Re: Coredumps and 4GL -- followup

In article <3638DA56.3503@bellsouth.net>, Carlson@WHSmith <carlson1@bellsouth.net> writes >Carlson@WHSmith wrote: >> >> 4GL: 7.20.UD2 >> Engine: 7.23.UC11 >> OS: HPUX 10.20 >> >> I've just about had it -- hopefully someone out there can pull me back >> from the brink. 8-) >> >> I have a 4gl program that has been running since the 4.1 days. It >> declares a cursor for an outer loop, then it processes each row. It >> survived the conversion to 6.0x; now we're running 7.20.UD2. For some >> reason now it core dumps on me. >> >> When I add a few displays (yeah, we're IFMX-debugger-deprived), I'm able >> to see where it is in the program when it dumps. When I add a few other >> displays, the location changes. >> >> When I clean up the code ( close cursor / free cursor ), it runs a bit >> longer and then still coredumps. >> >> I remember the 'old' (4.1) days where a display or a sleep would "take >> care" of the problem, but this is ridiculous. Anyone out there have any >> ideas? >> > >Followup: > >compiled c4gl with -otherargs -g in order to check with xdb; code ran >with no problems. Eliminated all display statements, still ran. >Eliminated close / free cursor statements; program coredumped. > >Made corrections to original program and added close / free cursor; >program ran. > >I opened a call with Informix anyway, just to check. > >Such are the ways of 4gl, I guess. > > Compile with c4gl -a -anyerr -a = array bounds checking bet you are running off the end of an array.. >John Carlson >Informix DBA >WHSmith, Inc. -- 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