Qedit for MPE Change Notice
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1. fix in a future release In the meantime the workaround is to explicitly identify the underscore as being part of the filename You can do this in different ways Here are two examples run qedit pub robelle info c t file my history vi The file keyword and the backslash characters are used to clearly identify the filename The other approach is remove the underscore from the list of valid delimiters using the Set StringDelimiters command run qedit pub robelle info set stringd posix c t my history vi The file approach is simpler as it only affects that particular command The Set StringDelimiter approach should be used with caution as it might affect other commands during the edit session Nested Command Files Starting with Qedit 5 4 11 complex command files with multiple levels of nesting can cause an abort In some of the cases we have seen the problem only occurred when the Defer option was used The workaround is simply to disable the feature with Set Open Defer Off We are investigating the problem and will fix it as soon as possible User Manual The user manual contains the full description of all the Qedit commands as well as usage tips The manual is up to date with all the latest changes incorporated in Qedit To see only the changes in the latest version see the What s New section of the manual or see the change notice Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Introducing Qedit 5 8 e 3 You can down2. line for the line to be selected Each string can have 1ts own search window The following enhancements have been implemented in the Qedit for Windows server e The server correctly returns error 90 when the modified record length is greater than the maximum allowed in the current workfile Qedit commands are added to the Redo stack before variable substitution occurs Set Varsub On i e with the variable name So if the variable value changes between the time the command is entered and the time it is retrieved from the stack the results may be different It s also important to note that commands related to Redo stack operations such as Listredo Do Before can not have trailing comments enclosed in curly braces anymore The comments are not removed and likely cause a syntax error Unresolved Externals on MPE iX 4 0 If you try to run Qedit on MPE 1X 4 0 you might get the following errors UNRESOLVED EXTERNALS thd errno LDRERR 512 UNRESOLVED EXTERNALS thread set error LDRERR 512 UNRESOLVED EXTERNALS thd lock lang mutex LDRERR 512 UNRESOLVED EXTERNALS thd unlock lang mutex LDRERR 512 These messages indicate some routines missing from the C library If you are not planning to upgrade to a more recent version of MPE 1X you should contact Robelle technical support We can provide you with an additional file that will fix these problems CPU Serial Number HPSUSAN Qedit runs only on CPUs whose serial numbers the s
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4. Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice by Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Program and manual copyright O 1977 2008 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 Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Rn solutions technology Robelle Solutions Technology Inc 7360 137 Street Suite 372 Surrey B C Canada V3W 1A3 Phone 604 501 2001 Fax 604 501 2003 E mail sales robelle com E mail support robelle com Web www robelle com Contents Introducing Qedit 5 8 1 aa o A A A A A A duane io toss 1 OJISdit TOR Vy ING OWS adobo MELO Ones A Version Sd a l PLO Ui Ont IA Versiono Jerin ee een 2 COMPANY il e 2 Unresolved Externals on MPEAX 4 0 000 0 cece cece ccc ccccsccsccsccescescesccescescescesccsscescscescesces 2 CPU senal Number CHP SUSAN seen be ee 2 Compatibility Mode vs Native Mode c00ooooccccccooooooooooooononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nono non nono nono nn nn non nn nnnnnnnnos 2 KNOW TOD ee ee ee 3 Underscore in INFOS String 222222020000000000000000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 Nested Command Ale ee leeren 3 o leases c s Bre vets EEE HERAN ER E EIER ERHERER aa nee ese cca ce sess 3 MESA A A A EE
5. a logon UDC will not be applied in the Qedit server process Firewall Protocol and the Server The default protocol is usually sufficient at most sites However some customers use firewall devices to further restrict access to their HP e3000 The default protocol might not work at some of these sites For this reason the server offers a Firewall protocol In order to use this protocol a Qedit listener has to be running at all times You should add this job to your system startup procedure stream qserver qeditjob robelle If the job is not running all new connection requests are rejected Currently the only way to stop the job is to abort it With this setup the server runs as a listener similar to a UNIX daemon It waits for incoming connection requests on a specific port number Like the HP UX server the default port number 1s 7395 If you want to use a different port you have to modify the Qserver job stream Upon receiving a request the listener passes the information down to RPM which then takes over QEDSERVMODE JCW The Qedit server process always executes the commands in the system wide Qeditmgr files e g Qeditmgr Pub Sys Processing of the account and group Qeditmer files can be enabled in the client To indicate that you are using the Qedit server in either the server or the nonserver mode which are not exactly the same we provide a JCW called QEDSERVMODE QEDSERV MODE is set to zero 0 if you are in nonserve
6. e mail your question to support robelle com Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Installation e 5 Enhancements Since Version 5 6 Introduction With every release we provide Qedit users with new features Major enhancements since the last major release include e A rangelist can now have an AND keyword with up to 10 search strings All strings must be found on a single line for the line to be selected Each string can have its own search window 5 6 10 The following sections describe the new enhancements to Qedit since the last major release The number in brackets at the end of each section indicates the version in which the feature was first introduced Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Enhancements Since Version 5 6 e 7 Qedit for Windows Introduction Qedit for Windows lets you edit local MPE 1X and HP UX files from a single MS Windows program It consists of a Windows editing client and either an MPE 1X or HP UX editing server that work together to edit your host files To take advantage of Qedit for Windows you need both parts the client and the server Qedit for Windows uses the popular TCP IP protocol for communicating between the client and the server this is the same protocol that you use to access the Web Configuring the Qedit server software requires creating the correct TCP IP environment for Qedit for Windows Server Process By default the Qedit server uses the MPE IX Remote Process Management RPM serv
7. howvar hpsusan number on MPE 1X have been encoded If it fails to run and you see an invalid HPSUSAN error message call Robelle for assistance Compatibility Mode vs Native Mode 2 e Introducing Qedit 5 8 Throughout this change notice and in all the Qedit documentation there are references to compatibility mode and native mode If you are on a Classic HP e3000 that is not on MPE 1X you can use the compatibility mode version of Qedit Our Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice installation jobs will automatically install the correct version of Qedit for your machine Qedit works on both MPE 1X and MPE XL Any reference to MPE 1X in our documentation can also be considered a reference to MPE XL and vice versa Known Problems Documentation Underscore in INFO String The underscore character can be used as a string delimiter and as as valid character in a Posix filename If you enter a filename containing an underscore in the INFO string parameter Qedit interprets the underscore as a string delimiter For example if you enter run qedit pub robelle info c t my history vi This command should start up Qedit have it open the Posix file called my history and go into full screen mode automatically However since the underscore is seen as a string delimiter whatever follows is basically ignored during command processing Thus the file is opened but Qedit stays at the line mode prompt We hope to have a permanent
8. ice to start each server session With RPM the client sends a program name and an Info string along with logon information to the RPM listening process The RPM listening process then validates the user logon and starts the specified program with the Info string The server process is seen as an MPE 1X session but the process is not included in your user limit The Qedit server software is not available for MPEV Logon Sequence When you use an MPE 1X connection to open a file in Qedit for Windows this is what happens 1 A new host session is started and the user name and passwords are validated this includes additional logon processing by products such as SECURITY 3000 2 The Qedit client asks RPM on the host to run the C1 Pub Sys program with an Info string For example gedit pub robelle d lt ip address gt The lt ip address gt is the IP address of the Qedit client 3 The Qedit process starts and it verifies that you are authorized to use Qedit in server mode Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Qedit for Windows e 9 10 e Qedit for Windows 4 Any system wide Qeditmer files are always processed Processing of account and group Qeditmgr files is optional and must be enabled in the client 5 The requested file is opened 6 A response is sent to the client It is important to note that logon UDCs are not executed as part of this process Any environment variables or file equations that are set up as part of
9. load the files from the Robelle web site at http www robelle com library manuals Change Notice For a complete description of the latest changes made to Qedit the installation instructions and any compatibility issues see the change notice that was included with the release Printed Documentation The latest user manual and change notice are available in Adobe PDF format If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader you can get a copy from http www adobe com prodindex acrobat readstep html 4 e Introducing Qedit 5 8 Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Installation Overview 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 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 mnstall tape Igprod html If you downloaded the Qedit production release from our web site then the instructions can be found here for the ftp download method http www robelle com downloads install lqprod ftp html and here for the WRQ download method http www robelle com downloads install lqprod wrg html Installation Assistance 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 800 453 8970 or you can
10. r mode and nonzero if you are in server mode If you are using the Qedit server you should modify your Qeditmgr file so that few if any commands are executed in server mode For example if Qedservmode 0 then set extprog mpex pub vesoft endif Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Bugs Fixed Since Version 5 7 Introduction This release fixes a number of bugs The number in brackets at the end of each section indicates the version in which the problem has been fixed e Regular Expressions Qedit would improperly report the error String longer than maximum allowed if the expression specified is longer than the window of the rangelist 5 7 10 e Text command The text command would faile with Integer Divide by Zero error when texting in some variable length or bytestream files 5 7 11 Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Bugs Fixed Since Version 5 7 e 11
11. you would like more information please contact Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Qedit for Windows Our newest editor Qedit for Windows now gives you the familiar Windows interface for editing both MPE 1X and HP UX files all from a single program Qedit for Windows is the next generation of our popular editor which consists of a Windows editing client and either an MPE 1X or HP UX editing server that work together to edit host files Since its release we have focused our development efforts on Qedit for Windows adding more functionality and continuing to expand its capabilities If you would like to upgrade to Qedit for Windows please contact Robelle Solutions Technology Inc Highlights In Version 5 8 This is an overview of all the changes implemented in this version e Text command The text command would fail with Integer Divide by Zero error when texting in some variable length or bytestream files e Regular Expressions Qedit would improperly report the error String longer than maximum allowed if the expression specified is longer than the window of the rangelist Qedit 5 8 for HP e3000 Change Notice Introducing Qedit 5 8 e 1 Highlights In Version 5 7 Compatibility This is an overview of all the changes implemented in this version e MPE commands with long Info string do not cause stack corruption anymore e A rangelist can now have an AND keyword with up to 10 search strings All strings must be found on a single
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