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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:CSC32::BUTTERWORTH
Created:Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1541
Total number of notes:6564

1101.0. "PCM 1.6 and console$broadcast" by 48360::DEGAGE () Fri Nov 17 1995 08:34

	Hi,

We are working with PCM 1.6-110  on OpenVMS/VAX 6.1.

We have tried to use the predefined action BROADCAST , which uses the
executable image CONSOLE$BROADCAST.EXE, but we have encountered a bug.

Running with CONSOLE$DEBUG on, PCM has been traced on and furnished us
the following output :

file console$tmp:BROADCAST___001.LOG
....
$ Define CONSOLE$ACTIONNAME "Broadcast"
$ Define CONSOLE$EVENTPORTNAME "Broadcast___001"
$ CMACTION :== $CONSOLE$ACTIONS:console$broadcast
$ CMACTION  U ALL
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Broadcast procedure started
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Calling CMUserInit
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Event received : maria_event
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Userdata passed in is : U ALL
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Bad destination - Type : UL�I', Value : ALL
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Event received : CMgr Disconnect
...

So the Type is false and the sys$brkthruw is never called.
Examing the source code described at p.14-11 Example 14-4 in the PCM documen
tation ( by the way, is it THE source code of the console$braodcast.exe ? ),
we found that the variable bdr_type is never initialized and does not seem
to contains \0 ( I am not a DEC C expert...).

So can you give us a pointer to the source file ( corrected or not ..) as
far as we can test it and eventually deliver it to a customer who needs 
the action to run ??
If the source file is available, please give us the compilation/link procedure.

Thanks a lot.
Is an IPMT necessary to report this problem ?

Marielle Degage    CSC France
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1101.1adding /048243::MENICACCIMon Nov 27 1995 08:3956
	Hi,

I extracted the console$broadcast code using bookreader.

After modifying a few things :

	#include <DESCRIPT.h>  by #include <DESCRIP.h>
	adding missing % (%s instead of s)

	
       strncpy(brd_type, ptr, 1);
       brd_type[1] = '\0';                <====== main modification I made.
       ptr++;

I'm not a C expert so I'm not sure of the code.

Now the log (if console$debug defined) looks like :

$ Set NoOn
$ Define CONSOLE$ACTIONNAME "broadcast_mod"
$ Define CONSOLE$EVENTPORTNAME "broadcast_m_001"
$ CMACTION :== $CONSOLE$ACTIONS:console$broadcast_mod
$ CMACTION  U menicacci
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Broadcast procedure started
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Calling CMUserInit
CMUserInit: Enter
CMUserInit:   Readroutine  = 8840
CMUserInit:   Errorroutine = 9768
CMCreateEventPort: Opening local transport event port <broadcast_m_001>
CMCreateEventPort: Open succeeded
CMUserInit: Leave (Normal)
CMUserGetMainloopEvent: Enter/Leave
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Event received : 0_sysuaf
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Userdata passed in is : U menicacci
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Message for menicacci, type = U

 POLYCENTER Console Manager Event Notification
System  : halles
Event :  0_sysuaf
Priority : CRITICAL
Time : Mon Nov 27 1995 14:35:54
Text  :
CONSOLE$BROADCAST: Transmitting event...                                        
                     

So now the type is OK but I never receive the broadcast message. The process 
broadcast_m 001 remains HIB .

Has someone used console$broadcast with success ???

I also tried to replace console$braodcast with the one furnished in NSI_111.bck
but it behaves like .0.

Thanks for any input,

Maria. French TSC.
1101.2It works now with CFS_12548243::MENICACCITue Jan 09 1996 03:573
	Hi,

we installed CFS_125 and tested the console$broadcast, it works very well now.