Recent content by garypope

The cursed For Each Loop.... End I really wanted to thank everyone for your comments and advice. It is sad to know that so many programmers not just in Progress but other languages are going through the same internal struggles that I go through day in day out year in year out. For me it feels...

Can anyone recommend a source control software to use with MFG/PRO. I wasn't sure because QAD use multiple directories for the .R code, that source control may be a problem. Right now we are doing it through shell scripts which are not too intelligent at best. We are running 9.0 on Unix...

I apologize in advance for the downbeat flavor of this post. I have been doing Progress for over 10 years now, 9 of which have been Chui. Probably for the past 3 years I have been feeling like being a Progress Programmer is not challenging me enough. I have pretty much seen and done most...

I want to compile an include file depending on if it is a batch mode or not. I.E. IF SESSION:BATCH-MODE THEN DO: {abc.i} END. ELSE DO: {def.i} END. I only want the program to compile one of the include files as both have conflicting variables. Thanks, Gary

We are using the CIM method to load up forecasts in fcs_sum table. However, the time it takes is frustratingly slow. Can I "direct write" instead of CIM on this table ? Does it update other tables? What are my options.? We are using character Progress. Thanks

Who out there is running PROGRESS on RedHat and Dell in a 7 X 24 environment. The point is, who is doing on-line backups. Activity in the database while the database is being backed up. Have you had any backup issues with the O/S locking up? Progress 8.3c on Dell Power Edge 6400. Many...

Is anybody using this patch from Crystal Reports, who claim the product will work better with Progress V8.2. PDSODBC DLL 16 or 32 bit We are currently thinking about taking on Crystal Reports for our CHUI system in V8.2. If anyone has any comments or advise, I would like to hear from...