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    Error PRO_ELEMENT when using field with extent

    We have a Progress table with a few fields that are using extent (about 4 extents for each field with different data format). When I use PRO_ELEMENT such as shown below: ..., PRO_ELEMENT("table"."field",1,1), PRO_ELEMENT("table"."field",2,2), PRO_ELEMENT("table"."field",3,3)...
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    ODBC Progress Syntax Error 7587

    I try to run the DTS package which has th following statement from my SQL2000 server and get the syntax error. select * from PUB."table_name" with (index=index##name) We have Progress 9.1E SP4 on AIX 5.2 machine. The SQL2000 server is on Windows 2003 which has a DataDirect ODBC driver to...
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    AIX 5.2 64-bit kernel enable with QAD MFGPRO eb 32-bit application

    Hi All, I just enabled 64-bit kernel on one of my AIX 5.2 test server to see if I can run my QAD MFGPRO eB 32-bit application or not. I was able to bring the QAD db up and test all the functionality and the system ran flawlessly. I am wondering if anyone has run QAD MFGPRO 32-bit application...
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    Why size of index area reduced after dump and load?

    I noticed that after my first dump and load of the database with full index rebuild. The size of some index area is reduced to almost half of its size before d&l even though the data area for that index has never been archived. This is great but I would like to know why the size of the index...
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    How to load multiple binary dump files

    We use binary dump to dump all data on one of our bigest table called 'customer' which is about 13 GB. We got about 7 binary dump files with suffix like .db1, .bd2 etc. My question is how do we load all these bin file back into the table? And should we load the last file first (.bd13) or...
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    In-place conversion problem

    Hi All, I am testing an in-place coversion on the production db from MFGPRO eB SP5 to eb 2.1 SP5 with Progress OE10.1A02. I am following QAD eB2.1 Conversion Guide - Progress Database and run into a strange problem... The conversion fail to update the source schema using the delta schema file...
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    Can rfutil roll forward done while db is online?

    Hi All, We have a warm-spare db on a different server. I am wondering if I can ship the filled AI extents over and roll forward while the db on this warm-spare server is online. The reason is that warm-spare database is also being used for running report during the day (before the next refresh...
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    Please Help! Conversion invalid for datatypes when using pro_element

    Hi All, I try to pull the data from a Progress array (9.1E) over to a SQL 2000 table using PRO_ELEMENT and I recevied to following error: "...Conversion invalid datatypes on column pair 1 (source column 'pro_element(item_date,1,1)'(DBTYPE_STR), destination column...
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    Progress 9.1E on AIX 5.3

    Hi All, Do you know that Progress 9.1E has been tested on AIX 5.3 yet? Thanks, Bob.
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    qaddb on multiple test databases - possible???

    :confused: Hi All, Is it possible that qaddb can be loaded into multiple test environment? I want to create mutliple test enviroments from the production database and having a start script that user can launch to connect to his/her test database with -ld qaddb. Thanks, Bob.
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    Script to terminate stranded character telnet client session

    Hi All, I have a couple of user telnet session that is not log out probably...so they start new ones which in turn leave the old client processes active on the UNIX server. I can only disconnect these stranded sessions manually on the following day using promon, and using previous day as the...
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    IBM HACMP and Progress DB

    Can Progress installation directory (DLC), all production db (.db files), parameter file (.pf), db start and stop scripts and all database extents installed on the shared drives in HACMP cluster? This is my dilemma. We have two HACMP nodes and all our production dbs including Progress...
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    Fathom Cluster on HACMP

    Hello All, I am wondering anyone out there has run HACMP without Fathom Cluster? Or with Fathom Cluster installation directory and Progress $DLC on the shared volume file system? Thanks, Bob.
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    Can Progress DLC backup/restore on different server?

    Hi, I am working on DR and need to move all Progress Installation from one machine to another. We are running AIX 5.2. I am wondering if I can backup all Progress DLC directories using AIX native commands (backup/restore) and restore it on a different server...or do I have to re-install the...
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