| Title: | COPIS VAXination Users Conference |
| Notice: | Please use conference ORCHRD::FMAP_USERS - see note 1.1 |
| Moderator: | ORCHRD::KIPNES |
| Created: | Wed Jul 13 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 18 1990 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri May 02 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 171 |
| Total number of notes: | 402 |
The latest version of F/MIC offers the option of a directory for
reports. While using this facility (PR), I noticed that if at some
point I Q(uit) out of the list of files, the next time I go into
PR and list the files available for printing, I seem to get a different
list of files.
A closer look seems to indicate that if I Quit out of the list, the
next time I access PR, the list begins with the next file I would have
seen previously IF I had not Quit. How can I begin at the beginning
of the directory?
Also, the PR function displays the filenames one at a time without
a date stamp. I have created several reports over the past few
months, and displaying the file date would help me identify which
file I really want. I could look at the contents of each, but very
often I generate the same report and same criteria for different
months.
Also, who is responsible for keeping the number of files to a minimum?
Is there a purge function that takes place behind the scenes which
deletes files that are 1 month or older?
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| 155.1 | CINEMX::KIPNES | Ken 269-2269 | Wed Jan 18 1989 16:51 | 54 | |
Laurel,
You sure were busy today!
#1:
The latest version of F/MIC offers the option of a directory for
reports. While using this facility (PR), I noticed that if at some
point I Q(uit) out of the list of files, the next time I go into
PR and list the files available for printing, I seem to get a different
list of files.
A closer look seems to indicate that if I Quit out of the list, the
next time I access PR, the list begins with the next file I would have
seen previously IF I had not Quit. How can I begin at the beginning
of the directory?
>> The menu currently in use by FMAP, is an 'interim' menu
>> written in DCL just 'to get us by until the REAL one is
>> released'. The directory is the DCL lexical F$SEARCH
>> function. This function just continues to give you the
>> next file alphabetically in your directory, no matter when
>> you ask it. There is a small change I could make that
>> MIGHT solve the problem; beyond that, for something more
>> elegant, you're gonna have to wait for the new menu to be
>> released; we're not making any major changes to this one.
#2:
Also, the PR function displays the filenames one at a time without
a date stamp. I have created several reports over the past few
months, and displaying the file date would help me identify which
file I really want. I could look at the contents of each, but very
often I generate the same report and same criteria for different
months.
>> You have the option of deleting the file in the print
>> facility now. Why not do that once you viewed it? We are
>> about to implement a periodic purge function to delete files
>> more than 14 days old; this will be driven by our QCA group
>> - which almost answers #3:
Also, who is responsible for keeping the number of files to a minimum?
Is there a purge function that takes place behind the scenes which
deletes files that are 1 month or older?
>> Is there a need for files to be left around (on our
>> system) for more than two weeks? As I said above, our
>> plans are to purge anything older than 14 days.
/ken
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| 155.2 | A purge process in now in place | CINEMX::COPUSER88 | Cynthia Becker, EUS | Wed Mar 15 1989 14:22 | 10 |
< Also, who is responsible for keeping the number of files to a minimum?
< Is there a purge function that takes place behind the scenes which
< deletes files that are 1 month or older?
Laurel,
We just instituted a purge process recently - see Note 39.2.
cb
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