Question
· Dec 6, 2024
Foreign Servers - Visibility?

First time trying to use Foreign Tables/Servers instead of Linked Tables...

Within the SQL Editor inside of the Managment Portal, or connecting through DBeaver JDBC how we can see what Foreign Servers have been defined? Is there a way to query and verify structure of the Foreign Server connection to know that we are building the correct Foreign Tables?

I attempted to create my first Foreign table but it failed when I tried to query the tables because it said the table could not be found. But when I sign into the Database via SQL Management Studio, I can see the table.

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InterSystems Official
· May 21
InterSystems Platforms Update Q2-2025

We have a big update this quarter.

  • RHEL 10 was released yesterday, read on for what that means for you
  • 2025.3 will use OpenSSL 3 across all operating systems SUSE 15 sp6 will be the minimum OS for orgs using SUSE
  • The minimum CPU standards are going up in 2025.3
  • Older Windows Server operating systems will no longer be supported in 2025.3

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Hi everyone,

I'm working with JavaScript in InterSystems IRIS, specifically in CSP pages. One issue I'm running into during development is that the browser keeps loading the cached version of my JavaScript files, even after I’ve made changes or recompiled the code.

I would have to clear my cache files or browser history for it to reload and work.

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Is anyone using the IPM client (e.g., running commands like zpm "install somepackagename") on an IRIS version earlier than 2022.1?

We're thinking about raising the minimum supported version so we can use Embedded Python in IPM. I'm curious if this would impact anyone. Of course, you'd be able to continue to use an earlier version of IPM.

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To transfer data between production components I actively use messages of type Ens.StreamContainer class and its descendants. In many cases the content of the message content is not visualised (the 'Body' tab contains a table with a list of selected message properties but the 'Contents' tab is empty). Response messages are never visualised, and request messages are visualised with a fifty-fifty probability. What do I need to do to ensure that messages are always visualised?

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Article
· May 2 3m read
Minify XML in IRIS

In a project I'm working on we need to store some arbitrary XML in the database. This XML does not have any corresponding class in IRIS, we just need to store it as a string (it's relatively small and can fit in a string).
Since there are MANY (millions!) of records in the database I decided to reduce as much as possible the size without compressing. I know that some XML to be stored is indented, some not, it varies.

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Hey everyone,

I'm diving deeper into Caché ObjectScript and would love to open a discussion around the most useful tips, tricks, and best practices you’ve learned or discovered while working with it.

Whether you're an experienced developer or just getting started, ObjectScript has its own set of quirks and powerful features—some well-documented, others hidden gems. I’m looking to compile a helpful set of ideas from the community.

Some areas I’m especially interested in:

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Is anyone using Veeam as their external backup product?

I'm trying to backup a Linux VMs (VMWare; SUSE).

These VMs have a mirrored pair IRIS DB.

I'm using the InterSystems's provides pre-freeze - Backup.General(ExternalFreeze)
I'm using the InterSystems's provides post-thaw - Backup.General(ExternalThaw)

I've been running the backups with Veeam 'application aware processing' so I can add the pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts.

I'm backing up the PRIMARY node of the mirror pair.

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Are there any objectscript functions (not wizards) to export and then import table data (including RowID)?

It doesn't matter what format the exported file is.

The import and export process should preserve all relationships, foreign keys, etc. I need to be able to export and import multiple tables at the same time.

I need this to implement the ability to export multiple tables from one instance and load them into another.

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I am developing locally on my IRIS instance using VSCode and client-side editing approach. How can I automatically export a single .cls file/a whole package to a remote TEST/PREPROD server using a script or command line and recompile the unit remotely? Are there any more simple and straightforward ways than CI/CD explained in the series of articles by Eduard?

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