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James Sy posted 07-22-2024 23:38

Hi, can someone help me?   I have 2 D3 windows servers with the same version.  I used to have a super q-pointer on the second server pointing to an account on the first server.  The q-pointer was deleted when i freed up vme space.  I can't remember the format needed for the super q-pointer.  I also can't find the document that i previously read to setup this.   Thanks!

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David Knight posted 07-23-2024 03:52

Good morning James!

From the d3 manual:

Super Q-pointer

Super Q-pointers are extended Q-pointers used to access non-D3 and/or nonlocal files.

A Super Q-pointer is a Q-pointer to a file that is not in the local D3 file system. The first attribute is a Q, the second attribute is blank, and the third attribute contains a host name (from the hosts file), followed by a colon, followed by the file name on the remote file system.

The first attribute can also be QS in which case the file-save process saves the entire remote file as if it existed on the local machine provided the save is used with the e option. This data can then be restored into that same remote file or into some other file.

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James Sy posted 07-23-2024 05:59

I seem to remember it was somewhat starting with this  [//servername]

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David Knight posted 07-23-2024 06:14

The following TCL command from a client's system 'looking at' another d3/win system should give you the clues you need:

COUNT fsi:[//192.168.60.121]dm,fhb,p

Thus you could build a super-q-pointer to simplify the syntax:

    SOMESUPERQPOINTER                    
001 Q                         
002                           
003 fsi:[//resolvable_d3_server_name]d3accountname,d3filename, 

For example, where 'yourotherd3server' resolves to an IP address via your hosts file [or just use the IP address] where a d3 account called 'myd3account' exists containing a file called 'myd3file':

    remotemyd3file                   
001 Q                         
002                           
003 fsi:[//yourotherd3server]myd3account,myd3file, 

Note the placement of commas, they are important.

HTH