tiny-cobol-users

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] What's the Status of Tiny Cobol

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Jim,

> I don't seem to be receiving any more mail on TC.
> What's happening?

Simply, There weren't any e-mails to send... :)

> Where does TC stand with support for Indexed Files?

See the test.code examples t04, t06, t08, t12, t13, t18 and tdb01. Unfortunately, the TinyCOBOL doesn't support lock a file or register for now... :(

Regards.
Hudson.

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Our homepage was updated? (Complementing)

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Peter,

> Yes I have to admit to making a couple of minor
> changes, I was thinking of also spliting the download
> pages up into sub pages one for each platform that we
> support , I dont know what your thoughts are on this ?

I don't think it is a good idea, for experience. Look the Brazilian TinyCOBOL homepage in http://br.tinycobol.org to more details.
The TinyCOBOL Brazilian homepage are divided in directories, according the following criterions:

- Desc        -> Project Description    
- Docs        -> Project documentation
- Ferramentas -> Project tools
- Imagens     -> Project images (I need to learn gimp to increase the                                       TinyCOBOL brazilian logo)
- Links       -> Links. 
- ml          -> Project mailing lists
- snapshots   -> Project snapshots
- status      -> Project status 

Using each directory to each subject, I think that makes the homepage more easy to user access, however is more difficult to give maintainance on this way because is necessary a couple of changes in several pages to modify one page, for example. 
Then I thought in using cgi programs to get easier the maintanence, but it makes the homepage slow. The best way I found is using a wpp(1) to preprocess my html files and use cgi programs to create some programs(such as engine search, a admin interface and other things). 
Rildo suggested me to create a wpp(1) in COBOL to put in our samples directory and I think it is a good idea, but I don't have time now to create it..

The Official TinyCOBOL homepage was written on a easy way to give manteinance by David Essex, then I think that you shouldn't modify this pages. Even so, if you want to modify the homepage, we could think a way to modify the TinyCOBOL official homepage on a way to make it keeping easy to give maintainance. You have any idea?

Thanks
Hudson

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] cgi

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Tom, Bernard,

Sorry to have not answered yet. :(

> I have tried the examples that was in an email by Hudson Reis.  I can output to the web server, but the example code that was provided, I have not be able to read the "$QUERY_STRING".  Nothing is returned.  

Well... This is not good. I have attached an example and after that, please, tell me what happenned. These examples tell about the following subjects:

- tweb02a.html/tweb02a.cob -> Get values from browser.
- tweb02l.html/tweb02l.cob -> Get cookie values from browser.
 
> I am using .58 (?) of TinyCobol, and the lasted apache version that is supplied with RedHat 7.3.

This is not the problem. With my examples in hand, try this:

1. Start your webserver. 
   (/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start)
2. put the files tweb02a.html and tweb02l.html in your html directory and pass the necessary permissions.
   (chmod 755 tweb02a.html tweb02l.html)   
   (cp tweb02a.html /home/httpd/html)
   (cp tweb02l.html /home/httpd/html)
3. compile the file tweb02a.cob and tweb02l.cob
   (htcobol tweb02a.cob)
   (htcobol tweb02l.cob)
4. put the binaries tweb02a and tweb02l in your cgi-bin directory and pass    the necessary permission.
   (chmod 755 tweb02a tweb02l)
   (cp tweb02a /home/httpd/cgi-bin)
   (cp tweb02l /home/httpd/cgi-bin)
5. call the file tweb02a.html and tweb02l.html from your browser 
   (lynx http://localhost/tweb02a.html)
   (lynx http://localhost/tweb02l.html)
6. Type some values and click in ok.
7. See the values in browser's output.

Hope this helps.

Hudson

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Re: Preparation of release 0.59

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Bernard,

> Ferran is very busy these days, and it would take too much of
> my time to correct it just now.
> I propose to go ahead with 0.59, and schedule the correction
> of your bugs for the next one.

Ok. I would like to apologize myself with You and Ferran about this question. I think I wasn't polite asking for a correction when another contributor already prompted himself to solve the problem.

> No hurry, but as much as possible, try to make them test_suite
> compatible, so we can use them in regression tests.

I currently developed some web programs. How this programs can be inserted in test_suite? Any idea? This programs use C calls to access cgi-util.c and htmlproc.c functions.

> (Thinking loud !!) We'll have to think a good way to either trap
> the stdin and stdout for screens, and compare them against the
> base, or display the expected results on stderr ...

I agree with you. Sounds good to me to insert rules in cobol_tests.pl to test stdin and stdout for screen section. However I don´t know perl to help you.. :(

Thanks for all and sorry about something

Hudson

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Calling a linux system command from cobol

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi John,

> Is it possible to run a Linux command from within a cobol program with Tiny 
> Cobol.

See this examples.

Hope this helps.

Hudson

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Our homepage was updated?

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Peter,

> Thats correct , have I done something wrong, I made a
> couple of minor changes. Should I have gone through a
> procedure before this was put live. 

No, it isn't necessary in my point of view.
 
> I felt I should make a couple of changes, would you
> like me to put it back again ?

No, it isn't necessary. I made this question because I'm a webmaster of TinyCOBOL Brazilian Homepage, and I need to update the people section with David Essex's exit. When I finish this update, I will tell you.

Best Regards.
Hudson

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Bugs in DISPLAY

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Boris,

> I don't have an example right to hand, but imagine something like this.
> 
> 01 WS-TELA-01.
>   03  WS-T01-LINHA-01         PIC  X(40)
>      VALUE "Esta e a prima linha da tela".
>   03  WS-T01-LINHA-02        PIC  X(40)
>     VALUE "Aqui pode continuar na Segunda linha".
> ...
>   03  WS-T01-LINHA-12        PIC  X(40)
>     VALUE "a ultima linha de uma tela 40x12".

Thanks for your help.

Hudson

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] How to reduce the time for found a shared library ?

[Hudson R. <hud...@so...>]

Hi Alain,

Sorry to have not answered yet.. This time to contribute is small.. :(

> this is the first error, because the sort-return is not defined
> (there are more controls in TC now than when Test08 cobs where written)
> but, if you add in WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
> 77 sort-return pic 99.
> you can see the real problem :
> a SORT with INPUT and OUTPUT PROCEDURE(S) is well compiled,
> but a sort with USING a file name is not.
> This is not a mistake in the test08 cobol program but
> I suppose, somewhere in the compiler because most of the 
> time USING refer a FIELD name in W-S or Linkage section
> but the sort USING refer to a FILE NAME in the FILE SECTION.

I was talking to Rildo and he answered me that the SORT verb worked before... Any contributor should have modified the compiler and didn't tested this modification running test_suite after. :(

> Anyway, it's not a big problem because we can sort a file
> by a call "system" ...

Well.. is a way.. It isn't the best one, but is a way.. :)

> Other thing, you have certainly termcap (/etc/termcap)
> and /usr/share/terminfo .
> try 
> $ locate terminfo
> (if you have slocate on your system)
> and
> $ apropos terminfo
> $ man terminfo 
> $ man infocmp

Thanks, I will search informations about this because I need to learn this so I could use my COBOL programs in linux. :)

Best Regards.
Hudson.

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Calling a linux system command from cobol

[<bg...@fr...>]

En réponse à john <jo...@pr...>:

> 
> 
> Is it possible to run a Linux command from within a cobol program with
> Tiny 
> Cobol.
> 
> Ex:
> call "system" using cmd status.
> 
>  
>  01 cmd pic x(30) value "ls -l >temp"
>  01 status pic s9999 comp.
>  

Yes, but do not forget that:
1) you are calling C code (i.e. strings must be null terminated)
2) if you are calling a function like system you must use RETURNING
   to get the result.
So your code should look like :
  01 cmd.
    05 filler pic x(30) value "ls -l >temp".
    05 filler pic x value low-value.
  01 status pic s9999 comp.
and
     call "system" using cmd returning status.

See examples of calling C code in test_suite/call_tests/ptest02.cob
and stest9xx.c.

>  Regards
>  
>  John Kennedy
> 
Hope this helps,

Bernard Giroud

[Tiny-cobol-users] Calling a linux system command from cobol

[john <jo...@pr...>]

Is it possible to run a Linux command from within a cobol program with Ti=
ny=20
Cobol.

Ex:
call "system" using cmd status.

=A0
=A001 cmd pic x(30) value "ls -l >temp"
=A001 status pic s9999 comp.
=A0
=A0Regards
=A0
=A0John Kennedy

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] hthelp.h

[David E. <de...@ar...>]

Bernard,

I negleted to mention that the release version and date are set in the 
'configure.in' file, which will need to be updated.


David Essex

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] hthelp.h

[David E. <de...@ar...>]

Jeff Smith wrote:

> Bernard,
> 
> Sorry to say, I think you added two files too many.
> compiler/hthelp.h and cobpp/tcpphelp.h are created at
> configure time from their respective .in files and do
> not belong in CVS.
> 
> Bernard Giroud <bg...@fr...> wrote:
> 
>> Jeff Smith a écrit :
>>
>>> Bernard,
>>> Changes you made to CVS a couple of days ago seem to
>>>indicate a file configure/hthelp.h.in should have been
>>>added.  Um..., where is it?
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, I took the files from an archive David gave me,
>> without noticing that some files are new.
>> I'll check them very soon; it should be done in around
>> 1 hour from now.

Yes the '*pphelp.h.in' files should be deleted by a cleandist.

My mistake. I negleted to add the delete code in the 'Makefile.in', in 
the root directory.


David Essex

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] hthelp.h

[Jeff S. <why...@ya...>]

Bernard,
  Sorry to say, I think you added two files too many.
compiler/hthelp.h and cobpp/tcpphelp.h are created at
configure time from their respective .in files and do
not belong in CVS.

  -- Jeff S

--- Bernard Giroud <bg...@fr...> wrote:
> Jeff Smith a écrit :
> 
> > Bernard,
> >   Changes you made to CVS a couple of days ago seem to
> > indicate a file configure/hthelp.h.in should have been
> > added.  Um..., where is it?
> >
> 
> Sorry, I took the files from an archive David gave me,
> without noticing that some files are new.
> I'll check them very soon; it should be done in around
> 1 hour from now.
> 
> >
> >   - Jeff S
> 
> Bernard Giroud

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Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] cgi

[Bernard G. <bg...@fr...>]

Tom Chandler a écrit :

> I have tried the examples that was in an email by Hudson Reis.  I can
> output to the web server, but the example code that was provided, I
> hav not be able to read the "$QUERY_STRING".  Nothing is returned. I
> am using .58 (?) of TinyCobol, and the lasted apache version that is
> supplied with RedHat 7.3. Any ideas. Thank YouTom Chandler

Could you be more specific? I.e. a little program fragment
with what is gotten and what was expected...

Bernard Giroud

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] hthelp.h

[Bernard G. <bg...@fr...>]

Jeff Smith a écrit :

> Bernard,
>   Changes you made to CVS a couple of days ago seem to
> indicate a file configure/hthelp.h.in should have been
> added.  Um..., where is it?
>

Sorry, I took the files from an archive David gave me,
without noticing that some files are new.
I'll check them very soon; it should be done in around
1 hour from now.

>
>   - Jeff S
>
> __________________________________________________

Bernard Giroud

[Tiny-cobol-users] hthelp.h

[Jeff S. <why...@ya...>]

Bernard,
  Changes you made to CVS a couple of days ago seem to
indicate a file configure/hthelp.h.in should have been
added.  Um..., where is it?

  - Jeff S

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[Tiny-cobol-users] cgi

[Tom C. <tch...@ra...>]

I have tried the examples that was in an email by Hudson Reis.  I can =
output to the web server, but the example code that was provided, I hav =
not be able to read the "$QUERY_STRING".  Nothing is returned. =20

I am using .58 (?) of TinyCobol, and the lasted apache version that is =
supplied with RedHat 7.3.

Any ideas.

Thank You
Tom Chandler

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] What's the Status of Tiny Cobol

[Andrew C. <apc...@so...>]

Hi,

With regards to the Indexed Files in TC do we have a volunteer to continue
work in this area. Unfortuatly due to work commitments and other reasons I
do not have very much time to look at this as often as in the past.

Regards
Andrew Cameron
----- Original Message -----
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To: "TCU" <tin...@li...>
Sent: 12 October 2002 03:47
Subject: Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] What's the Status of Tiny Cobol


> Jim Morcombe a écrit :
>
> > I don't seem to be receiving any more mail on TC.What's happening?
> >  Where does TC stand with support for Indexed Files?
>
> After the answer of David, is it allright now for the mailing list?
>
> Also, regarding indexed files, no change yet; I personally think
> that we sould be able to support several libraries, but that is
> still to come.
>
> And we need other volunteers to make TC moving ...
> We all have little time to spend, so the more we are, ...:-)
>
> Bernard Giroud
>
>
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Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] What's the Status of Tiny Cobol

[Bernard G. <bg...@fr...>]

Jim Morcombe a écrit :

> I don't seem to be receiving any more mail on TC.What's happening?
>  Where does TC stand with support for Indexed Files?

After the answer of David, is it allright now for the mailing list?

Also, regarding indexed files, no change yet; I personally think
that we sould be able to support several libraries, but that is
still to come.

And we need other volunteers to make TC moving ...
We all have little time to spend, so the more we are, ...:-)

Bernard Giroud

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Re: Preparation of release 0.59

[Bernard G. <bg...@fr...>]

hud...@so... a écrit :

> Hi Bernard,
>
> > Any pending update before the freeze (will occur around Monday if no
> > objection)?
>
> Yes. I found any bugs in ACCEPT and DISPLAY verbs and I not receive nothing
> answer about this. (Ferran did talk to me that he will fix this bugs when I
> have some time..). Could yourself fix this problems or is this possible in
> 0.60 version?
>

Ferran is very busy these days, and it would take too much of
my time to correct it just now.
I propose to go ahead with 0.59, and schedule the correction
of your bugs for the next one.

>
> I did want to put my examples in test.code, but I not finished it.. sorry.
> :(
>

No hurry, but as much as possible, try to make them test_suite
compatible, so we can use them in regression tests.

(Thinking loud !!)We'll have to think a good way to either trap
the stdin and stdout for screens, and compare them against the
base, or display the expected results on stderr ...

>
> Regards.
> Hudson.
>

Bernard

[Tiny-cobol-users] Re: Preparation of release 0.59

[<hud...@so...>]

Hi Bernard, 

> Any pending update before the freeze (will occur around Monday if no
> objection)?

Yes. I found any bugs in ACCEPT and DISPLAY verbs and I not receive nothing 
answer about this. (Ferran did talk to me that he will fix this bugs when I 
have some time..). Could yourself fix this problems or is this possible in 
0.60 version? 

I did want to put my examples in test.code, but I not finished it.. sorry. 
:( 

Regards.
Hudson.

[Tiny-cobol-users] Preparation of release 0.59

[Bernard G. <bg...@fr...>]

Any pending update before the freeze (will occur around Monday if no
objection)?

Bernard

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Bug on INITIALIZE and ACCEPT ?

[Bernard G. <bg...@fr...>]

Ferran Pegueroles Forcadell a écrit :

> On dc, 2002-10-09 at 22:24, eurlix wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have downloaded the last CVS version on oct. 4
> > It works better than ever ... but now I have two problems
> > the big : on some fields, writing "move zero to xfield"
> >          or initialize xfield (elementary : level 77)
> >        the program start always with -16 or, if decimal
> >        field, -0.16 value ...
> > the little : on accept from DATE always four leading zero
> >          and on accept from TIME alwayss two leading zero
> >        ...
> > an idea ?
> Please, send an example program with this problems and we will try to
> solve it.
>

I recently changed an incorrect behavior for accept: the
receiving field would not obey the cobol rules.
What is the picture of your receiving fields?

Also, I was the initial author of the initialize code, and
I might have some time this week-end.

So can you send to me the examples?

I prefer to leave some time to Ferran, so
he can check everything is ok for mingw
and cygwin. I will try to issue a new release
early next week...

Bernard

>
> > Best regard,
> > --
> > Alain Lucari    Eurlix
> > 1, rue Reine Elisabeth von Witellsbach
> >        (Reine des Belges)
> > 13001 Marseille
> > FRANCE
>

Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] What's the Status of Tiny Cobol

[David E. <de...@ar...>]

At 12:13 PM 10/10/02 +0800, Jim Morcombe wrote:

> I don't seem to be receiving any more mail on TC. 
> What's happening?

Have you checked your TC mailing list status (1) ?

You can also check the TC mailing list archives (2).


1) TC ML info page
http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tiny-cobol-users

2) TC - mailing list archives
http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=tiny-cobol-users



David Essex

[Tiny-cobol-users] What's the Status of Tiny Cobol

[Jim M. <ji...@by...>]

I don't seem to be receiving any more mail on TC.
What's happening?
Where does TC stand with support for Indexed Files?