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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

2665.0. "DTR$ symbols read-only? Is this documented?" by SWAM2::RHODEWALT_BR (Pillage pillage, loot loot) Wed May 05 1993 21:43

    Is the DTR$dtr_symbol construct read-only? I can't seem to write to 
    a DTR symbol from ALL-IN-1 this way, even if I've previously declared
    it in Datatrieve, and even if I try to assign the same number of bytes
    as I declared.
    
    Thanks for any help.
    
    Bruce
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2665.1Looks like you're rightAIMTEC::WICKS_Aon the Streets of San FranciscoWed May 05 1993 22:0419
    Bruce 
    
    APR volume 1 page 5-2 mentions DTR$ symbols though the associated table
    it refers you doesn't list them.
    
    Looking at the source code helps and the comments for OA$SYM_GET_SYMBOL
    list DTR$symbols as valid whereas the comments for OA$SYM_PUT_SYMBOL don't
    which to a novice like me would suggest they are as you suspect
    read-only.
    
    Of course i've never used Datatrieve and the only help STARS gave me
    was a Don Vickers note from Nov-1990 (the v2.4 conference note 722)
    and an old article form our Dead Products Consultant Dave Zaniewski
    written in August of 1989.
    
    regards,
    
    Andrew.D.Wicks