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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

1642.0. "Prompt for new folder?" by KERNEL::LOAT (Bored....Bored....BORED!!!!) Wed Oct 21 1992 19:29

    
    In the profile, there is a flag which can be set so the user prompted
    when they create a new folder. If I enter a 'Y' in this field when
    editting a user profile, it seems to have no effect at all, whereas if
    the user goes through US SWC and sets it there, it does work.
    
    The script OA$DO:FOLDER.SCP checks for the value of a permanent symbol
    $NEW_FOLDER_PROMPT and if this is set to 'Y' ALL-IN-1 will prompt you
    for creating a new folder.
    
    The editting of the user profile doesn't write anything to the users
    .PST, so how is this option supposed to chnage the value of this
    permanent symbol?
    
    Looking at the script and the logic of what's going on, I can't see how
    this would ever work.
    
    Suggestions?
    
    Steve.
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1642.1Bug?????IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeWed Oct 21 1992 19:4417
    We changed this in V3.0 to use the PROFIL fields directly, or rather
    the PROFIL_mumble special symbols instead of PST symbols. Indeed we
    call OA$LIB:PST_TO_PROF.SCP and PST_TO_PROF2.SCP to copy the current
    setting of the PST symbls into the profile.
    
    The Named Data on SWC has a /PUT_SAVE to the PST symbol, but I think we
    did that for backwards compatability reasons so that any application
    that was using the PST symbol would still work. Since SWC has a /DATA
    to PROFIL, it writes through to the file anyway.
    
    The SWC option on US has a OA$INI_GLOBALS in it to reset all the global
    symbols again after the profile reciord has been updated.
    
    WP C calls DOCDSC which has a /VALID on the folder field which calls
    FOLDER.SCP, which tests the PST symbol...
    
    Graham
1642.2KERNEL::LOATBored....Bored....BORED!!!!Thu Oct 22 1992 10:4118
    Hi Graham
    
    �We changed this in V3.0 to use the PROFIL fields directly, or rather
    �the PROFIL_mumble special symbols instead of PST symbols. Indeed we
    �call OA$LIB:PST_TO_PROF.SCP and PST_TO_PROF2.SCP to copy the current
    �setting of the PST symbls into the profile.
    
    What did you change? I've looked at a trace of document creation, and
    the only checking I can find is against the value of
    $NEW_FOLDER_PROMPT. I've also looked through a trace of editting a
    profile, and I can't find anywhere where it does anything to the users
    PST or creates a permanent symbol $NEW_FOLDER_PROMPT.
    
    Bug? Definitely!
    
    Steve.
1642.3Looking forward to your SPR :-)IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeThu Oct 22 1992 19:0210
    Steve,
    
    What I meant was that we changed all the things on SWC that used to be
    PST sysmbols into PROFIL fields. And, as you can see, we made a good
    job of changing the field setting from SWC. We just forgot to chnage
    the code that tested the symbol.....
    
    Sorry,
    
    Graham