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Programming Release Notes
6.24 Screen Management (SMG$) Facility Documentation
• The description of routine SMG$SET_KEYPAD_MODE should contain this
note:
Note
Changing the keypad mode changes the physical terminal setting. This
is a global change for all virtual keyboards, not just the virtual keyboard
specified by the keyboard-id argument.
6.25 Soft Affinity—Soft Affinity Disabled (Alpha Only)
V7.3
In OpenVMS Version 7.2, soft affinity was enabled for some SMP systems
— the AlphaServer 4100 Series and the AlphaServer 2100 Series. However,
because of unanticipated hardware behavior, soft affinity for these SMP systems
has now been disabled. The $SET_IMPLICIT_AFFINITY system service
will return the SS$_UNSUPPORTED error status. The DCL command SET
PROCESS/AFFINITY=SOFT will result in the %SYSTEM-E-UNSUPPORTED
error message.
6.26 SORT32 (SORT/MERGE/CONVERT)
The following sections contain release notes pertaining to the use of SORT32.
SORT32 (SORTSHR.EXE) is used by SORT, MERGE, CONVERT, Compaq
COBOL, and Oracle Rdb.
6.26.1 SORT32 with /WORK_FILES=2 or Higher—Restriction
V7.3
SORT32 does not support /WORK_FILES=2 or higher if the SORT work files have
been redefined to point to a common directory whose owner UIC does not match
the process UIC. Note that /WORK_FILES=2 is the default for uses of SORT32
from SORT, MERGE, CONVERT, Compaq COBOL, and Oracle Rdb.
The workarounds are as follows:
• Redefine SYS$SCRATCH instead of SORTWORKS logicals.
• Use /WORK_FILES=1.
• Use unique file names for SORTWORK logicals.
• With CONVERT, use SYS$SHARE:CONVSHR_OLD.EXE.
6.26.2 SORT32 Work File Directories—Restriction
V7.3
SORT32 work files must be redirected to directories that allow multiple-file
versions that can handle the number of requested work files. This restriction also
exists in Hypersort.
6.26.3 SORT32 and VFC Format Files (Restriction)
V7.3
If you use the /PROCESS=TAG for VFC format input files, SORT32 initializes the
fixed control area to 0 for VFC format output files. Use /PROCESS_RECORD to
work around this problem.
Programming Release Notes 6–27