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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 16 February 2008]I would like to use the I$IO routines as part of a generalized DECLARATIVES procedure, specifically for handling locking. What I'd like is for the declarative procedure to get control when a locked record is read, then handle waiting for the lock to be released. The wait would be done by re-trying the read some number of times, with a delay between each attempt. The problem is the read in the declarative procedure. Use of the I$IO routines occurred to me, but I don't know how to get the handle that I need, since the program uses standard OPEN/CLOSE/READ statements. Is there a way to convert the OS handle that I can get by passing the open file to a subroutine to the POINTER/handle that the I$IO routines expect?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 28 November 2007]We are noticing that Acubench seems inconsistent in its use of line terminators in PSF files (and resulting CBL files, etc.).It seems that some lines are terminated with CR LF and some just with LF.This wouldn't be so bad, except that it seems that regenerating a form results in different terminators than it had before.The resulting mishmash of line terminators is giving our version control system (subversion) fits. Or, more correctly, it's giving us fits.Anyone else experiencing similar issues? Anyone have any suggestions?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 13 November 2007]If "Files (*.)|*." use as a filter, files do not appear.Why?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 21 December 2007]Hello everyone, first of all Merry Christmas and best wishes to all!Has anyone an xfd or fd and select of AcuAccess file?TIA, Giovanni

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 06 February 2008]Hi, AllI have a program that displays Excel spreadsheet names in a grid.When I right-click the name I do a "C$System" call that opens the spreadsheet in Excel. When I close Excel and return to the program, the menu has been "disabled". I can click on all the options, but nothing happens.Clicking on another control outside the grid will reactivate the menu. Does anyone have an Idea about what might be causing this?Thanks!!:)

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 07 November 2007]Can anyone give a detailed explanation of what these status messages mean? We are calling an Acucobol app from a .NET app using wrunnet.dll. Sometimes when it calls the program it will generate a CS_CONT message. Many times after this status is returned the interface hangs and we have to do an IISRESET on the server to get things going again.Other times we will get CS_RECURSIVE which seems to mean that the resource is busy but it will politely wait and retry the operation. The CS_RECURSIVE status never hangs the interface.Any ideas about this would be welcome. For 6 months we have had the vendor pointing fingers at the Acucobol side of the interface.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 06 February 2008]I'm curious to know if anyone is using Registration Free COM succesfully(on XP/2003/Vista only) with the runtime executable? msdn.microsoft.com/.../

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 February 2008]hi, in many circumstances i need to have more than one instance of the same program in a runtime unit. I know you can deal with this issue using some multi-thread technique, but the mechanism of "send/receive" is too slow compared to the "call using".So I suggest something like:77 hnw-my-subprogram-1 handle of program.77 hnw-my-subprogram-2 handle of program.then:call "c$factory" using "myprog" giving hnw-my-subprogram-1.call "c$factory" using "myprog" giving hnw-my-subprogram-2.obtaining two different instances of "myprog", and calling each one by their respective handlescall hnw-my-subprogram-1 using par1, par2, par3call hnw-my-subprogram-2 using par1, par2, par3...now assume that "myprog" exposes different entry points:program-id. myprog.procedure div.entry "entry_1" using...entry "entry_2" using...you call the en

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 30 December 2007]There has been some requests for the definition file of the Acrobat reader, it is attached to this email.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 21 January 2008]Acucobol Programmer requiredBransom Retail Systems Ltd.We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Acucobol A/P to work within our busy small team of programmers, assisting with the ongoing development of a retail accounts management system for use by the jewellery trade. The successful applicant for this permanent full-time position will be based at our main office in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK. Please read the attached MS Word document for a full description of the work involved. If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a copy of your CV to robf@bransom.co.uk

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 12 September 2007]We are developing software that will be specifically designed to work from a touch screen monitor and wondered if anyone had found a good plug in for a touch screen keypad and/or keyboard. I've seen some 3rd party software that does this already but wanted to touch base with the users who visit this site since someone may have already found a good package to do this. We are also looking at creating our own screens to handle this function, but in some ways it would just be easier to call out to another application that already has the keyboard/keypad look and feel plus the ability to do all the editing and returning of values.thanks, MikeProgrammer/Analyst Summit Software, Inc.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 13 July 2007]Up today we used the "wrun32.exe" only with IIS4, IIS5 and IIS6.The new IIS7, which is used in Vista and Server2008, seems to pass no parameter to the "wrun32.exe".Thus a call like “wrun32.exe -f does not xx.out” is no longer possible.Also an environment variable A_CGI does not lead to success, since the IIS7 does not continue to give these to the "wrun32.exe".Since A_CGI can not occur in the CBLCONFI, I do not find a possibility, how to configure the Runtime for the service of CGIs.Which further possibilities do I have?RegardsFrank-Peter Clees

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 12 July 2007]Hi, My partner and I are stuck on trying to extract the column text values from an application that was created in AcuBench. We are using QTP to test the application but it does not read the text that is in the column within the grid. It only sees the entire grid as one object and does not have row and column properties for that object. Are there any other tools that support AcuCobol that we could use to test the application? Thank you for any help in advance.Gene

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 01 November 2007]Good Morning:Does anyone can bring some help about ACUSORT utility:1. How set the environment variables like ACUSORT_TRACE or dd_SYSOUT2. Where to put these variables (The utility command-line dosen't support parameters like -c config)3. Nor the manuals neither the help tell about it.I'been testing this utility from command-line, with or without 'take' file andwithin a AcuCobol program thru C$SYSTEM routine.It works fine in every optionl except for point 1 (above).Thanks in advance.CB52 "from the Pampas" (again).-

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 19 September 2007]Sorry my English, When i generate this program in Acubench 7.0.1, acubench display a error box and say me Open/Create c:\\example\\copylib\\program1.evt file error . I know how correct this problem , but is take a some time. (Create Form1, put dummy variable in working-storage, paste this code in your form1-aft-init-data paragraph "move "Example" to dummy(function length dummy:) dummy. | I know this is wrong)" and compile it ) 1-Close Acubench 2-Edit program_name.psf 3-Insert "*" beginning of the error line 4-Save program_name.psf 5-Edit program_name.evt 6-Insert "*" beginning of the error line 7-Save program_name.evt 8-Reopen project 9-Generate program_name ...... Did is corrected in 7.2.0 or other version of Acubench ? Thanks.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 20 August 2007]We are currently looking for a programmer/developer for our small IT based company providing on-line debt recovery services in Lancashire, England. If you know someone who might be interested please email me at nick@colsys.net

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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 October 2007]Hello everyone, I read that Acu4GL for SQL server was reengeniered in current version 8.0. Has someone already tested it? How are performances with SQLServer 2005 in comparisons with Vision File or with DBMaker DCI?Thanks in Advance, Giovanni

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 July 2007]Anyone know how to programmatically drive the inbuilt WIndows compress files utilities?Long file names are such a drag with most of the PKZIPs and likewise of the world.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 12 September 2007]estoy tratando de ejecutar este comando desde un programa cobol, pero tengo los siguitentes inconvenientes al hacerlo.En el SO UBUNTU el comando se intenta ejecutar pero da el siguiente error,sh no se esta redireccionando a un lugar inexistente.y en SO SUSE el comando se ejecuta normalmente sin dar ningun error pero no devuelve nada.este es el comando./usr/bin/nc -w 3 ip 10550 << repuesta.txtgracias anticipadas

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 26 September 2007]We have installed a new RedHat Linux server in a local gigabit network using Samba to provide network services for the Windows PCs. Copying files between server and PCs works very fast, but when it comes to accessing Vision files on the server from AcuCobol applications on the PCs, it is very slow.Earlier we used Mandrake Linux and this was much faster on a 100Mbit network. So, we wonder if anyone knows how to speed up access on a RedHat.The PCs are running Windows Vista Business, but we also tried Windows XP with aqually results./Lars-Bo

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 16 October 2007]C$SOCKET hangs up with certain SMTP servers that authenticate on AGS-READ. Furthermore, the 'timval' parameter which is supposed to abort C$SOCKET does not work.Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any suggested solutions?~Jim DuLaneyPassport Software

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 09 August 2007]I actually managed to find a link on MSDN that set you straight to the office VBA documentation. For those who are interested: [INDENT]msdn2.microsoft.com/.../aa155054.aspx[/INDENT] Note that there are many office versions, but Office XP documentation is as good as any.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 April 2007]Hi, Recently, our company had a meet to talk about how things are doing and we reach the conclusion that we aren't doing well with acubench.I start this thread to see how all of you (or who wants to answer :p ) works with the acubench to see if we are doing wel or at least known of other ways to workl, because in some cases we are getting a too low development speed.Where we are a bit slow is in screen design. Normally, to create a new program, we copy paste the .psf and .wrk and start modifying the screen and i have some questions:- We loose a lot of time deleting the events asigned to a control in the screen and in the .evt, acubench is a bit slow in that aspect or at least the way we use it, selecting the control, going to event tab, entering in the "..." button (it takes a bit to open the .evt for each control and event) and deleting the code we not going to use in that control. And all of this using the mou

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 12 June 2007]HelloWe are having a problem that we can't resolve. We have a program that is using print previews. When the print preview appears and you click on the Close button, the preview closes and then reappears. We have to click the Close button again to get the preview to disappear for good. Has anyon had this problem? We would appreciate any help!!Thanks