Prg to change language in MFG/PRO

[Chris Kelleher]

Hello Peggers!

I need some advice or tips.
I should write a program which allows a user to change his language settings
and then quits from MFG/PRO. This is what I told my colleagues to be
possible to make from a program at my current knowledge. However the best
would be if I could solve that they would be able to do it without a new
login, but it would be - how to say - the cream on top of the cake.

My question is: Is there any "standard" way ( e.g. a program) to log out of
MFG/PRO?

The environment is MFG/PRO 7.4G; PROGRESS 7.3E and HP-UX 10.20.

Just a little overview of the circumstances:
One our partners decided to use the "P" MFG/PRO security setting instead of
the so far used "B".
However there are some users who are using MFG/PRO both in English both in
Hungarian. In the past they had different userids in the MFG/PRO with
different language settings which had the same rights. This was the most
comfortable way for them. But now with the "P" setting they are not able to
type different userids into the MFG. They have only the unix userid to use.
For certain causes its not acceptable to have two unix userids neither to
use the 36.5.20 (the second one is too "complicated" for the users and too
long as they have to log out and then log in again).

Any ideas, tips, helps?

TIA
Tamas

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Hello Tamas,

Reply is listed after questions,

Ed Grize
QAD L2 Support
Mt. Laurel, NJ


Hello Peggers!

I need some advice or tips.
I should write a program which allows a user to change his language
settings
and then quits from MFG/PRO. This is what I told my colleagues to be
possible to make from a program at my current knowledge. However the best
would be if I could solve that they would be able to do it without a new
login, but it would be - how to say - the cream on top of the cake.

My question is: Is there any "standard" way ( e.g. a program) to log out of
MFG/PRO?

F4 will log you out of MFG/PRO, however, depending upon your
environment it may send you to the Unix prompt, a custom menu, or log you
out of your environment.

The environment is MFG/PRO 7.4G; PROGRESS 7.3E and HP-UX 10.20.

Just a little overview of the circumstances:
One our partners decided to use the "P" MFG/PRO security setting instead of
the so far used "B".
However there are some users who are using MFG/PRO both in English both in
Hungarian. In the past they had different userids in the MFG/PRO with
different language settings which had the same rights. This was the most
comfortable way for them. But now with the "P" setting they are not able to
type different userids into the MFG. They have only the unix userid to use.
For certain causes its not acceptable to have two unix userids neither to
use the 36.5.20 (the second one is too "complicated" for the users and too
long as they have to log out and then log in again).

"P" security checks the Unix userid, and uses that ID. You need to
use "B" security if you want to change user name. If it's the same user,
just change the users default language in menu 36.5.18 and relog in to
change language that is displayed.

Any ideas, tips, helps?

TIA
Tamas

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Yeah, the Progress "quit" statement will do it. You could write a
program that says:

.....
{gprun.i ""mgurmt.p""}
quit.

> One our partners decided to use the "P" MFG/PRO security setting instead
> of the so far used "B". However there are some users who are using
> MFG/PRO both in English both in Hungarian. In the past they had
> different userids in the MFG/PRO with different language settings which
> had the same rights. This was the most comfortable way for them. But now
> with the "P" setting they are not able to type different userids into
> the MFG. They have only the unix userid to use. For certain causes its
> not acceptable to have two unix userids neither to use the 36.5.20 (the
> second one is too "complicated" for the users and too long as they have
> to log out and then log in again).

I'd work on getting that partner to use the "B" setting. Tell them
they're not being team players, or some such. You lose so much with
"P", namely, the user can't create a truly private password, and
there's no "group" concept, which is (I've found) the easist way to
maintain security for MFG/Pro.
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Evco Plastics, a leader in plastics injection molding
DeForest, WI USA