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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

964.0. "handling" by AUNTB::JUDD (aka beej) Tue Jun 30 1992 19:13

    My customer is running ALL-IN-1 2.4 and so am I.  When I do a LIST
    in the HANDLING field under Word Processing I get many more format
    types than my customer.  Is this something that occurs in installation?
    
    In particular, we are looking at a way to convert an IBM DCA/RFT
    document to WPS-PLUS so that it can be edited.  
    
    thanks,
    
    bj

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964.1	DCA/RFT DSAB solved this problem	ACUMEN::VICKERS	Rearranging the DEChairs	`Tue Jun 30 1992 20:56`	10
	There used to be a DSAB in the old non improved ASSETS library which supported DCA/RFT documents. I believe that it is still available in the European ASSETS library. I also believe that KeyPak has some rudimentary support for DCA/RFT document conversion. I'm not sure whether this would be ideal for what your customer requires. Good luck, don
964.2	What's in the list?	LARVAE::JORDAN	Chris Jordan, TSE - Technology Services, End-User Computing	`Wed Jul 01 1992 12:29`	6
	If you tell us what is in your list (approximately) we might be able to tell if they are added as a "customisation" or as a product (DESKtop for DOS??, TeamLinks??) or as a third party (Keypak??, WordPerfect??). Cheers, Chris
964.3	Handling -- FORMAT master records	SHALOT::NICODEM	Avoid traffic; leave work at noon	`Wed Jul 01 1992 17:13`	12
	To answer the original question (concerning the Handling types), ALL-IN-1 comes with a number of records in the FORMAT data base. These are the records that are seen when you do a Find on the Handling field. However, like everything else in ALL-IN-1, you can customize, add, and expand what's already there. Just for comparison, I took a look at our system here in the office, and there are 120 entries in the FORMAT master file! A number of these are ones that we have tailored ourselves. So seeing differences in the Handling records from site to site is very common. F
964.4	thanks	AUNTB::JUDD	aka beej	`Wed Jul 01 1992 18:24`	14
	Thanks. The DCA/RFT asset was retired prior to v2.4. However, I have used it with v2.4 systems and it works fine (just was never officially tested). My current thinking is to use this asset on the customer's 2.4 system, get the documents converted and then upgrade to v3.0. Like .3, our internal system has hundreds of format types under HANDLING, like IBM DCA-RFT, MASS-11, MS Word, NAVY DIF, WANG PC, Samna Word, etc. So you're saying that these have been added by our IS folkes? thanks, bj
964.5	FYI	SHALOT::TROTTA	Still here	`Wed Jul 01 1992 21:24`	7
	It's been a LONG time, but I seem to remember that the DCA/RFT ASSET kit supplied a modified OAET and OAGBL. So if you install the V2.3 kit on a V2.4 system, you'll most certainly be messing up some other things even though the DCA/RFT handler might work just fine. E.g., the V2.3 OAET wouldn't provide support for DDIF, DTIF, DOTS, and PS. -- Paul
964.6	Remove it before v3.0	AIMTEC::WICKS_A	DEC Mail Works for ME sometimes	`Wed Jul 01 1992 21:54`	12
	I think the "expert" up I-85 had some good ideas and I'd ordered the DCA/RFT thingy this morning to take a look at what it changed but it didn't get here - according to VTX it IS certified to run on ALL-IN-1 v2.4 Whatever you do make sure the Asset isn't there when the customer goes to v3.0 as we've already had some "FUN" with customers trying to run other 'deceased assets' such as OASTRING and OATPU against the latest and greatest ALL-IN-1. regards, Andrew.D.Wicks