/4848 21-JAN-2008 12:51:52.73
> [IA,IA_MASTER] 
> 
> (,,,RE)
> 
> IA02.PHD;7 672/672 21-JAN-2008 12:51:56.00
> [IA,IA_MASTER] 
> 
> (,,,RE)
> 
> IA03.PHD;7 2880/2880 21-JAN-2008 12:51:59.37
> [IA,IA_MASTER] 
> 
> (,,,RE)
> 
> Total of 4 files, 8409/8544 blocks.
> 
> IA_CYP_DEV>> pdl
> 
> P D L (PowerHouse 8.40.E)
> 
> > set dictionary ia
> 
> *E* File IA could not be found.
> 
> > set dictionary DEVAPP:[IA2_DEV.EXE.CYP]ia
> 
> *E* File DEVAPP:[IA2_DEV.EXE.CYP]IA could not be found.
> 
> > 
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
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