Doug Werth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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While MPE programming is wonderful, and getting better all the time, there
still are rare times when using other programs is the best way to go. For
instance, do a :listgroup @.@ into a message file and then write a CI script
to process the output. Let's say that the output contains over 50,000 lines.
Simply reading and processing the file with the CI will mean 50,000
expensive FOPENs and 50,000 expensive FCLOSEs. Qedit, Quad, grep, even
EDITOR could pare that file down to size quickly and efficiently.
You know, EDITOR has gotten a bad rap over the years that isn't entirely
deserved. While not as full featured as others there are still some
extremely powerful features. And besides, it never hurts to know how to use
the one utility that is on every HP 3000. You just never know when you will
need it.
<<
Couldn't agree more, and as a matter of fact, most of these type of things were
done with EDITOR and it's While loops in the past. We still use some of these.
We did try a couple of file label parsing programs in MPE, but as you point out,
when the records go up over a few dozen lines, it isnt worthwhile. Those type
of reports we found were easy to do in Speedware, so we did. It is the small
stuff like getting hold of Job or Session numbers, or short lists of files, or
as in the case that started all of this, the output from a single command where
MPE programming and message files excel.
If the info you need is the result of searching a small(certainly less than
50000) set of data, this method should work fine.
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