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Conference orarep::nomahs::rdb_60

Title:	Oracle Rdb - Still a strategic database for DEC on Alpha AXP!
Notice:	RDB_60 is archived, please use RDB_70..
Moderator:	NOVA::SMITHISON

Created:	Fri Mar 18 1994
Last Modified:	Thu May 29 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5118
Total number of notes:	28246

5006.0. "Does Rdb invoke sys$system:setp0 (setp-zero)" by M5::JHAYTER () Thu Feb 06 1997 14:55

Hi,

Rdb 6.1

Customer is claiming his rdb application is activating the image called
SETP0 a lot.  77, 55, etc times per second according to DECPS.

Does anything Rdb related invoke this image and if so, what for?

Thanks,
Jerry

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
5006.1		DUCATI::LASTOVICA	Is it possible to be totally partial?	`Thu Feb 06 1997 15:46`	1
	I'll bet that RDB$SETVER does a 'SET COMMAND'...
5006.2		M5::JHAYTER		`Thu Feb 06 1997 16:55`	6
	>I'll bet that RDB$SETVER does a 'SET COMMAND'... I checked sys$library:sql.com and rdb.com for a set command, none found. Besides, I don't think his application would/could run setver 70 times a second.
5006.3		DUCATI::LASTOVICA	Is it possible to be totally partial?	`Thu Feb 06 1997 17:20`	9
	I was incorrect about SET COMMAND I think. from what I can figure out (on a vms 7.1 vax system), the two SET commands that use SETP0.EXE are SET MESSAGE and SET PASSWORD. Some part of his application/system appears to be doing SET MESSAGE or SET PASSWORD. of the two, SET MESSAGE appears to be used in one rdb-related place: SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]RDB$SHARE_HIGHEST_VERSION.COM. If it was me, I'd add a security alarm to SETP0.EXE for successfull file access and see what pops out.
5006.4		NOVA::SMITHI	Don't understate or underestimate Rdb!	`Thu Feb 06 1997 18:06`	4
	Doesn't SET PROCESS also call SETP0? e.g. SET PROCESS/NAME for instance Ian
5006.5		DUCATI::LASTOVICA	Is it possible to be totally partial?	`Thu Feb 06 1997 18:50`	3
	looking through the CLI tables for the SET command, the only two to use SETP0 are SET PASSWORD and SET MESSAGE. SET PROC/NAME doesn't.
5006.6		DUCATI::LASTOVICA	Is it possible to be totally partial?	`Thu Feb 06 1997 18:50`	2
	Another quick way to find out who's at fault would be to simply rename SETP0.EXE to something else to find out who wants it!
5006.7		M5::JHAYTER		`Fri Feb 07 1997 16:30`	7
	Thanks for the replies. I take it setp0 is not something Rdb makes much use of and SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]RDB$SHARE_HIGHEST_VERSION.COM. is not something that gets ran very often. I'll pass on the alarm and rename ideas.
5006.8		M5::LWILCOX	Chocolate in January!!	`Mon Feb 10 1997 08:38`	4
	<<< Note 5006.7 by M5::JHAYTER >>> And let us know what you find out!