| Title: | FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS |
| Moderator: | ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE |
| Created: | Thu Feb 19 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Mon May 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 615 |
| Total number of notes: | 1779 |
I have recently encountered a problem with FOCUS initiating
an infinite loop that gobbles up CPU like mad.
I am running FOCUS V5.0 and I discovered FOCUS.EXE running for
over 24 hrs with incredible system impact. There was no batch
job and no users in the account that was running it.
I have no real clue as to what was going on , but I think it
has a problem initializing the screen with SET TERM/DEVICE
set to some types of devices, and somehow detached the process.
Has anyone run into this or knows a work around ?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 143.1 | Need more info | HEIDI::MACKENZIE | Fri Oct 21 1988 12:46 | 6 | |
I too have had this 'phenomenom' occur. I ended up tracing it back
to the .FEX that was running. The fex was using CASE logic in update
mode. Perhaps if you give a little more info re. the problem, sample
code, etc., I can be of more help.
Chris
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| 143.2 | TOLKIN::WELLS | Mon Oct 24 1988 11:58 | 34 | ||
Here's some more info. on the problem:
This procedure initiated a 30 clock hr/9 hrs of CPU use phantom loop
in a detached process.
ACCORDING TO THE OPENED FILES IN THE ACCOUNT THAT INITIATED THE LOOP
THIS (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) WAS WHAT WE FOUND RUNNING :
FILENAME=EX1,SUFFIX=FOC
SEGNAME=ONE,SEGTYPE=S3
FIELDNAME=OPERATOR ID,ALIAS=ID,FORMAT=I3,$
FIELDNAME=DATE,ALIAS=DT,FORMAT=I6MDY,$
FIELDNAME=SHIFT,ALIAS=SH,FORMAT=I1,$
FIELDNAME=SYSTEM,ALIAS=SY,FORMAT=A7,$
FIELDNAME=DEVICE,ALIAS=DE,FORMAT=A4,$
FIELDNAME=TEST,ALIAS=TE,FORMAT=A2,$
FIELDNAME=TOTAL TESTED,ALIAS=TT,FORMAT=I6C,$
FIELDNAME=TOTAL GOOD,ALIAS=TG,FORMAT=I6C,$
FIELDNAME=TEST TIME,ALIAS=TI,FORMAT=D5.2,$
FIELDNAME=NON TST TIME,ALIAS=NT,FORMAT=D5.2,$
TABLE FILE EX1
PRINT SHIFT AND DATE AND 'OPERATOR ID' AND SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND TEST AND
'TOTAL TESTED' AND 'TOTAL GOOD' AND 'TEST TIME' AND 'NON TST TIME'
BY 'OPERATOR ID' SKIP-LINE
HEADING CENTER
"OPERATOR REPORT - VERSION 1"
END
REGARDS,
CHRIS
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| 143.3 | Looks like bad code...!! | SCRUZ::PARKER_TY | Tyrone Parker WR03-2/M13 | Thu Nov 10 1988 20:09 | 24 |
I believe your problem could stem from a foxexec (REPORT) running that was coded incorrectly.. For one, the Master File description looks BOGUS... FIELDNAME=TOTAL TESTED,ALIAS=TT,FORMAT=I6C,$ FIELDNAME=TOTAL GOOD,ALIAS=TG,FORMAT=I6C,$ FIELDNAME=TEST TIME,ALIAS=TI,FORMAT=D5.2,$ FIELDNAME=NON TST TIME,ALIAS=NT,FORMAT=D5.2,$ I don't think you can have fieldnames with embedded blanks... This may be why the report has statements like: PRINT SHIFT AND DATE AND 'OPERATOR ID' AND SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND TEST AND 'TOTAL TESTED' AND 'TOTAL GOOD' AND 'TEST TIME' AND 'NON TST TIME' BY 'OPERATOR ID' SKIP-LINE This report probably would cause unpredictable results when FOCUS was trying to interpret the report and Master file description.. Hope this helps... Tyrone. | |||||