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Macros in the InterSystems Caché

Beginner, Caché, Caché ObjectScript (COS), Tips & Tricks

In this article I would like to tell you about macros in InterSystems Caché. A macro is a symbolic name that is replaced with a set of instructions during compilation. A macro can “unfold” in various instruction sets each time it is called, depending on the parameters passed to it and activated scenarios. This can be both static code and the result of ObjectScript execution. Let's take a look at how you can use them in your application.

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Post by Eduard Lebedyuk 18 October 2016.

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Declarative development in Caché

Caché, Caché Objects, Caché ObjectScript (COS), Tips & Tricks

Caché offers a number of methods for going through a collection and doing something with its elements. The easiest method uses a while-loop and lets you fulfill the task in an imperative manner.

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Post by Maks Atygaev 11 December 2016.

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Terminal tip: Running OS-level commands

Tips & Tricks

When working at the Caché command prompt I sometimes want to run an operating system command on the server host.

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Post by John Murray 23 June 2017.

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Terminal tip: What's running in my namespace?

Tips & Tricks

When working at a terminal prompt the %SS routine lets me see what's running on the instance:

USER>d ^%SS

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Post by John Murray 22 June 2017.

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Portal tip: Working in a different language

Management Portal, Tips & Tricks

Recently I was conducting a remote support session with a site. The desktop they were sharing with me was on a PC configured with German as the native language.

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Post by John Murray 21 June 2017.

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Bug killing development tips

Caché, Ensemble, Tips & Tricks

Does anyone NOT use a debugger? I can't remember the last time I did. It's not because I don't dislike them, I just don't need to use them.

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Post by Sean Connelly 12 April 2017.

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What you could miss about Unicode and how it is stored in Caché

Caché, Databases, Tips & Tricks

It was my answer to the question appeared in GoogleGroups. And when I answered there I figured out that it might worth to post an article and to add some light on how Unicode is stored in Caché.

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Post by Dmitry Maslennikov 2 June 2017.

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Removing Possible Duplicate Values in a HL7 Message

Tools, Data Transformation (DTL), HL7, Tips & Tricks

I have a case where I have a SIU message that has multiple RGSgrp's.

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Post by Scott Roth 25 May 2017.

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Experiences in synchronising non-CACHE.DAT data in a Mirrored environment

System Admin, High Availability, Mirroring, Tips & Tricks

Hi All

I'm looking for some field experiences, lessons learned, or actual deployed solutions to the problem of replicating non-CACHE.DAT data in a mirrored Cache environment.  

Environment:

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Post by David Little 16 May 2017.

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Yape - Yet another pButtons extractor (and automatically create charts)

Caché, System Admin, Monitoring, Performance, Tips & Tricks

Working with customers on performance reviews, capacity planning and trouble-shooting I am often unpacking and reviewing Caché and Operating System metrics from pButtons.

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Post by Murray Oldfield 20 February 2017.

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Methods for Working with Third Party APIs?

APIs, HealthShare, Tips & Tricks

Hello,

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Post by Robert Sullivan 4 April 2017.

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How would one convert an image to a PDF using HealthShare

Caché, Business Process (BPL), Data Transformation (DTL), HL7, Tips & Tricks, ZEN

Suppose I have an image and need to convert that image into a PDF for inclusion in an HL7.

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Post by Randy Stewart 8 May 2017.

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Portal tip: Exploring contents of Databases, not Namespaces

Caché, Ensemble, HealthShare, Management Portal, Tips & Tricks

Prompted by this post about accessing a global at its original location after you have changed a mapping, here's a tip about one specific dropdown in Portal that's sometimes useful.

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Post by John Murray 27 April 2017.

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Diagnosing the cause of <PROTECT> errors

Caché, Ensemble, HealthShare, Tips & Tricks

If your application is raising <PROTECT> errors and you're finding it hard to work out why, here's a way to get additional information.

First, if auditing is not already enabled, turn it on:

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Post by John Murray 24 April 2017.

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When CACHE means cache and not Caché

Caché, Ensemble, HealthShare, System Admin, Tips & Tricks

I only recently noticed the presence of a local database named CACHE alongside the more familiar CACHESYS, CACHELIB, CACHETEMP and CACHEAUDIT.

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Post by John Murray 13 April 2017.

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