Re: Re[2]: Information About SQR 4

[Chris Snow <chris_snow@EMAIL.MSN.COM>]

Garry,

Hope your 3.0.2 upgrade is going well.  Much less painful that the one from
2.11 to 3.0.A
With the 3.0.2 release, all "out of the box" reports have .LNG files
(#include files) that are connected to them.  As usual, if you want these
standard reports to run under Maximo 3.0.2 you will need to recompile every
report against your new database.

The only strange bug I've seen in Reportmate is, sometimes it will not see
an #include file until you actually open it from within the application.
Then I guess a "pathway" is set and it remembers where it's at.  Silly
fluke.

Often new reports developed in Reportmate run fine there but bomb in an
attempt to run in compiled version under Maximo.  This sometimes has to do
with the client's setup of the SQR.INI file in their Windows directory.  It
has to contain the right network path to SQR3 dir.

You can use SQR source files and run them under SQRW.EXE - they generate a
..LIS file as before, or if you use the -KEEP flag they generate a .SPF file
as well.  I have some reports that run under the NT AT command and we just
have AT call a batch file which contains the SQRW.EXE command line followed
by the filename, then the logon string.  Works fine.

Don't know about the '?' bug...I haven't encountered this yet.  And I hope
the next reporting tool shipping with Maximo 4.0 will contain a more
powerful development tool.  We'll see.

Hope this helps,
____________________________________
Chris Snow, Integrity Information Services
chris_snow@msn.com
800-724-5939 pgr

-----Original Message-----
From: Garry Farrell <gfarrell@FAIRFAX.COM.AU>
To: Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS <SQR-USERS@list.iex.net>
Date: 22 January, 1998 2:25 AM
Subject: Re[2]: Information About SQR 4


     Chris,

     I have been administering Maximo 3.0.A and have just completed an
     upgrade to Maximo 3.0.2.

     I have had a lot of trouble getting ReportMate reports to run. Have
     you had any problems with the setup of ReportMate reports within
     Maximo?

     Do you have to 'Generate SQR' script and compile them with SQRW.EXE?
     Can you use the SRM files or do you have to compile SQR to SQT?

     Any tips would be a great help as I would like to use ReportMate.

     I have also experienced a bug in ReportMate. You can put a '?' in the
     where clause but it doesn't work for dates. This is supposed to be
     fixed in version 4. Romeu other than that, I've heard that Maximo will
     ship with a completely different reporting tool with the next version.

     Regards,

     Garry      gfarrell@fairfax.com.au

     ps Email me for any advise on Maximo 3.0.2 upgrade if needed.



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Subject: Re: Information About SQR 4
Author:  <SQR-USERS@USA.NET> at internet
Date:    21/1/98 23:07


Romeu,

Maximo ships with a packaged version of SQR that is unfortunately not
usually the latest version.  Since it is not purchased directly from SQRibe
(the manufacturer) there is no upgrade agreement.  I believe you would
actually have to purchase an upgrade.  I am implementing a Maximo 3.0.2 job
and it comes with SQR V3.0.13.3 which has the ReportMate development
software.  I like it much better that EasySQR, the earlier version.

Don't know about a downloadable sample.  I haven't been to the SQRibe web
site lately.  Perhaps someone else knows...

____________________________________
Chris Snow, Integrity Information Services
chris_snow@msn.com
800-724-5939 pgr


-----Original Message-----
From: Romeu Finoti Sciotta <romeufs@MANDIC.COM.BR>
To: Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS <SQR-USERS@list.iex.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 1998 9:26 AM
Subject: Information About SQR 4


Good day for all.

I'm using SQR 3 Workbench working with Maximo 3.0.A./Oracle 7.3 and I need
upgrade my SQR version.
Could someone send me any reference about SQR 4?
Example:
Is the SQR 4 a 32bit software?
Can I download a beta version test?

Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Romeu Finoti Sciotta
Alcan Aluminio do Brasil Ltda.