Re: VMFPLC2 DUMP malfunction in sixpack 1.2 environment

"Wolfgang Schmidt" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.vm
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
Never change a running system... Because VMFPLC2 is able to read its own output (erroneous or not) it's useless to invest any further time at CMS level. I already fixed my ooREXX problem by a minor mod.

Wolf

-- In [email protected], "Dave Wade" <g4ugm@...> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] 
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schmidt
> > Sent: 25 August 2010 09:29
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [H390-VM] Re: VMFPLC2 DUMP malfunction in sixpack 
> > 1.2 environment
> > 
> > 
> > Wow,  I didn't see that there are no further records in the CMS file. 
> > 
> > But... looking at the raw VMFPLC2 tape file you can see that 
> > after the 4005 byte block containing the last valid lines 
> > there are two additional formally valid 4005 PLCD blocks 
> > followed by a tape mark and an end of tape mark (?). In my 
> > opinion these additional PLCD blocks should not be written.
> > 
> 
> Do you have a specification for VMFPLC2? Are you suggesting changing
> something that's worked for around 40 years because we don't understand it?
> 
> 
> > Wolf    
> > 
> > --- In [email protected], "Dave Wade" <g4ugm@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think you need to fix you oorexx code. If you look in the 
> > original 
> > > file
> > > 
> > > ./ I  01708930 $  1708940 10                          
> > 07/13/10 10:06:58
> > > 
> > >  INSERTING...    * We update the "VM/370" message on the 
> > logo screen as
> > > well.  .. 01708940
> > >                           L     R1,FMT77CCW      get 
> > address of big logo
> > > screen HRC370DK   01708950
> > >                           MVC   8(1,R1),INSTWRD1       zap 
> > with 7 or 8 from
> > > PSA HRC370DK 01708960
> > > 
> > > is the last four lines in the end of the file. You are 
> > trying to parse 
> > > the garbage in the end of the last block. VMFPLC2 ALWAYS 
> > writes a full 
> > > block. You need to look in the parms block to see where the 
> > last file 
> > > ends. If you search you will find that the line deleting comment:-
> > > 
> > > "LOGOSIZE EQU   FMTLOGO+6"
> > > 
> > > occurs 100 lines previous, and as the file is 800-byte 
> > fixed blocks on 
> > > disk I make that one block back.
> > > 
> > > Dave Wade G4UGM
> > > Illegitimi Non Carborundum
> > > 
> > > P.S. The "C" code in the
> > > 
> > > http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/H390-VM/files/PC%20Utilities/
> > > 
> > > has some code that does this. It also reads the file properley.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected]
> > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schmidt
> > > > Sent: 24 August 2010 23:51
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: [H390-VM] Re: VMFPLC2 DUMP malfunction in sixpack 
> > > > 1.2 environment
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > DMKGRF UPDLOG  and
> > > > VMFPLC2 DUMP DMKGRF UPDLOG
> > > > 
> > > > now uploaded as PRT/AWS file to files section
> > > > 
> > > > Wolf
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- In [email protected], "Dave Wade" <g4ugm@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) You can upload the tape to the groups files section, but
> > > > you will
> > > > > need a Yahoo ID or ZIP it up and e-mail it to me and Ivan.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 2) Can you download the PTF-616 tape from here:-
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://www.cbttape.org/vm6.htm
> > > > > 
> > > > > or here
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://www.smrcc.org.uk/members/g4ugm/VM370.htm
> > > > > 
> > > > > see if you can upload the VMFPLC2 module from the first
> > > > file (sadly it
> > > > > needs
> > > > > VMFPLC2) and let me know if that cures the problems....
> > > > > 
> > > > > Dave Wade G4UGM
> > > > > Illegitimi Non Carborundum
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: [email protected] 
> > [mailto:[email protected]] 
> > > > > > On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schmidt
> > > > > > Sent: 24 August 2010 23:15
> > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > > Subject: [H390-VM] Re: VMFPLC2 DUMP malfunction in sixpack
> > > > > > 1.2 environment
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > @ Dave
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > reloading the corrupted AWS file results in a file
> > > > truncated after
> > > > > >                           MVC   8(1,R1),INSTWRD1       zap 
> > > > > > with 7 or 8 from PSA HRC370DK 01708960
> > > > > > WITHOUT any error message, i.e. VMFPLC2 doen't state the
> > > > > > corrupted data
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Wolf
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Dave Wade" <g4ugm@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What happens when you reload it with VMFPLC2?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Dave Wade G4UGM
> > > > > > > Illegitimi Non Carborundum
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: [email protected]
> > > > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > > > > On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schmidt
> > > > > > > > Sent: 24 August 2010 22:50
> > > > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > > > > Subject: [H390-VM] Re: VMFPLC2 DUMP malfunction 
> > in sixpack 
> > > > > > > > 1.2 environment
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > @ Dave,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > - Herc 3.07 64 bit
> > > > > > > > - Not yet other files affected
> > > > > > > > - I didn't try other 6pack versions
> > > > > > > > - I saw the error inspecting the AWS file with Tiny Hexer 
> > > > > > > > AND my ooREXX routine :-)
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Wolf   
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Dave Wade" 
> > <g4ugm@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Which versions of Hercules?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Does it happen with other files?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Does it happen on earlier versions of the 6-pack....
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I note that it does not seem to happen on the 5-pack?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I assume you see the error when you re-load the
> > > > same file with
> > > > > > > > > VMFPLC2?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Dave Wade G4UGM
> > > > > > > > > Illegitimi Non Carborundum
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > (you may want to download the PC Utils which 
> > has some very
> > > > > > > > old hacked
> > > > > > > > > "C" code to decode VMFPLC2)
> > > > > > > > > 
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> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected]
> > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > > > > > > On Behalf Of Wolfgang Schmidt
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: 24 August 2010 21:43
> > > > > > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: [H390-VM] VMFPLC2 DUMP malfunction in sixpack
> > > > > > > > 1.2 environment
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Working at a WIN ooREXX routine to decode VMFPLC2
> > > > AWS files
> > > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > > found a repeatable malfunction at VMFPLC2 dumping
> > > > a certain
> > > > > > > > > > file.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Performing
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > LOGON MAINT
> > > > > > > > > > UPDATE DMKGRF ASSEMBLE * DMKHRC CNTRL * ( CTL
> > > > > > > > > > ATT 480 * 181   (480 points to an empty WIN .aws file)
> > > > > > > > > > VMFPLC2 DUMP DMKGRF UPDLOG A
> > > > > > > > > > DET 181
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > results in an incorrect AWS file.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > After AWS file record contents
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > ./ I  01708930 $  1708940 10                          
> > > > > > > > > > 07/13/10 10:06:58                 
> > > > > > > > > >  INSERTING...    * We update the "VM/370" message 
> > > > on the logo
> > > > > > > > > > screen as well.  .. 01708940
> > > > > > > > > >                           L     R1,FMT77CCW      
> > > > get address
> > > > > > > > > > of big logo screen HRC370DK   01708950
> > > > > > > > > >                           MVC   8(1,R1),INSTWRD1  
> > > >      zap
> > > > > > > > > > with 7 or 8 from PSA HRC370DK 01708960
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > additional 15 blanks are inserted at the beginning of 
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > next record
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > >                 DELETING...     LOGOSIZE EQU   
> > > > > > FMTLOGO+6       .
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > and shifts all further records
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Anyone there who can help ?
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Wolf
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