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I know I can disable control-c globally by putting trap "" 2 (not recommended) or stty intr '' in each user's .profile or /etc/profile. However, is there is way to disable control-c from working in one program? Using 10.1c CHUI. I tried "on ctrl-c anywhere return no-apply" in a program, but...

I would like to pass a file name (pdf file) and page number from Progress and have Acrobat Reader open automatically and reposition the pdf to that page number. Any help/tips will be appreciated. Thanks, Shannon

I have an application that uses Mabry Software's RAS/X ActiveX control to dial into a server via PPP, ftp data, and disconnect. I would like to be able to call a PPTP/VPN connection under XP's dial up networking from Progress. Are there any samples out there that will call a PPTP or Cisco VPN...

For an application main menu (w-main.w), I am using a dialog box with buttons. When the user clicks on a button, the following code fires: current-window:sensitive = no. run w-app1.w. current-window:sensitive = yes 99% of the time, when the called application is exited, the main menu...

I would like to popup a box or frame that alerts the user that the system is busy when running either os-command silent value("program") or run value(v_upd_pgm). I have tried something like: display v_inbound with row 4 overlay centered 1 col three-d view-as dialog-box. However, most of...

I can believe forgot that! Adding -blocksize 8192 fixed the problem. Thank you!

I am trying to restore a database. If I type the following: "prostrct create wds4 /wdsfiles/dbbackup/xyz.st" I get: "The maximum Area Size has been reached for Area: Invitemd Area Please refer to the Progress Database Limit chapter in the Database Administration Guide and...

Perfect. Thanks. Here is how I used it: input through value("sar 5") no-echo. repeat: import unformatted w-sar. end. input close...

I want to run a Unix "sar 5" command from Progress and capture the values to be used in the Progress program. running sar 5 would return: # sar 5 SunOS brsprod 5.9 Generic_118558-06 sun4u 09/29/2005...

I would like to give department heads the ability to add new users themselves - to the database and to a Solaris 9 OS. Is there a script out there that will prompt for a new user name and password and then do the work behind the screens? I.e., create user, home directory, .profile, .login...

That is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much!

I would like to give users the option of clicking on a button and the Progress procedure would "call" or open up a new OE message. Something like the "Send To --> Mail Receipient" works in XP or "mailto" in html. TIA.

Progress 10.0b I've heard you can now make schema changes using version 10 without having exclusive access to the database, but I cannot find any documentation on this. If possible, can I only add new tables, fields, and/or indexes without exclusive access? Also, we run a job scheduler. If...