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From: sk@Unify.Com (Sandeep Kundra)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: ACCELL under SCO - prob saving screens
Message-ID: <2path04@Unify.Com>
Date: 26 May 91 03:16:56 GMT
References: <33138@usc>
Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, CA, USA
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In article <33138@usc> rpinder@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Rich Pinder) writes:
>Unify Accell, v. 1.2.0.8.0, running on SCO 3.2 rel 2 on a NCR 486.
>
>I have the following confusing problem.  When using the Development
>environment, accessed from the accell script I am having a problem
>saving a form that I created.  When logged in under my own account, I
>get this error when trying to save (either F9 or esc-a-u), but when I
>use another account just set up (using exact copies of my own
>.profile and .kshrc files) I can save the form just fine.  Also
>strange, if I (under my own account) use the adev command to enter
>the development environment, I !can! save the thing.  The drawback of
>continuing this workaround is that when using the environment via
>adev, I get garbage 'residue' on the screen (after going to a
>previous form) and also don't get any of the graphic drawing
>characters (ie in drawing borders).  
>
>I suspected terminal settings as the problem at first, but think that any
>problems I got via the accell script should have re-occured when using adev
>directly.  The environments for each user account are _identical_, and the
>problem occurs whether I'm on the console or a terminal.
>
>Any ideas as to the solution would be greatly appreciated.

I suggest checking the permissions of the directory where you are trying
to save the form to make sure that you can write into it.  Try touch'ing
a file to make sure.  Also check the accell startup script to see if it
is changing to some other directory where you do have write permissions.

The garbage residue/not getting trim/borders is due to the termcap being
used.  Try using a different termcap entry.  It would help to know what
you are using for a console/terminal, as well as any environment variables
you are setting when running Accell.  You should also try running the 
AGEN directly from the shell to rule out any directory changes or 
permissions.

Regards,

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Sandeep Kundra, Unify Corporation, 3901 Lenanne Dr, Sacramento, CA. 95834-1922
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