Zane Howe writes regarding TRANCOMP: > >> > >> The thing i can't figure out is how to take care of this problem. > >> > >> :trancomp > >> *ERROR: CANNOT OPEN CATALOG 000 (SYSTEM 15) > >> NONEXISTENT PERMANENT FILE (FSERR 52) > >> **** PROGRAM ERROR #18 :PROCESS QUIT .PARAM = 1 > >> ABORT: TRANCOMP.PUB.SYS > >> NM SYS a.009d8180 dbg_abort_trace+$24 > >> CM SYS % 213.7323 SWITCH'TO'NM'+%4 SUSER1 > >> CM PROG % 11.2676 NLS'SETUP'COMP+%213 MISC > >> PROGRAM TERMINATED IN AN ERROR STATE. (CIERR 976) > >> To which I reply (shooting from the hip): > >Zane, > > I think you're missing TRAN000.PUB.SYS. You may also need TRANCAT. > >Rat > > and Zane sent: > Hi Rich, > > On my HP3000 series 48 trancomp, and transact run without tran000, and > trancat. So I thought i would create these two files on my hp937. This is > what i did: > 1) save catalog as trancat > 2) run gencat > 3) select option 3 (format a new catalog) > 4) reply trancat to source > 5) save the new catalog as tran000 > > guess what, still same error. [snipped] > > This is so much fun. Help. > > thank you > > Zane Ok, I'll put my money where my mouth is...Here's the correct (I hope) answer: /RATDEV/PUB:run trancomp.pub.sys;debug DEBUG/iX B.76.22 CM DEBUG Intrinsic: PROG %2.7510 %1 (%53) cmdebug > B CATOPEN added: CM [1] SYS % 174.2574 CATOPEN+%0 NM [1] TRANS 34.01276648 NLS02:CATOPEN+%0 %2 (%53) cmdebug > C Break at: NM [1] TRANS 34.01276648 NLS02:CATOPEN+%0 $3 ($2b) nmdebug > CM <<back to CM since its a PROG not NMPRG >> %4 (%53) cmdebug > DQ-5 <<Last parm is Q-4, 2nd to last (1st in this case) is Q-5 >> Q-%5 % 022602 <<this is byte address so divide by 2 >> %5 (%53) cmdebug > =22602/2 %11301 <<this is the word address >> %17 (%53) cmdebug > DDB+11301,11,A DB+%11301 ASCII RA PI D0 00 .P UB .S YS DB+%11311 ASCII . %20 (%53) cmdebug > So the answer is "RAPID000.PUB.SYS". Sorry for wasting your time with that first WRONG answer. I'll keep my hip shooting down to a minimum from now on. My ego can't afford it... Rich -- ______________________________________________________________________ ________ Dynamic Information Systems Corp. | \!DISC / Rich Trapp | My opinions are my own. \ / OMNIDEX Product Manager - IMAGE/SQL | With any luck they're \ / Phone : 303 444-4000 | correct ;-) \/ E-mail: [log in to unmask] | ----------------------------------------------------------------------