Next strange Error on Nat 6.1.1

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1

Hello all!

One of my programs goes into a strange error on NAT 6.1.1
I reduced the code to the following:

define data local
1 testview view SAG-TOURS-G-PERSON
  2 nachname       /*  (A20)
  2 vorname-1      /*  (A20)
  2 titel          /*  (A20)
  2 anrede         /*  (A8)
1 #a50       (A50) init <'INIT'>
1 #i2        (I2)
1 #array(1:1)
  2 #a15             (A15)
  2 #a4              (A4)
  2 #N5              (N5)
end-define
*
#i2 := 1
write 'before compress' #i2 #a50
compress numeric #array(#i2) testview into #a50
  with all delimiters ";"
write 'after  compress' #i2 #a50
#array.#a4(#i2) := "X"    /* NAT1316
*
end

Output on Solaris:

before compress      1 INIT
after  compress  15153 INIT

Output on Natural for Windows:

before compress      1 INIT
after  compress  12603 INIT

Error 1: The compress fails
Error 2: #i2 was changed

:shock:

Regards

Matthias

2

Maybe you got the English sample-views in your Natural-Installation…

define data local 
1 testview view SAG-TOURS-E-PERSON 
  2 surname         /*  (A20) 
  2 first-name-1    /*  (A20) 
  2 title           /*  (A20) 
  2 form-of-address /*  (A8) 
1 #a50       (A50) init <'INIT'> 
1 #i2        (I2) 
1 #array(1:1) 
  2 #a15             (A15) 
  2 #a4              (A4) 
  2 #N5              (N5) 
end-define 
* 
#i2 := 1 
write 'before compress' #i2 #a50 
compress numeric #array(#i2) testview into #a50 
  with all delimiters ";" 
write 'after  compress' #i2 #a50 
#array.#a4(#i2) := "X"    /* NAT1316 
* 
end
3

Looks like you need to upgrade! Works in v6.3.2:


before compress       1  INIT
after compress        1  ;;0;;;;
4

Thank you!

Yes, we really need to upgrade. It’s no surprise to me that I get that answer from Software AG. :wink:

BTW: It look’s like the compress statement writes something into #i2.

define data local 
1 testview view SAG-TOURS-E-PERSON 
  2 surname         /*  (A20) 
  2 first-name-1    /*  (A20) 
  2 title           /*  (A20) 
  2 form-of-address /*  (A8)
1 #a50       (A50) init <'INIT'> 
1 #i2        (I2) 
1 redefine #i2 
  2 #a2 (A2)
1 #array(1:1)
  2 #a15             (A15) 
  2 #a4              (A4) 
  2 #N5              (N5) 
end-define 
* 
#i2 := 1 
compress numeric #array(#i2) testview into #a50
  with all delimiters 'X'
write '=' #i2 '=' #a2
#i2 := 1
compress numeric #array(#i2) testview into #a50
  with all delimiters ';'
write '=' #i2 '=' #a2
* 
end

output:

#I2:  12632 #A2: X1
#I2:  12603 #A2: ;1
5

Now at home on my PC with Natural 6.2.3@Win2k (community edition)

before compress      1 INIT 
after  compress  12603 INIT
6

Hi Matthias;

Like Douglas, I cannot “play” with the problem since I am on 6.3.7, and the bug does not exist there.

Have you tried COMPRESS without NUMERIC?

If not, see what it gives you.

steve

7

No - good idea.

before compress      1 INIT 
after  compress  12603 INIT

… on Nat6.2.3 PL0

But it works, if you compress the single fields of the view. Like that:

compress numeric #array(#i2) 
  testview.surname
  testview.first-name-1
  testview.title
  testview.form-of-address
  into #a50 with all delimiters ";"
8

And this results in a NAT0938:

compress numeric #array(1) testview into #a50

… we talked about an update today.