At 07:54 AM 4/22/99 -0400, Joe Geiser wrote:
>On Thursday, April 22, 1999 02:07, Shane Devereaux asks,
>
>> I have noted the following some time ago. Our Solution providers still
>> utilise KSAM/3000 and have indicated they feel that HP have labelled
>> KSAM/3000 as non-compliant merely because HP do not want to
>> go to effort of checking.
>
>According to the HP database, KSAM/3000 is not and will not be made Y2K
>compliant.  Whether this refers to CM KSAM, NM KSAM or both is not made
>clear.  Comments from HP on this?

KSAM/3000 is CM KSAM.  NMKSAM (KSAM/XL) is Y2K ready (IMAGE uses it for
b-tree indexes and IMAGE is Y2K ready).


One should be able to change the actual data files from KSAM/3000 to
NMKSAM without affecting the application providing the application uses
the standard supported intrinsics to access the files.  However, if the
application drives KSAMUTIL, this utility no longer applies to NMKSAM
and this aspect of the application will not function properly.

Converting to NMKSAM involves simply building the new files and copying
the data using a utility (FCOPY).  It is best to issue a file equation
for a new NMKSAM file, including the key information and the 'KSAMXL'
filecode.  Then simply issue an FCOPY command to copy from the existing
KSAM/3000 file to this new form:

      FCOPY FROM=<oldfile>;TO=*NEWKSAM;NEW

Note:  I've not done this recently so am unsure of the syntax...  But it
is better to build the new file as a part of copying the data than it is
to build the file separately then copy the data as a 2-step process.



/jf
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                        Thursday, April 22nd

          Today in 1864 - Congress approved use of the motto
                          "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.
             (I wonder if the ACLU has filed suit on this one yet?)

   (Speaking of which, did you know that the ACLU is suing to stop
    public school, military units, etc. from sponsoring Cub/Boy
    Scout groups because Cub/Boy Scouts have non-demoninational
    prayer.  The suit is filed on the grounds of separation of
    church and state.  What's next? Suing the military because
    they have a chaplin? Suing Congress because they open with
    a prayer?  Somebody give these people something productive
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