Suprtool for MPE Change Notice
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1. The edit function did not work well with alpha based edit masks and if the target was greater than 32 characters Table File Data Load A warning will print if a non regular SD file is loaded into a Table with the data option The data is not loaded into the table Table File Data Lookup An error will print if an extract command attempts to reference data when loaded from table that in turn was loaded when using a non regular SD file such as KSAM XL KSAM64 and CM KSAM BTrees and Chain Due to an issue with Btrees Suprtool would incorrectly select records when doing an update or delete and if using chain with a btree index on a master dataset Bugs Fixed In Suprtool 5 4 01 Output Else Suprtool would not print a warning when output else was specified during a sort operation Bugs Fixed In Suprtool 5 3 11 12 Enhancements in Suprtool GET Command The Get command would get too many records if the dataset was a single chunk jumbo dataset Only Dbgeneral and dbschemas forcejumbo can make these single chunk datasets Table Command Suprtool did not properly clear the data field information from a table at the end of a task Extract from Table Suprtool did not properly zero out a packed field target when an table entry was not found when extracting data from a table and the Packed field was P12 or higher Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice2. and last which respectively means all fields the first field or the last field Note that first and last may only be used in a range extract subcount has been added to keep a running count for a given sort break Suprtool would fail at the end of a second chain with update task if the previous chain with update task was against a master dataset 5 6 01 ool 5 5 Set XLTRIM On now tells Suprtool to close a file and release the disc space between EOF and the Flimit STExport s Escape command has been re engineered to fix some corner cases that didn t work previously Due to an issue with Btrees Suprtool would incorrectly select records when doing an update or delete and ifusing chain with a btree index on a master dataset The Sedit function did not work properly with alpha based edit masks and if the target was greater than 32 characters Suprtool now treats KSAM64 files with labels as SD files in the same manner as KSAMXL files are A warning will print if a non regular SD file is loaded into a Table with the data option The data is not loaded into the table Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice e An error will print if an extract command attempts to reference data when loaded from table that in turn was loaded when using a non regular SD file such as KSAM XL KSAM64 and CM KSAM Suprtool did not print out a warning message when attempting to combine sort with output else Highlights in Suprtool 5 4
3. Bradmark s DBGeneral can produce Jumbo datasets that are a single chunk Suprtool did not handle these single chunk master jumbo datasets properly as the last block calculation was done only after opening the last chunk itself We have adjusted the logic in making sure the calculation is done for this case earlier Adager does not create these single chunk jumbo datasets There is an un documented control directive in dbschema called forcejumbo which will produce one of these single chunk jumbos so we are supporting it in Suprtool 5 3 11 The Output command has been enhanced to accept the new verb else which when invoked it will write out the records that do not qualify and write them to an external file e Suprtool did not properly clear the data field information from a table at the end of a task Suprtool did not properly zero out a packed field target when an table entry was not found when extracting data from a table e If lookup can now return the data portion loaded into a table to use in a comparison STExport HTML command did not calculate the maximum record size properly in some cases e Suprtools prefetch default value has been changed from 2 to 0 Known Problems Set Itemlock does not work in one particular case Compatibility Suprtool iX is compatible with MPE V MPE XL and MPE ix including MPE ix 6 5 7 0 and MPE ix 7 5 Suprtools default prefetch value has been changed from 2 to zero Ksam64 files w
4. Installation Instructions nani LEA ei idad o Be dace a rri 7 Installation ASSISTANCE A tba A dias 7 Enhancements in Version 5 6 8 Introduction dra cia 8 Extract Command lid idad ahs 8 SUD E E A hte de e do 9 Enhancements in Version 5 5 10 IMOdUCHON dat ita de dee leal aa Maecenas 10 Ed DA ERIM A A A A E A De AEA RE E A UR TRIO 10 ESCAPE Command ajc de are dead E A Rea es ia A en EEE ess 10 Enhancements in Version 5 4 11 Introduction A A ae ee eS 11 Get Command dan da al cas 11 Output Command iia 11 Bugs Fixed 12 Bugs Fixed In Suprtool a Ae 12 Bugs Fixed In Suprtool 5 4 01 ooocnnoocnoonnonncnonaconnononacononoonnnonnnoonororonnonn coro ron econ REINE EOP acosa renos 12 Bugs Fixed Tn Upon died dad d tano dusdbsnssdaaeecbicacveevestdautneees 12 Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice 3 Introducing Suprtool Version 5 6 01 Introduction Suprtool provides fast access to your data on the HP e3000 With Suprtool you can perform many necessary DP functions easily with just a few simple commands At Robelle we are constantly working on your enhancement requests so that we can include them every year when we release an updated version of Suprtool Highlights in Suprtool 5 6 01 Highlights in Suprt 4 Enhancements in Suprtool Suprtools extract command now has three special keywords to help with extract using a range which is designed to make your Suprtool scripts more easily maintained Suprtool now has all first
5. Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice by Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Program and manual copyright 1981 2013 Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Permission is granted to reprint this document but not for profit provided that copyright notice is given Qedit and Suprtool are trademarks of Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Oracle is a trademark of Oracle Corporation Redwood City California USA Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners N robelle solutions technology Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Suite 372 7360 137 Street Surrey BC Canada V3W 1A3 Phone 604 501 2001 Fax 604 501 2003 Support 289 480 1060 E mail sales robelle com E mail support robelle com Web www robelle com Contents Table of Contents Introducing Suprtool Version 5 6 01 4 Introduction a ok Ts tent es lnc nec deh Aes IE a eke 4 Highlights in Suprtool 5 6 01 ee ceeceessecencecsneeeeeeeeeecseceececeeeesaeceeeecsaeseaeeeeeeesaeceeeeceaeeeaaeceeeees 4 Highlights in Suprtool 5 5 0 ee e a eo a e EEE a EA E TET 4 Highlights in Suprtool S Aerer iae E i a e e E a E a o aa 5 Known Problems a Is a a els sions Panda e a TO aE N 5 Compatibility niveau EE EEE E E EE E AT see E E 5 CPU Serial Number and CPU Name HPSUSAN amp HPCPUNAME oocooccccococononnoonccnnonnninnonnnos 6 NY oYen 6110s 0126 0 0 PAREEN yi iar E AE Sn E E E E E E 6 Installation 7 NI SRA NN RT 7 NOS 7
6. counter ext tax code last out newfile link xeq Please note that if a self describing file has a fieldname that is a duplicate field and one of the duplicate fields is the last field in the file then first last and all will only extract up to the first occurrence of the duplicate fieldname This may seem as an issue but it is consistent with what Suprtool does currently with extract from a Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice 8 Enhancements in Suprtool range Currently and prior to the first last enhancement Suprtool would have extracted only up to the first occurrence of the field if you had a file such as this gt form File newfile SD Version B 00 00 Has linefeeds Entry Offset CHAR FIELD INT FIELD DBL FIELD PACKED FIELD PACKED FIELD QUAD FIELD ID FIELD LOGICAL FIELD DBLLOG FIELD ZONED FIELD FILLER FILLER Entry Length 6 Blocking Notice that FILLER is a duplicate named field so if you entered extract char field filler Suprtool would only extract up to and including the first FILLER field For consistency extract first last behaves the same way SubCount SubCount has been added to provide a counter that only gets reset at a given sort break In filelsd Sort char field Def control count 1 4 double Ext first Slast Ext control count subcount char field Out newfile link xeq What Suprtool will do in this case is start incrementing a number starting
7. ere not assumed to be Self describing like CM KSAM and KSAMXL files when it was the input file and had labels A warning will print if a non regular SD file is loaded into a Table with the data option An error will print if an extract command attempts to reference data when loaded from table that in turn was loaded when using a non regular SD file such as KSAM XL KSAM64 and CM KSAM Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice 5 CPU Serial Number and CPU Name HPSUSAN amp HPCPUNAME Documentation 6 Enhancements in Suprtool Suprtool and its associated products run only on CPUs whose serial numbers have been encoded showvar hpsusan on MPE iX They also may be encoded with your HPCPUNAME values If it fails to run and you get an invalid HPCPUNAME or invalid HPSUSAN error message contact Robelle for assistance The user manual contains the full description of all the Suprtool suite of products including Dbedit Suprlink STExport and Suprtool2 as well as usage tips and commands for each The manuals are up to date with all the latest changes To see only the changes in the latest version see the What s New section of the manual or see the change notice You can download our manuals and change notices in various formats and you can order printed hardcopy manuals from our web site at http www robelle com library manuals Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice Installation Overview Ecometry Use
8. lled forcejumbo which will produce one of these single chunk jumbos so we are supporting it in Suprtool 5 3 11 Output Command The Output command has been enhanced to accept the new verb else which when invoked it will write out the records that do not qualify and write them to an external file Consider the following task base mydb get customers if custno gt 50A out mycusts link else xeq Suprtool will create two files one called mycusts and another called else which will be a temporary file This works for flat files Image via get and chain and KSAM files The temporary ELSE file will NOT prompt if there is a duplicate It will simply purge the file prior to creating the new temporary file You can of course use file equations to re direct the output to another named temporary file but the user is responsible for insuring that the file equated filename doesn t exist so that the write operation will work You cannot combine output else with the num or key options In this case Suprtool will tell you it is ignoring the else operation You cannot combine output else with any of the dup or nodup options or the duplicate command Suprtool will generate an error in this case Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice 11 Bugs Fixed Bugs Fixed In Suprtool 5 5 Ksam64 files Ksam64 files were not assumed to be Self describing like CM KSAM and KSAMXL files when it was the input file and had labels edit function
9. rs We have two types of Installations Tape and Download We provide links to the Installation instructions on our web site for each type of Install Users of the Ecometry application need to use the installation instructions supplied by Ecometry Corporation Those instructions have extra steps for updating the Ecometry code accounts You will find the Ecometry version of these instructions at http www robelle com ecometry Types of installations tape download combined qedit and suprtool tape Installation Instructions If you received a production release tape from Robelle then you can install using the instructions on this web page http www robelle com support install tape stprod html If you downloaded the Suprtool production release from our web site then the instructions can be found here for the ftp download method http www robelle com downloads install stprod ftp html and here for the WRQ download method http www robelle com downloads install stprod wrq html Installation Assistance Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice If you have any questions about the upgrade process or run into any problems please call us Technical support is available on weekdays from 8 a m to 4 p m Pacific time at 289 480 1060 or you can e mail your question to support robelle com You can also write the script using first last as your preference but first and last are also useful if you need to add da
10. ta into the middle of the fields you extract Enhancements in Version 5 6 Introduction Suprtool is constantly being updated with new features The following section describes the new enhancements to Suprtool since Suprtool 5 5 Extract Command Suprtool s extract command now has three new keywords which can be used for extract range feature You can now say extract all extract first last on an SD file or Image Eloquence dataset The intention is to make your scripts more easily maintained If you had a script that you wanted to put a sequence number at the beginning and then extract the rest of the dataset you previously had to specify the starting field and the ending field For example if the first field in a dataset was order no and the last field was pst code you may have a script that looked like this base orddb get customers def seq no 1 4 double ext seq no Scounter ext order no pst code out newfile link xeq If you added any fields to the beginning or end of the dataset you would have to re write the script Now you can write the script as being base orddb get customers def seq no 1 4 double ext seq no counter ext all out newfile link xeq You can also write the script using first last as your preference but first and last are also useful if you need to add data into the middle of the fields you extract base orddb get customers def seq no 1 4 double ext first zip ext seq no
11. with 1 and increase by 1 for any given char field value This way you can add a counter based on a sort break for a given field Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice 9 Enhancements in Version 5 5 Introduction Suprtool is constantly being updated with new features The following section describes the new enhancements to Suprtool since Suprtool 5 4 Set XLTRIM Suprtool now has the command Set xltrim on which tells Suprtool to close the output file in a manner in which it releases the disc space between EOF and the Flimit but the Flimit remains the same This trim will only occur of set squeeze is not set or if set squeeze is off Escape Command STExports Escape command has been revised to be faster and a couple of corner cases 10 Enhancements in Suprtool Suprtool 5 6 01 for HP e3000 Change Notice Enhancements in Version 5 4 Introduction Get Command Suprtool is constantly being updated with new features The following section describes the new enhancements to Suprtool since Suprtool 5 3 Bradmark s Adager can produce Jumbo datasets that are a single chunk Suprtool did not handle these single chunk master jumbo datasets properly as the last block calculation was done only after opening the last chunk itself We have adjusted the logic in making sure the calculation is done for this case earlier Adager does not create these single chunk jumbo datasets There is an un documented control directive in dbschema ca
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