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Re: Just a raw beginner

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Hi,

Jon Sisk's tutorial deals with generic PICK (otherwise known as R83) and 
gives the commands relevant for that flavour. UniVerse, and indeed most 
of the multi-value products available today, can be switched to 
different "flavours" depending on what your background is - and many 
commands - including those to create files - are different depending on 
the flavour.

For greatest compatibility, you should probably use the PICK flavour. 
And then check the manual (I think there is a specific manual giving all 
the PICK flavour commands) to get the correct syntax.

 From memory, type 1 and type 19 files are directory files. Type 18 is 
the standard data file type - although you can choose a different type. 
Somewhere in the manuals, there is a table showing the file differences 
but for the most part you can ignore them. I would recommend that you 
have LONGNAMES set to ON - otherwise your filenames will be truncated - 
CUSTOMERS will become something like CUSTU001. Internally, you will see 
the correct file names, but from Windows Explorer they will be changed.

Check out the getting started books for OpenQM available from 
www.rushflat.co.nz - OpenQM is close enough to UniVerse that most things 
will be the same (but as with every flavour - it is the little 
differences that are the most annoying).

Cheers,

Brian

On 31/01/2011 3:55 a.m., Bob wrote:
> I've just started to play with the UniVerse Personal Edition for
> Windows and I'm already having these problems.
>
> I'm using Jonathan Sisk's tutorial. He has the format for creating a
> file as "CREATE-FILE BP 11,1 29,1", but when I do that, the system
> tells me that I need a file type. So I enter '1' and BP is created.
> "CREATE-FILE BP 1 11,1 29,1" works for me too. Incidentally, when I
> put in other numbers besides '1' for file type, it's invalid though
> the warning text tells me that the valid range is 1 - 19 or 25  or 30.
> So does '1' specify a directory or folder file? And when the file is
> created, I'm told that D_BP is Type 3, Modulo 1, Separation 2. Now,
> that doesn't sound right.
>
> Also, Sisk tells me to "ED MD BP" so I can enable compilation. But
> that command doesn't work at all, and it turns out that I can compile
> anyhow.
>
> I don't check my gmail acct very much, so please send notice to
> iiicollies@mchsi.com
>
> Thanks
>

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Just a raw beginner Bob <iiicollies@gmail.com> - 2011-01-30 19:55 -0800
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    Re: Just a raw beginner Robert Joslyn <bobjoslynalt@gmail.com> - 2011-01-31 06:46 -0800
      Re: Just a raw beginner Ross Ferris <rossf@stamina.com.au> - 2011-01-31 21:59 -0800
      Re: Just a raw beginner Bob <iiicollies@gmail.com> - 2011-01-31 21:34 -0800
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      Re: Just a raw beginner Bob <iiicollies@gmail.com> - 2011-01-31 07:11 -0800
        Re: Just a raw beginner Brian Speirs <bss59@btinternet.com> - 2011-01-31 20:21 +0000
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  Re: Just a raw beginner Brian Speirs <bss59@btinternet.com> - 2011-01-31 08:31 +0000
    Re: Just a raw beginner Robert Joslyn <bobjoslynalt@gmail.com> - 2011-01-31 03:33 -0800

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