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==== Pdisk or Porter (RevG Specific) ====
=== At 28 FEB 2004 08:41:45AM Travis S Williams wrote: ===
{{tag>"RevG Specific"}}
I have been attempting to use either one to export my RevG database information. My issue is that everytime I use either one my RevG says V? not on file. Now, I have both files(porter and pdisk) under the same directory as the executable. When I start up my app, I can not copy (Result: 0 records copied), attach, or catalog(Result: File name?), either one of these files. This is probably a real simple issue, but it has been bugging me for hours. I do have $pdisk and $porter as well. Does either one of these files get listed when you simply put the file under the directory and run the RevG program?
Any help is appreciate.
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=== At 28 FEB 2004 09:09AM The Sprezzatura Group wrote: ===
Is that the error message? [b]V?[/b] is not on file? The error messages normally mean something so their complete accurate text is useful.
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=== At 28 FEB 2004 12:13PM Travis S Williams wrote: ===
You are correct. Here it is:
:BASIC DOS C:\UNIWAY99\$PORTER
$V15 is not on file.
Whether it is PDISK or PORTER I get the same error message. Both of these commands are not listed under the VOC file; however, I do have a system diskette that has the command, BASIC, under the VOC file. I tried copying it using Qfile, but it said 0 records copied.
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=== At 28 FEB 2004 12:27PM The Sprezzatura Group wrote: ===
There's your problem. You are using a [i]runtime[/i] version of the software which is not licensed for development and so cannot compile programs.
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=== At 29 FEB 2004 07:56AM The Sprezzatura Group wrote: ===
As an aside if you try RUN VERBS PORTER does it say that $PORTER is not on file? Just wondering if the original developer had already compiled it.
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=== At 29 FEB 2004 03:21PM Travis S Williams wrote: ===
That is exactly what it says. I do have the System diskettes - Couldn't I run/compile the Porter or PDISK program from that diskette/RevG system?
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=== At 29 FEB 2004 05:59PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote: ===
Well it depends... is there anything that suggests your copy is a development version not a runtime?
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=== At 01 MAR 2004 01:11AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote: ===
Is there a $PORTER on the diskette? If so RUN DOS A:\PORTER from TCL would do it.
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=== At 01 MAR 2004 07:02PM Travis S Williams wrote: ===
Yeah, I have a $Porter file.This is what happens when I run that command.
:RUN DOS C:\UNIWAY99\PORTER DOS,123
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I thought it was supposed to give me a series of questions.
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=== At 02 MAR 2004 03:09AM The Sprezzatura Group wrote: ===
OK well looking at the PORTER source here (which hasn't changed for nigh on 20 years) it [i]should[/i] be asking you for the name of the file to convert at this point. Someone may have modified your Porter routine, sorry.
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=== At 02 MAR 2004 03:05PM Travis S Williams wrote: ===
I just can't catch a break. Here is what happened when I attempted to compile the both Porter and pdisk:
:COMPILE DOS $PORTER
'$PORTER'
'$PORTER' Line 1 B102 Bad statement.
*
'$PORTER' Line 2 B102 Bad statement.
'$PORTER' Line 2 B102 Bad statement.
'$PORTER' Line 2 B123 Unmatched "NEXT", "REPEAT" or "END CASE";
'$PORTER' Line 2 B100 Compilation aborted; No object code produced.
:COMPILE DOS $PDISK
'$PDISK'
'$PDISK' Line 1 B102 Bad statement.
**
'$PDISK' Line 2 B100 Compilation aborted; No object code produced.
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I think my best bet is to create a R/Basic program to export the database information.
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=== At 02 MAR 2004 03:21PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote: ===
The implication there is that PORTER is now in DOS format for some reason and needs to be reconverted to Rev G format before it will compile.
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=== At 02 MAR 2004 04:13PM Richard Hunt wrote: ===
I might be confused...
"$PORTER" is the compiled version of "PORTER". You can not compile a compiled program.
Can you edit the "$PORTER" program and actually see source code???
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=== At 02 MAR 2004 04:18PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote: ===
Good call Richard - we blame the bug that's going around!
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=== At 03 MAR 2004 02:22PM Warren wrote: ===
I seem to recall that you could create a template record somewhere and PORTER would not go interactive???
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=== At 04 MAR 2004 09:06AM Don Miller - C3 Inc. wrote: ===
COMPILE DOS $PORTER???
That would attempt to compile and Object record wouldn't it. I think what you need is an original REV-G PORTER source program .. or failing that, an original compiled object record ($PORTER). Put the source into a file (typically BP) and compile it .. COMPILE BP PORTER. You should not receive any errors. Then RUN BP PORTER from the TCL.
Don M
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=== At 04 MAR 2004 01:35PM Warren wrote: ===
Okay, I had the source to a couple of versions of PORTER in my REV G system.
But it looks like it will use Dictionary records @XFER, @XFERIN and @XFEROUT (depending on the version) to automate import/exports. Maybe only for ASCII import/export, I didn't look that closely at the code.
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