Re: Change Non Observable to Observable?

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

It looks like you've been receiving some good responses.  Out of 
respect for the number of people on this list who make their 
living writing code I will ask this next question.  Does your 
purchase of this software allow you to use it on a different model 
and/or serial number?  If not then I suggest you kiss and make up 
and negotiate a deal.

If it does then I would use any combination of the responses you 
received.  Perhaps renaming the command CHGPGM during the run of 
the compilation will fix it for you.  Take an I option when it 
attemps to execute the command.  Wnen complete; rename CHGPGM back.  
Alternative, create your own CHGPGM which calls your program which 
executes the renamed CHGPGM but skips the remove observability.

Or you could do a DSPCMD on BLDWNDPGM, then you could see if you 
have the source for the program called by the command and modify 
that.

Or you could try to compile the stuff created by BLDWNDPGM yourself 
and figure out which options might be necessary to get it to work.  
Probably some RPG compile option or some such thing.





mjwhit@cyberportal.net on 10/13/98 08:29:14 AM
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Subject:        Change Non Observable to Observable?

We just ordered our new 620.  We currently have a F45 running an older
version of First Coast's Hospital Information System.  I have found three
non-observable programs.  They show a window in GL applications where the
user can select the company, or select the period and account to run a
program against.  They are used, one of them frequently.

To recompile them, you have to run a BLDWNDPGM command, for which we do not
have the source.  Running this command still results in a non observable
program.  We servered relations with First Coast several years ago, and I
understand it was not ended in a friendly manner.

Short of rebuilding a front end for the GL programs, is there a way to make
these programs observable?  Maybe there is no way to do this, but I have
come to expect miracles from this list.

Thanks for any advice.

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