Looking at the DBGENALT script, I'm thinking that the way the program ends is
different than the script is thinking.  Print out the script and send it to me.
I'm looking at mine, but I may be one a differ version than you.

Later and get EXTREME

"Johnson, Tracy" wrote:

> Bradmark and VESoft are on Texas and California time
> so I thought I'd ask the list first:
>
> I recently tried using the DBGENALT command of MPEX
> and after it attempts to modify the first dataset the
> terminal or job hangs.
>
> I've been through at least one upgrade of MPEX,
> DBGeneral, and MPE, since I last used DBGENALT.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this, and is the problem
> with MPEX, DBGeneral, or am I missing some config
> variable?
>
> The end of my DBGENALT command ends with a "QUIT"
> parameter.  Either DBGeneral or MPEX doesn't
> understand this and the session or job hangs.
>
> [yada ... yada ... yada ... successful operations snipped]
>
> Number of secondaries processed  : 1
>  Wall time: 0:00:00  CPU time: 0:00:00.021
>
> Total number of entries processed: 5
> Overall statistics:  Wall time: 0:00:00  CPU time: 0:00:00.132
>
> Dataset change successfully completed
>
>         DATASET: QUIT
>
> ERROR !  Set name unknown
>          Enter set name or number, '?' for help, '//' to exit
>
>         DATASET:
> ERROR !  Premature EOF detected on STDIN
>
> DBGENERAL terminated, error detected  ------------  Thu, Jul 19, 2001,  2:24
> pm
>
> Tracy Johnson
> MSI Schaevitz Sensors
>
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