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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
Total number of notes:6564

876.0. "Rel. notes in 1st. VMS V1.6 ECO1 kit seem to be truncated..." by ULYSSE::STRATMAN (Peter Stratman @VBO) Tue Jul 18 1995 18:27

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876.1ULYSSE::STRATMANPeter Stratman @VBOWed Jul 19 1995 17:525
    Any news ? I'm willing to try ECO1 out, but I would like to read the
    release notes first; the file in the kit is nearly empty...

    Thanks,
    Peter.
876.2OPG::PHILIPAnd through the square window...Wed Jul 19 1995 18:25257
Peter,

  Sorry, we will get the release notes right for the final kit, until then...





                     POLYCENTER_Console_Manager____________________
                     ECO 1 Release Notes


                     These release notes provide information about the
                     the POLYCENTER Console Manager Engineering Change
                     Order (ECO) 1 software kit.






                     Revision/Update Information: This document
                                                  supplements the
                                                  release note
                                                  information provided
                                                  with POLYCENTER
                                                  Console Manager
                                                  Version 1.6.

                     Operating System:            Digital UNIX Version
                                                  3.2
                                                  OpenVMS Alpha Version
                                                  6.1
                                                  OpenVMS VAX Version
                                                  6.1

                     Associated Software:         OSF/Motif Version 1.2

                     Product and Version:         POLYCENTER Console
                                                  Manager Version 1.6
                                                  ECO 1

                     Digital Equipment Corporation
                     Maynard, Massachusetts

 






           __________________________________________________________
           July 1995

           The information in this document is subject to change
           without notice and should not be construed as a commitment
           by Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment
           Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that
           may appear in this document.

           Possession, use, or copying of the software described in
           this documentation is authorized only pursuant to a valid
           written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor.

           While Digital believes the information included in this
           publication is correct as of the date of publication, it
           is subject to change without notice.

           Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations
           that the use of its products in the manner described
           in this document will not infringe existing or future
           patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this
           publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use
           or sell equipment or software in accordance with the
           description.

           � Digital Equipment Corporation 1995.

           All Rights Reserved.

           The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment
           Corporation: AXP, DECconnect, DECnet, DECserver,
           DECstation, DECsystem, Decterm, OpenVMS, POLYCENTER,
           ULTRIX, VAX, VMS and the DIGITAL logo

           Motif, OSF, OSF/1 and OSF/Motif are registered trademarks
           of the Open Software Foundation, Inc.

           This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version
           2.1.

 









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                               POLYCENTER Console Manager ECO 1 Software



        1.1 Introduction

              These release notes describe the differences between
              POLYCENTER[TM] Console Manager (PCM) Version 1.6 and the
              software provided in the Engineering Change Order (ECO) 1
              kit.

              Read this information before installing the ECO 1 software
              kit.

              For more information about PCM, refer to the documentation
              provided with the PCM Version 1.6 software:

              o  POLYCENTER Console Manager Installation Guide

              o  POLYCENTER Console Manager Users' Guide

              o  PCM Release Notes (online)

              The information in this chapter refers to all platforms
              unless otherwise stated.

        1.2 Functionality Changes

              This section describes problems found with the POLYCENTER
              Console Manager Version 1.6 software and fixed by the ECO
              1 software.

              1.2.1 CMEventContextLine()  Routine

              The API routine CMEventContextLine in Versions of PCM up
              to and including V1.5 used an event line number starting
              at 0. In V1.6 this has changed such that the line number
              now starts at line 1.

              This is an incompatible change, and requires that any
              action routine using this function call be re-compiled
              after suitable changes are made to the application.

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     POLYCENTER Console Manager ECO 1 Software
     1.3 Software Problems Fixed

     1.3 Software Problems Fixed

           This section describes problems found with the POLYCENTER
           Console Manager Version 1.6 software and fixed by the ECO
           1 software.

           1.3.1  CMUserGetEvent() Call

           Customer written action routines which used the CMUserGetEvent()
           call would fail in this PCM Version 1.6. This is now
           fixed.

           1.3.2  Lock Icon

           The lock icon was added or removed when connect and
           disconnect events were either cleared or acknowledged.
           This no longer happens.

           1.3.3  Archiving

           If a file open failed during archiving, the file would
           remain locked. This is now fixed.

           1.3.4  Startup of Eventlist Interface

           When Eventlist started up, it incorrectly indicated that
           it was detatched. This no longer happens.

           1.3.5  Eventsingle and Timout

           If a timeout value of more than 30 seconds was specified,
           Eventsingle would crash. This is now fixed.

           1.3.6  CONSOLE$DAEMON.EXE on OpenVMS

           Certain situations in archiving would cause the controller
           daemons to hang. This is now fixed.

           1.3.7  Eventlist and X Screen Saver

           When an event is received by PCM, and the screen saver is
           activated, the screen would remain blank. PCM now unblanks
           the screen when new events are received.


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                               POLYCENTER Console Manager ECO 1 Software
                                             1.3 Software Problems Fixed

              1.3.8 Privilege Checking on Groups

              The privilege checking on groups incorrectly allowed
              access to the groups when there were no users in the
              configuration database. This is now fixed.

              1.3.9 Invalid Icon Size

              Any X-Window displays which do not return a valid icon
              size list, when queried by the X-Window based interfaces,
              will now cause the smallest available icon to be used (16
              x 16 pixels).

              1.3.10 Starting Monitor During Archive

              The Monitor interface would crash when it was started
              whilst an archive operation was in progress. This no
              longer occurs.

              1.3.11 DIALOG SPEED Command

              The DIALOG SPEED command would enter an infinite loop when
              SPEED was set to values greater than 1000.

        1.4 Documentation Problems Fixed

              The following documentation problems are now fixed.

              o  Some of the index hotspots in the (Bookreader) online
                 help file did not point to the correct section.

              o  On Digital UNIX, the DIALOG commands RATE and SPEED
                 were missing from the Section 1 reference page.

              o  On OpenVMS, the DIALOG commands RATE and SPEED were
                 missing from the help.

              o  The eventlinenum argument to the CMEventContextLine()
                 routine now starts at one; if the argument is zero,
                 then the routine returns NULL.





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