Terry,
 
I reread your message and if I understand it correctly, now that school
does *not* have the 932 yet.  The OCA utility that I mentioned earlier is
also available in the MPE/V platform.  Talk to HP about getting it and scan
the canned package.
 
Regards
 
Paul H. Christidis
 
 
 
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Subject: Re[2]: MPE-V -> MPE-iX problem
Author:  [log in to unmask] at CCGATE
Date:    6/27/1996 3:08 PM
 
 
Terry,
 
HP used to provide a 'Migration planning tool' called OCA (Object Code
Analyzer) that would scan SLs, PROGs and other object files and produce a
report that could be used to verify which programs needed special
attention.  We are on a 967 and OCA is on our system.  I'd suggest that you
copy the run modules and SLs of the canned package to the 932 and scan them
using OCA.  That may help validate or dismiss the vendor's concerns.
 
 (I'm making an assumption here that HP has been 'upgrading' their OCA
utility to keep pace with the current releases of MPE/iX)
 
Regards
 
Paul H. Christidis
 
 
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Subject: Re: MPE-V -> MPE-iX problem
Author:  "Davidson, Brian" <[log in to unmask]> at CCGATE
Date:    6/27/1996 2:01 PM
 
 
>SIMPKINS, Terry wrote on Date: Thursday, June 27, 1996 4:30PM
 
>I am helping a local school board conver from a 42 to a 932.  They use a
>canned package and have been told by the software vendor that the 42
>software will not run on the 932.  They swear they don't use any PM code.
>I can't think of a reason why the software wouldn't run, can anyone else?
 
>I have never seen a non-PM program that wouldn't run under MPE-iX.  Granted
>I may not be able to resolve the issue, but I am sure curious as to why the
>school board should have to "buy" an upgrade to the software just to get it
>to run  on a 900 box.
 
>Any ideas as to what they could have done on V that won't run on iX??????
>Terry
 
 
They want more money for software licensing vis-a-vis size of CPU.  Only
other problem would be extra data segments (XDS) require switch-stubs.  Not
exactly the easiest thing to code without source code.  Listing capabilities
for the program files (PROG) and groups and accounts where the software
resides would tell you if PM or DS was required.  If my memory serves me
correctly you need to run LISTDIR5.PUB.SYS.
 
Regards,
 
Brian Davidson
U.S. Army Contracting Support Agency
 
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