Re: Trouble using PASSUPDT

JAY RESPLER (JRespler@surfnj.net)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 02:36:24 -0400

Judy May wrote:
> 
> I am trying to use PASSUPDT for the first time and have experienced a
> few problems.  I was hoping some experienced users might offer me some
> solutions or tips.  I am running it in a DOS window on Win 95 using a
> Pentium 120.  My new data is a file called molczan.tle, from Mike
> McCant's web site.  The old data is a subset of a file called elset.els,
> from Acapella Publishing.

Here's my Passupdt.cfg file:  Try using it on your machine and see what
happens.

----------------------------
C:                                % Default data drive
                                  % Default data directory
putxt                             % Default update database
001                               % Program delay (milliseconds) 
N                                 % Ask to update data
N                                 % Ask to delete old data
N                                 % Ask to delete missing data
3                                 % Lines per record (2 or 3)
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Does your 'new data' file have the same name as in the cfg file? 
(putxt)

>elset.els,
The old elset files to be updated should end with .tle   (elset.tle)

> -----------
> Problem #1:  Error message says new data not found.  Example data
> appears below.  Why does it not see the new data?

Maybe because not named  putxt
Also highlight (yellow) those tle files you want to update.

> Problem #2: Error message asks if I want to Replace.  I believe that is
> because the element set number is not greater than the old one.  My
> question is, how can that occur?  Who sets the element set number, and
> why isn't it consistant?

After set # reaches 999, I think, it goes to 001

There are just so many spaces for info and that conserves spaces.

> Problem #3:  I down loaded a file elset file from the VSOHP FTP page,
> called new_molc.  I stripped the comments off of the top and bottom of
> the file, and saved it.  When I try to use it as input to PASSUPDT, the
> program hangs, never giving me the <press any key> message to continue.
> Any idea what about the file could cause this?

Was it saved in ascii format?  Is it renamed putxt?
Is there cr/lf at end of each line?

> Thanks for any help you can offer.  I'm really hoping I haven't made a
> silly mistake!

We all make them, don't worry about it.  It took me a while to get the
hang of the program, but I use it constantly with alldat to update my
dozen different tle files.  Updates 1000+ elsets in a minute.

Let us know how this works out.

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