| Title: | POLYCENTER Console Manager |
| Notice: | Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS: |
| Moderator: | CSC32::BUTTERWORTH |
| Created: | Thu Aug 06 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1541 |
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Hello - Although this sounds a little goofy, I can image that other folks may run into the same problem. I had a Windows Console Editor up, however circumstances indicated I should make my configuration change in the character-cell editor. The Windows editor remained up even after I had issued the Reconfigure from DCL. The problem is that the Windows editor never saw the change until I ran both the C3 and the Windows editor down, and restarted them both. I even tried doing a SAVE to see if it would catch the change, but the restart was required. I would have expected a RECONFIGURE to update all editor interfaces. Customers could also run into the problem if they were away from their workstation editor and have to make a change in character-cell at a different location, then return to their desk to be confused as to whether the change was being honored by PCM. Should I expect to see the same data from several editors after having exited one and reconfigured? Thanks in advance, Connie
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| 437.1 | A little understanding | OPG::DAVEB | Tue Oct 18 1994 12:08 | 18 | |
Connie,
Perhaps a little tip as to how the editor(s) work will help you.
When the editors start, all the data is read into memory. If you add,
modify, or delete a record, no update to the file is done, only to the
in-memory data structures. The changes only become relevent when you do
a 'save' or exit. So, if you have two people editing the file at once,
then there is the possibiliity that one person's edit will over-write
the others.
You said that you did a write and then a reconfigure. That should have
worked.
We're in the process of defining tasks for the next release. We'll
have a look and see what we can do.
Dave
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| 437.2 | Reflections ... | CSC32::C_TOWNSEND | Tue Oct 18 1994 19:43 | 24 | |
Hey Dave -
Thanks for the reply. As usual, I do have a concern and a request.
>> there is the possibiliity that one person's edit will over-write
>> the others.
Opinion: That could really get confusing, so I recommend having the
initial editor session as writeable but subsequent editors read-only.
This was manageable with VCS, and the following message is received if
there is already someone in the editor.
"%VCS-W-OPENREAD, Configuration file locked by another user, opened
read only
%RMS-E-FLK, file currently locked by another user"
>> you did a write and then a reconfigure. That should have worked.
Actually, it didn't change the values in the Windows editor when I
exited the character-cell and RECONFIG'd. In any case, thanks for
considering my suggestions.
Take care,
Connie
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| 437.3 | ZENDIA::DBIGELOW | Innovate, Integrate, Evaporate | Wed Oct 19 1994 12:14 | 6 | |
Connie,
Instead of stating the the file is 'locked by another user', we are
hoping to say 'locked by user Sue Whoever'.
Dave
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