ABOUT CREATE.FILE COMMAND IN INFOBASIC

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prabal_482

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Jan 4, 2006, 12:07:44 AM1/4/06
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HI,
CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO CREATE A TABLE IN INFOBASIC BY USING
CREATE.FILE COMMAND ?

Rick Weiser

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Jan 4, 2006, 4:20:23 PM1/4/06
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EXECUTE "CREATE-FILE filename dictmod datamod"

This file will get created in the current working directory. If you
want to create it in a different dir then add the full file path to the
filename above.

Rick

prabal_482

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Jan 5, 2006, 1:15:44 AM1/5/06
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HI RICK,
I RAN CREATE-FILE COMMAND AND SAW THE FILE BEING CREATED. HOW DO I ADD
FIELDS TO THAT FILE ? PLS. HELP

Rick Weiser

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Jan 5, 2006, 2:24:17 PM1/5/06
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Wow, these are very fundimental questions about PICK. You need to get
into a training class or get a book. Jonathan Sisk has written many
books on this issue, unfortunately most if not all are out of print. I
have attached 2 links below. The first is a direct link to Sisk
Library of books, the other is a link to one of the books he translated
into web pages.

http://www.jes.com/picklist.html

http://www.jes.com/pb/

You may also want to call jBASE as they run training sessions also.

Rick

acleda

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Jan 5, 2006, 9:37:27 PM1/5/06
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Hi prabal_482,

Why don't you use template to create table? are you in Globus?

prabal_482

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Jan 6, 2006, 12:42:46 AM1/6/06
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Yes i work in Globus. I need to learn a lot tho. I want to get into the
development side, till now ive only done extraction of datas and
dumping it to a file. Now i want to create a table, either by
CREATE-FILE or by using Template. Can u provide me some help files or
links regarding creating templates in GLOBUS??

mike ryder

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Jan 6, 2006, 4:50:42 AM1/6/06
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You need to get a Globus training course on development. If you try to
hack it without taking the training you are likely to bring Globus down.

Frastow

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Jan 6, 2006, 8:07:43 AM1/6/06
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Hi Rick,
Any significant difference between PICK Basic and the Infor basic
variant used by Temenos?

Regards,

Rick Weiser

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Jan 6, 2006, 2:02:18 PM1/6/06
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Well,

There are some differences between jBC (jBASE Basic) and generic Pick
Basic. The differences really depend which MV Flavor you are talking
about. jBASE worked very hard to get as compatable as possible without
giving up flexibility. But you find some differences, none that I
consider significant (other might disagree).

Rick

Frastow

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Jan 6, 2006, 2:07:29 PM1/6/06
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We are using jBase 4.1. There seems to be an absolutely shocking lack
of 'wisdom' out there for jBase - considering that it powers our core
banking system (Temenos), thats not something I am comfortable with.
Since I saw the pick Basic links on this group, I was wondering how
much of the structural and usage elements of pick basic apply to info
basic.

Regards,

mike ryder

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Jan 6, 2006, 6:32:57 PM1/6/06
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Pick basic and infobasic and jBase basic are essentially the same thing
with different names - coming from the different providers.

There were more than 10 different flavours during the 80s/90s and today
there are at least 6 (jBase, QM, U2, D3, Univision, Revelation) and
that doesn't count people like ADP and "Reynolds and Reynolds" who have
their own flavours.

If you want to know more on that, google comp.databases.pick becuase
the MV history has been a recent topic.

In essence all of the constructs within unibasic are the same as that
from any other MV provider. There are certain nuances about whether you
can open a file which is not defined in your VOC and certain flavour
differences if you use OCONV/ICONV - none of which is significant.

However, the OP was asking about CREATE.FILES in a Globus situation.
That is not permitted. Architecturally, Globus has a set of processes
and templates so that all processes operate correctly and in harmony.
You cannot write code for Globus without knowing these facts and how to
use the architecture. In order to understand how to write code for
Globus, you must take a developer class - even if you have been writing
pick basic for 5 millenia! ;-)

This is no different from any other software application. You may be
able to write C++ but, unless you understand the architecture of Word
you cannot write applications that use Word.

Just my 2p

acleda

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Jan 8, 2006, 10:22:40 PM1/8/06
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Hi prabal_482,

In Template programming it's have the step using CREATE-FILE, for
document procedure to created, i think, in the best, you should contact
temenos, they will provide you. anyway they cannot help you if you face
any problem regarding this case.

Acleda

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