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· Jul 18, 2019

GBLOCKCOPY Batch Configuration - Where is it stored?

#Databases #Globals #System Administration #Caché

I need to copy a bunch of globals from some crufty old databases to spanking clean brand new ones. GBLOCKCOPY has this cool feature that lets you create a batch of global names to copy and save the list in a batch. You can then execute the batch and go take a nap.

I like naps.

I need to do this for a number of old-new database pairs, but it's the same global names every time. Is there a way to export the batch configuration created the first time and import it to another environment/namespace? These databases will be spread across multiple hosts.

Thanks!

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Robert Cemper · Jul 18, 2019

the popular use of is INTERACTIVE.

But there is a BATCH option:   

SAMPLES>zn "%SYS"
 
%SYS>d BATCH^GBLOCKCOPY
 
1) Manage Batches
2) Run a Batch
3) Restart a Batch
4) Add Processes to a running Batch
5) Stop a Running batch
6) Monitor Running Batch
7) Batch Report
8) Exit
 
Option? 1
 
1) Create a Batch
2) Edit a Batch
3) List Batches
4) Delete a Batch
5) Exit
 
Option?

I never used it myself.

it seems to me you should find it in  ^%SYS("GBLOCKCOPY")

But the source code is open in %SYS and easy to read:

BATCH
 w !
 w !,"1) Manage Batches"
 w !,"2) Run a Batch"
 w !,"3) Restart a Batch"
 w !,"4) Add Processes to a running Batch"
 w !,"5) Stop a Running batch"
 w !,"6) Monitor Running Batch"
 w !,"7) Batch Report"
 w !,"8) Exit"
 w !
 s Option=$$OPTION("Option? ",8,8)
 i Option=1 d BATCHMANAGE g BATCH
 i Option=2 d BATCHRUN g BATCH
 i Option=3 d BATCHRESTART g BATCH
 i Option=4 d BATCHADDPROCESSES g BATCH
 i Option=5 d BATCHSTOP g BATCH
 i Option=6 d BATCHMONITOR g BATCH
 i Option=7 d BATCHREPORT g BATCH
 q
BATCHMANAGE
 w !
 w !,"1) Create a Batch"
 w !,"2) Edit a Batch"
 w !,"3) List Batches"
 w !,"4) Delete a Batch"
 w !,"5) Exit"
 w !
 s Option=$$OPTION("Option? ",5,5)
 i Option=1 d BATCHCREATE g BATCHMANAGE
 i Option=2 d BATCHEDIT g BATCHMANAGE
 i Option=3 d BATCHLIST g BATCHMANAGE
 i Option=4 d BATCHDELETE g BATCHMANAGE
 q
BATCHCREATE s $zt="BATCHE"
 s Name=$$GETNAME("Batch name to create? ",0,0) q:POP
 f  w !!,"Adding to batch: "_Name d BATCHSETUP q:POP
 g BATCHCREATE
BATCHEDIT   s $zt="BATCHE"
 s Name=$$GETNAME("Batch name to edit? ",1,0) q:POP
 s Status=$$GETSTATUS(Name,1)
 i $p(Status,"~",4)'="Queue" w !,"Batch "_Name_" has been run, please re-enter" g BATCHEDIT
 i $$YN("Do you want to add to the batch","Y")="Y" f  w !!,"Adding to batch: "_Name d BATCHSETUP q:POP
 i $$YN("Do you want to delete entries from batch "_Name,"N")="N" g BATCHEDIT
BATCHEDIT1
 d SUMMARYREPORT(Name,0)
 s Option=$$OPTION("Delete which entry? ",0,+$o(^|"^^"_$zu(12)|%SYS("GBLOCKCOPY",Name,""),-1))
 i Option=0 g BATCHEDIT
. . . . . . . .

HTH,

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