Re: Part II: Revenge of the CoreDumps

In article <3649BF30.1D40@bellsouth.net>, Carlson@WHSmith <carlson1@bellsouth.net> writes >Here we go again . . . > >4gl: 7.20.ud2 >OS: HPUX 10.20 >IDS: 7.23.uc11 > > >I've tested this particular program. I've beaten it up. I've added >displays. I've done everything but rewritten it. Here's the scoop. > >I tested many recommendations; here's a listing: > >Split functions Paul Watson tried -- no >issue >String overflow Thomas Girsch possible -- I'll >check again >Use debugger Thomas Girsch AAAAAAAAUGHH! >Command line run works! >Initialize all variables before use Peter Ross checked - no >issue. >Array checking with c4gl -a -anyerr David Williams checked - no >issue. >Memory corruption ie string/array overflow June Tong testing numeric >overflow?? >Close window without first exiting from it June Tong NA as no windows >in >batch program. >Input / display to forms David Madison displays only >sqlca.sqlcode!= 0 >w/o using forms >Char / varchar > 255 characters? David Madison yes, but I don't >get why >that would be a problem >Using GNU c-compiler?? Andrei S. nope -- standard >C > >My particular program is a batch program using sysmaster. Other than >cleaning up the obvious ( CLOSing and FREEing cursors), I made one other >change. I noticed that a variable (p_partnum) was defined as an >integer. After all, it's defined that way in sysmaster.sql. So, I >changed it to a float. No problems on the command line after that. I >copied the 4ge to the appropriate directory and allowed cron to run the >given shell script as normal. It ran for 5 days with no problems, but >it blew up early this morning. > >I then ran it from the command line; no problems. >I reset the time for the cron job; no problems. > >Any thing else? I have a call open to Informix, but no luck so far. > > >John Carlson >Informix DBA >WHSmith USA Travel Retail truss it to see where it falls over and see if it encounters errors from UNIX systems calls... -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care