Qedit is our fast and efficient full-screen editor and development
home base for HP e3000 systems (MPE/iX and MPE
V). One of our objectives for Qedit is to give PowerHouse and COBOL developers
all the necessary capabilities to perform their work from a single program.
We are constantly enhancing Qedit with new features and fixes
requested by users. Not only does this change notice include a description of Qedit's enhancements, but it also includes detailed
installation steps and a list of other changes for host-based Qedit. This
change notice also includes a description of the server portion of Qedit for
Windows.
Host-based Qedit is also available for HP-UX, with virtually
identical features. If you would like more information, please contact Robelle
Solutions Technology Inc.
Our newest editor, Qedit for Windows, now gives you the familiar
Windows interface for editing both MPE/iX and HP-UX
files, all from a single program. Qedit for Windows is the next generation of
our popular editor, which consists of a Windows editing client and either an
MPE/iX or HP-UX editing server that work together to
edit host files. Since its release, we have focused our development efforts on
Qedit for Windows, adding more functionality and continuing to expand its
capabilities. If you would like to upgrade to Qedit for Windows, please contact
Robelle Solutions Technology Inc.
This is
an overview of all the changes implemented in this version.
·
Visual
Mode for HP terminals on HP-UX, will automatically turn on set Vis Blockemulation on. (HP-UX only)
·
Visual
mode for Qedit/Open will no longer fail with unrecoverable file system error. (Linux
Only)
This is
an overview of all the changes implemented in this version.
·
Visual
Mode for HP terminals has been added to Qedit/Open
·
Qedit
visual mode has been ported and added to the Linux version. (Linux only)
·
The
behaviour of regexp window
has been fixed in one corner case. (All platforms)
·
Help
files are now working in Qedit/Open. (Linux Only)
·
Hold
files are now working in visual and in other areas of Qedit/Open.
·
An
issue was fixed when Qedit repainted the updated screen incorrectly after a
block copy or move is now fixed.
·
Set
vis above can only be 0. This is temporary. (Linux Only)
·
Set
Vis BlockEmulation has been turned on by default.
(Linux Only)
This is an
overview of all the changes implemented in this version.
·
Final
work has been completed on 2027 mitigation.
·
Qedit
has been ported to Linux.
This is an
overview of all the changes implemented in this version.
·
More
work has been done to extend Qedit to work properly beyond 2027 date limitation
on the HP 3000.
This is an
overview of all the changes implemented in this version.
·
The
Verify command incorrectly parsed certain entries near the end of the verb
table such as ZZ, String etc.
·
The
Calendar intrinsic is being phased out of Qedit and all Robelle products, which
will help all products run past 2028.
·
UDC’s
would stop working properly if a Calc command longer than 138 characters was
entered.
Qedit commands
are added to the Redo stack before variable substitution occurs (Set Varsub On)
i.e., with the variable name. So, if the variable value changes between the
time the command is entered and the time it is retrieved from the stack, the
results may be different. It's also important to note that commands related to
Redo stack operations such as Listredo,
Do, Before cannot have trailing comments enclosed in
curly braces anymore. The comments are not removed and likely cause a syntax
error.
Qedit runs only on CPUs whose serial numbers (the "showvar hpsusan" number on
MPE/iX) have been encoded. If it fails to run and you
see an "invalid HPSUSAN" error message, call Robelle for assistance.
The underscore character can be used as a string delimiter and as as valid character in a Posix
filename. If you enter a filename containing an underscore in the INFO= string
parameter, Qedit interprets the underscore as a string delimiter. For example,
if you enter:
run qedit.pub.robelle;info='-c
"t my_history;vi"'
This command should start up Qedit, have it open the Posix file called my_history and
go into full-screen mode automatically. However, since the underscore is seen
as a string delimiter, whatever follows is basically ignored during command
processing. Thus, the file is opened but Qedit stays at the line-mode prompt.
We hope to have a permanent fix in a future release. In the
meantime, the workaround is to explicitly identify the underscore as being part
of the filename. You can do this in different ways. Here are two examples.
run qedit.pub.robelle;info='-c t $file \my_history\;vi"'
The $file keyword and the backslash characters are used to clearly
identify the filename. The other approach is remove
the underscore from the list of valid delimiters using the Set StringDelimiters command.
run qedit.pub.robelle;info='set
stringd posix;-c "t my_history;vi"'
The $file approach is simpler as it only affects that particular command. The Set StringDelimiter
approach should be used with caution as it might affect other commands during
the edit session.
Starting
with Qedit 5.4.11, complex command files with multiple levels of nesting can
cause an abort. In some of the cases we have seen, the problem only occurred
when the Defer option was used. The workaround is simply
to disable the feature with Set Open Defer Off. We are investigating the problem and
will fix it as soon as possible.
Qedit comes with a User Manual and a Change Notice. You may have
received printed copies of these.
They are also available as PDF or HTML files. You can download
these from our website.
The user manual contains the full description of all the Qedit
commands, as well as usage tips. The manual is up to date with all the latest
changes incorporated in Qedit. To see only the changes in the latest version,
see the "What's New" section of the manual, or see the change notice.
For a complete
description of the latest changes made to Qedit, the installation instructions,
and any compatibility issues, see the change notice that was included with the
release.
The latest user manual and change notice are available in Adobe
PDF format. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get a
copy from http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html.
If you are a new Qedit user, please follow the
installation instructions in the Qedit
User Manual. The following installation instructions assume that you are an
existing Qedit user who is upgrading to version 5.7.
To install this upgrade of Qedit, follow these steps:
1. Install
Qedit.
2. Install
the QLIB and/or Bonus programs.
3. Fix the
NM compilers. (Only XL)
4. Fix the
MPEV compilers. (optional)
5. Purge
installation files. (optional)
Installation should take less than 20 minutes. No one can use
Qedit while step 1 is in progress. Bonus and QLIB programs cannot be used while
step 2 is in progress.
If you have any questions about the upgrade process or run into
any problems, please call us. Technical support is available on weekdays from 7
a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific time.
None of the jobs we supply have passwords in them. Before
streaming a job, you might have to add your system's passwords to the first
line. Users of MPE XL version 3.0 and later do not have to do this because the
operating system prompts you for missing passwords. The same is true for MPEV
users who have security software that inserts passwords. Most MPEV users have to edit the jobs. For example, if the system manager
logon password is Qwerty, you would do the following:
:editor
HP32201A.07.22 EDIT/3000
/text robelle.job.robelle
FILE UNNUMBERED
/modify 1
MODIFY
1
!job robelle,manager.sys,pub;hipri
i/qwerty
!job robelle,manager.sys/qwerty,pub;hipri
/keep robtemp
/exit
END OF SUBSYSTEM
:stream robtemp
:purge robtemp
Users of STREAMX, a part of SECURITY/3000 from VESOFT Inc., must
set a Job Control Word before streaming jobs. This step prevents STREAMX from
generating an error if the Robelle account does not yet exist. For example,
:setjcw streamxtempnonest 1
:stream robelle.job.robelle
If the tape you received has more than one product on it (e.g.,
Qedit and Suprtool), you can take a shortcut instead of following the complete
instructions for both products.
Steps that are common to both installations need only be done
once. That is, there is no need to restore twice, or setup
the Robelle account twice, or install the Qlib and
Bonus programs twice, or clean up unneeded files twice.
Note that if you do not
use this shortcut, it is not a problem; it will just take you a few minutes
longer, and you will have to mount the restore tape a second time.
Say you install Qedit first, followed by Suprtool:
1. Do all of the Qedit steps, except for the final Purge Installation Files step.
2. Then do
the Suprtool installation starting with the :stream
Install.Suprjob step. Skip the initial Restore and Robelle Accoount steps,
and skip the Qlib/Bonus step. Do the final Purge Installation Files step.
This step requires three separate procedures: restoring all
Robelle files from tape to disc, building (or upgrading) the Robelle account
with the job stream that we provide, and streaming the
installation job stream. All these procedures can easily be accomplished if you
log on as Manager.Sys.
First, you have to restore all the files
from tape.
:hello manager.sys {log on as system manager}
:file rtape;dev=tape {mount Robelle tape}
:restore *rtape;
@.@.robelle; create {=reply on the
console}
Check the :Restore listing for files that were busy and could not
be restored. There are a number of reasons why a file
could have been busy: someone may have been using it or backing it up, it may
have been held as a suspended son process (menu system), or it may have been
allocated. If files were busy, chase away any users, deallocate any busy programs,
then try the :Restore command again.
You must build (or
upgrade) the Robelle account with the job stream that we provide. This job
removes the passwords from the Robelle account and from the user Mgr.Robelle. You need to know the existing passwords so
that you can put them back after the installation.
:listacct
robelle;pass {look for PASSWORD: }
:listuser mgr.robelle;pass
{look for PASSWORD: }
Once you have written down the passwords, stay logged on as Manager.Sys and stream the job that builds and updates the
Robelle account.
:stream robelle.job.robelle
This job stream will send you a message when it is finished.
Stay logged on as Manager.Sys and put a
password on the Robelle account. If you are upgrading your Robelle account, use
the old password.
:altacct robelle;pass=hardpass {hard to guess}
Please note that during installation, we add OP capability to the
Robelle account. Once Qedit has been installed, you can remove OP capability.
The
following Qedit program files are restored to the Pub group of the Robelle
account:
|
Program
|
Purpose
|
|
qeditnm
|
NM
Qedit program
|
|
qeditcm, qeditpm
|
CM
Qedit programs
|
|
qcompxl
|
NM
compiler interface
|
|
qedify, qcompusl
|
CM
compiler interface
|
|
qloadxl
|
NM
Qedit options
|
|
ederrnm, ederrcm
|
:Editerror support
|
|
qmap
|
reformat
MPEV PMAP
|
Our installation job puts the proper Qedit files into the Pub
group of the Robelle account. To make sure no one uses these programs during
the installation, send a warning. Then stream the job:
:hello mgr.robelle
:warn @;please exit from Qedit NOW!
:stream install.qeditjob {supply passwords}
Check the installation job $stdlist. If anyone was using Qedit or
attempting to back it up during the installation, the job will fail. If the job
failed, chase away any users, ensure that a backup is not in progress, then
stream the installation job again.
The installation job renames your current versions of Qedit to the
PubOld group of the Robelle account. If you need to
move these versions back into production, use the Previous.Qeditjob
job stream.
Once you have installed Qedit, users can now access it by entering
Qedit comes with an array of contributed software in the QLIB
library (in the QLIB groups of the Robelle account). QLIB programs may be used
on any CPU and may be given away freely. Your Robelle license may also entitle
you to receive our Bonus programs: Compare/iX, HowMessy, Select, Spell, and Xpedit.
These programs reside in the Pub group of the Robelle account. Bonus programs
can be used only on authorized machines, and you may not distribute them to
anyone.
If you received Bonus programs with this version of Qedit, use the
job stream called Bonus.Job.Robelle to install both
the QLIB and Bonus programs. If you did not receive Bonus programs, use the job
stream Qlib.Job.Robelle to install the QLIB programs.
:hello mgr.robelle
:stream bonus.job.robelle {or Qlib.Job.Robelle}
If you skip this step, you may end up running old versions of
these programs.
Before you can use the Spell Bonus program or the Words command in
Qedit, you have to build the main dictionary for Spell
with an additional installation job. This job stream can take 30 to 60 minutes;
you do not have to wait for it to finish before going to the next step.
By default, the Spell program uses American spellings. To use
British spellings, set the SpellAmerican JCW to False
in the installation job.
:run qedit.pub.robelle {or use :Editor}
/text dictmain.spjob
/modify "setjcw
SpellAmerican"
{for British spelling, }
/keep robtemp { change True to False}
/exit
:stream robtemp
:purge robtemp
For more information, see the Spell
User Manual.
If
you don't need to compile source files that are saved as permanent Qedit workfiles (file code=111), then this step is optional. It
is also optional if you have not installed a new version of MPE since your
previous Qedit installation.
If
you use any NM compilers on MPE/iX, you will want to
install the new NM compiler interface. If you still use the CM compilers as
well, you will also want to install that compiler interface (described in step
4 below).
Assuming that you
have restored the Robelle files on your system and that you have not done this
step before, stream Savecmdf.Qeditjob to make backup
copies of the existing HP command files in the Stdcmd.Sys
group. You need to know the Manager.Sys password.
:stream savecmdf.qeditjob.robelle
{wait for it to finish}
:listf
@.stdcmd.sys
Then stream Qcompxl.Qeditjob to make
three (3) changes to the Pub.Sys compiler command
files:
:stream qcompxl.qeditjob.robelle
This job makes the following changes to the compiler command
files:
1. Change
the run of the compiler program to
;xl
="qcompxl.pubnew.robelle, qcompxl.pub.robelle".
2. Add
";shr" to the File commands for the text
and master files.
3. Change
"setjcw jcw=fatal"
to an invalid command so that errors in either Qedit or MPE/iX
will abort the command file.
Now you should be able to compile a Qedit file or a Keep file,
either within Qedit or at the MPE/iX prompt, simply
by invoking the normal command file.
:pasxl
source {from MPE}
:run qedit.pub.robelle
/pasxl
source {from Qedit}
Within Qedit, you can specify an asterisk (*) for the current workfile.
:run qedit.pub.robelle
/text source
/pasxl *
/exit
:pasxl qeditscr
If you don't need to compile source files that are saved as
permanent Qedit workfiles (file code=111), then this
step is optional.
When installing Qedit on MPE/iX, you
might have to install the NM compiler interface (described earlier) and the CM
compiler interface (described here). For MPEV, however, you only have to worry about the original CM compilers.
After restoring the files from tape, you have to
choose an installation method: integral or isolated.
There are two methods of fixing the compilers on your system: integral into Pub.Sys or isolated
in the Robelle account. The isolated method is best for new or trial-period
users because it is faster to install and easier to remove later. You can start
with the isolated method and easily convert to the integral method later.
To determine if you currently use the isolated or integral method,
run Qedit and enter
/verify whichcomp
If the displayed line ends with "IN ROBELLE," you are
using the isolated method. If it ends in "IN SYS," you are using the
integral method.
Integral
Method.
The compilers in Pub.Sys are
"fixed" directly, and a segment is added to the system SL. The
standard :Cobol and :Pascal commands of MPE then compile Qedit workfiles. :Sysdump is used to
make a new cold load tape for the next time you need to boot the system.
Isolated
Method.
The MPE compilers are copied into the Q.Robelle
group and the original compilers are left in the Pub.Sys
group. No code is added to the system SL. Qedit workfiles
can be compiled only within Qedit because the "Qedit" compilers are
not in Pub.Sys.
The job stream Qeditj1.Qeditjob.Robelle makes integral compiler fixes. Use it either to update the fixes to a new
version or to re-install the fixes after an MPE update from HP. Before you
start, you should :Store @.Pub.Sys and save it on tape because this job
modifies the compiler program files in Pub.Sys. You
will need another small tape for a new cold load tape.
Ensure that no one compiles during the installation. Stop all jobs
and send an operator warning. Log on as Manager.Sys,
modify the first line of the Qeditj1 job to include the passwords, then :Stream
the job.
:stream qeditj1.qeditjob.robelle
This job runs Qedify.Pub.Robelle, which
updates the compilers in Pub.Sys and installs
nonprivileged hooks into them so that the compilers can access Qedit workfiles.
The job adds a code segment from Qcompusl.Pub.Robelle
into Sl.Pub.Sys and then requests a tape mount for a
new cold load tape.
Mount a write-enabled tape and :Reply. Save this tape and use it
for future cold loads. The CM compiler interface is now installed. Compiling
done inside or outside Qedit will work on either Qedit workfiles
or on regular Keep files.
The job stream Qeditj1a.Qeditjob.Robelle fixes the compilers, but
it isolates the changes in the Q.Robelle group.
Ensure that no one compiles during the installation. Stop all jobs and send an
operator warning. Modify the first line of Qeditj1a to include the Robelle
password, then stream the job.
:stream qeditj1a.qeditjob.robelle
The job uses Qedify.Pub.Robelle to copy
the compilers from Pub.Sys to the Q.Robelle
group, then it "fixes" them so that they can
read Qedit files. The original compilers in the Pub.Sys
group are not modified. Once this step is finished, you can use the CM
compilers on Qedit files from within Qedit, but not at the MPE prompt.
The easiest way to clean up after an installation is to stream the
Cleanup.Purgejob.Robelle job. This job saves you disc
space by purging the installation files. It does not purge the files that are
necessary to run the software.
:stream cleanup.purgejob.robelle
Qedit for Windows lets you edit local MPE/iX
and HP-UX files from a single MS Windows program. It consists of a Windows
editing client and either an MPE/iX or HP-UX editing
server that work together to edit your host files. To take advantage of Qedit
for Windows, you need both parts: the client and the server.
Qedit for Windows uses the popular TCP/IP protocol for
communicating between the client and the server (this is the same protocol that
you use to access the Web). Configuring the Qedit server software requires
creating the correct TCP/IP environment for Qedit for Windows.
By default, the Qedit server uses the MPE/iX
Remote Process Management (RPM) service to start each server session. With RPM,
the client sends a program name and an Info= string along with logon
information to the RPM listening process. The RPM listening process then
validates the user logon and starts the specified program with the Info=
string. The server process is seen as an MPE/iX
session, but the process is not included in your user limit. The Qedit server
software is not available for MPEV.
When you use an MPE/iX connection to
open a file in Qedit for Windows, this is what happens:
1. A new
host session is started, and the user name and
passwords are validated (this includes additional logon processing by products
such as SECURITY/3000).
2. The
Qedit client asks RPM on the host to run the Ci.Pub.Sys
program with an Info string. For example,
qedit.pub.robelle "-d<ip-address>"
The "<ip-address>" is the IP address
of the Qedit client.
3. The
Qedit process starts, and it verifies that you are authorized to use Qedit in
server mode.
4. Any
system-wide Qeditmgr files are always processed.
Processing of account and group Qeditmgr files is
optional and must be enabled in the client.
5. The
requested file is opened.
6. A
response is sent to the client.
It is important to note that logon UDCs are not executed as part
of this process. Any environment variables or file equations that are set up as
part of a logon UDC will not be applied in the Qedit server process.
The default protocol is usually sufficient at most sites. However,
some customers use firewall devices to further restrict access to their HP
e3000. The default protocol might not work at some of these sites. For this
reason, the server offers a Firewall protocol.
In order to use this
protocol, a Qedit listener has to be running at all times. You should add this
job to your system startup procedure:
:stream qserver.qeditjob.robelle
If the job is not running, all new connection requests are
rejected. Currently, the only way to stop the job is to abort it.
With this setup, the server runs as a listener similar
to a UNIX daemon. It waits for incoming connection requests on a
specific port number. Like the HP-UX server, the default port number is 7395.
If you want to use a different port, you have to
modify the Qserver job stream.
Upon receiving a request, the listener passes the information down
to RPM, which then takes over.
The Qedit server process always executes the commands in the
system-wide Qeditmgr files (e.g., Qeditmgr.Pub.Sys).
Processing of the account and group Qeditmgr files
can be enabled in the client. To indicate that you are using the Qedit server
in either the server or the nonserver mode, which are
not exactly the same, we provide a JCW called
QEDSERVMODE. QEDSERVMODE is set to zero (0) if you are in nonserver
mode, and nonzero if you are in server mode. If you are using the Qedit server,
you should modify your Qeditmgr file so that few, if
any, commands are executed in server mode. For example,
if Qedservmode
= 0 then
set extprog mpex.pub.vesoft
endif
