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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

1048.0. "DwtFetchInterfaceModule never finds the module" by COOKIE::HOYT (No, this is Iowa.) Fri Jun 30 1989 16:22

UWS 2.0 --

I have a customer who is using DwtFetchInterfaceModule in conjunction with
create callbacks to read in part of his UI instead of using DwtFetchWidget to
fetch each widget (a main window and several popups) separately. However,
DwtFetchInterfaceModule returns DRMNotFound no matter what string is passed
as the module name: the name which appears after the keyword MODULE in the UIL
file, the name of the .uid file, or even a widget name. The impression given
from the documentation is that it is the name after the keyword MODULE which
should be used. Is this a bug or cockpit error?

Kurt
devnul::hoyt

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1048.1		COOKIE::HOYT	No, this is Iowa.	`Thu Jul 06 1989 07:59`	3
	Apparently, nobody knows. I'll advise the customer not to use DwtFetchInterfaceModule.
1048.2		QUARK::LIONEL	Free advice is worth every cent	`Thu Jul 06 1989 08:35`	5
	This conference is not a customer support mechanism. If you want a guaranteed response, use the proper support channels. Steve
1048.3		COOKIE::HOYT	No, this is Iowa.	`Thu Jul 06 1989 09:44`	3
	No, but it is a useful source of information. A bit lean on Ultrix, but useful nonetheless.
1048.4	Try the UIL-DRM conference...	R2ME2::HARROW	POSIX what?	`Thu Jul 06 1989 09:49`	6
	Since there is a specific conference on UIL/DRM why don't you try there. You're much more likely to get a response. Press <SELECT> or <KP7> to add it to your notebook. -Jer
1048.5	Requires Uppercase; coding a lost skill?	SDSVAX::SWEENEY	Honey, I iconified the kids	`Thu Jul 06 1989 10:08`	14
	...Or better yet, use your time to code rather than complain. A bit of time spent coding on your part would have told you the answer and spared us a lot of time reading your question and the replies that haven't told us much. In about five minutes I edited helloworld to DwtFetchInterfaceModule rather than fetch a widget and discovered that DwtFetchInterfaceModule appears to require an uppercase module name. Is it a bug or a feature? I don't know, but I do know that the field had better re-learn all the problem solving skills it employed before 1984 when Notes became the substitute for them.
1048.6	You help is greatly appreciated.	COOKIE::HOYT	No, this is Iowa.	`Thu Jul 06 1989 17:46`	6
	Thanks for the info. I thought I had supplied good information, if not I apologize. I did in fact do some programming -- I posted here as a last resort when I felt I had exhausted all the combinations. Of course, since I'm in Ultrix support, using UPPER case never occurred to me -- especially since it isn't required for the other names in the UIL file like widgets and procedures.
1048.7	I think this needs a QAR	CIMNET::SWAMINATHAN		`Fri Jul 07 1989 13:56`	7
	There is no use pounding on people like this. Obviously why would anybody assume the DwtFetchWidget needs uppercase especially when case-sensitivity is implied. Otherwise document it. Ramesh