Error when compiling in Universe

RodBarnes · Post by **RodBarnes** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:37 am

Being an old DATA-BASIC programmer, I often end up telnetting to the engine and doing preliminary development of functions and routines directly at Universe before I move into final testing in DataStage.

However, I just recently built a new DataStage server an am having an issue I do not have on our other servers: I cannot compile code. When I use the BASIC command, it reports.

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basic: can't open source file '<name>

Yet, I can compile fine on the other server. They were both built identically (at least, that was the intent.

) Clearly, it is a permissions error of some type but I'm using the same logins on both servers and I've compared the security settings on both to ensure they are the same.

I'd appreciate any suggestions. I'm out of ideas. Thanks.

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:57 am

What file are you using for your BASIC? A sub-directory type 19 file or a hashed file? Can you try "CREATE.FILE MYBP 19", "ED MYBP TEST" and put in "PRINT 'Hello World'", file & "BASIC MYBP TEST"?

RodBarnes · Post by **RodBarnes** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:23 pm

ArndW wrote:What file are you using for your BASIC? A sub-directory type 19 file or a hashed file? Can you try "CREATE.FILE MYBP 19", "ED MYBP TEST" and put in "PRINT 'Hello World'", file & "BASIC MYBP TEST"?

Thanks for the direction. I checked and had created the file as a 30 -- must have been out of habit. When I recreated the file as a 19 it worked, of course, the same type I had used on the other server.

I hadn't thought of this because, with other types, the message reports:

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basic: Source '<file>' must be type 1 or 19 file

But when it is a 30 it simply says it cannot access it. That sent me off in the wrong direction. Thanks for clearing it up!