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			       DECdx Version 1.0

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		              |  Release Notes  |
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		Release Date:			May 1984

		Operating System and Version:	TOPS-20 Version 5.1

		Software Version:		DECdx Version 1.0












		          DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

		             Maynard, Massachusetts

The information in this document is subject to change without 
notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Digital 
Equipment Corporation.  Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no 
responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.

The software described in this document is furnished under a 
license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the 
terms of such license.

No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of this 
software on equipment that is not supplied by DIGITAL or its 
affiliated companies.


Copyright (c) 1984 by Digital Equipment Corporation.  All rights 
reserved.


The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation:

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	DEC		DECdx		RSTS
	DECnet		DIBOL		RSX
	DECsystem-10	MASSBUS		UNIBUS
	DECSYSTEM-20	P/OS		VAX
	DECUS		PDP		VMS
	DECwriter	Professional	VT
	DECmate		Rainbow		Work Processor
							DECdx
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							Contents





1:	Preface


2:      Problems and Solutions

	General Problems
	        1.  DECmate II users with modems logged off host
		2.  Error message when several users access same area
		3.  File or document name disappears after using CTRL/C	
		4.  Typing ahead before prompts appear disrupts transfer

	Document-to-File (DF option)
		5.  Documentation error concerning DF tab conversion
		6.  Word wrap returns not maintained after conversion
		7.  Confusing error message after multiuser access collision
		8.  Misleading error message caused by exceeding disk quota

	File-to-Document (FD option)  
		9.  Word wrap returns inserted into document after conversion
		
	Index (I option) 
		10. Document remains locked
		
	Old-to-New (ON option)
		11. Old document cannot be converted
		12. Converted document is corrupted

	Print (P option)
		13. Document not printed on system printer
		14. Files interleaved when printed

	Read (R option)
		15. Read does not display some WPS-format features 

	Transfer (X option)
                16. Connection to host not established 
		17. Partial menu displayed after transferring document
						DECdx
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						1:  Preface






PRODUCT:	DECdx

VERSION:	1.0


These Release Notes identify known problems in the DECdx software or 
documentation and provide solutions to those problems. 

Problems are classified according to the menu option under which the problem 
occurs.  See the Table of Contents for a short description of each problem.

The Release Notes are intended primarily for the system manager or the 
person responsible for handling questions about DECdx problems.

Digital is aware of the problems cited in these notes.  Software Performance 
Reports, therefore, should be reserved for reporting problems not listed 
here.


RELATED DOCUMENTS

For the system manager:

	DECdx/TOPS-20 Installation and Information   AA-P150A-TM

For the DECdx user:

	DECdx Getting Started			     AV-P146A-TK

	DECdx User's Guide			     AA-U153A-TK
					DECdx
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					2:  Problems and Solutions










The problems in this chapter are listed according to the menu option 
under which the problem occurs.  

The first category, General Problems, covers errors pertaining to 
two or more options.



GENERAL PROBLEMS

				1. 

Problem:  DECmate II users, connected to the host with  modems, are 
	  disconnected after selecting Finished from the WPS menu. 

Solution: The automatic disconnection is part of the DECmate software.  
          DECdx completes any procedures in progress and then logs the user 
	  off the host system.  No additional action is required. 


				2. 

Problem:  User 1 cannot read a document or use the Document-to-File option
	  while User 2 is trying to read User 1's index.  This problem 
	  occurs only if User 1 and User 2 press RETURN simultaneously after 
	  choosing options that access the same area.

	  The first sign of this problem is when User 1 has to wait longer 
	  than usual at the "Processing document number ___" screen.  Then the 
	  following error message appears:  

	 	?RMISER An internal error was found in routine "GPAGE"
	 	at 605231.  Error is: LAST ROUTINE RETURNED A FALSE VALUE

	  When User 1 tries to view the index, the following error message
	  appears:

		There is a problem with the current index and General Error.  
	        Unable to change default.  Press RETURN to try again.  FFFFFEO.

Solution: User 1 must select Finished to exit DECdx and then try again.

	
			   	3. 

Problem:  The user presses CTRL/C to stop a Top, Bottom or Overwrite procedure.
	  Either the target document (if the FD, Add or Transfer options were
	  interrupted) or the target file (if the DF option was interrupted) 
	  disappears from the user's directory.  A temporary file, in the 
	  format TMPnnn.DX or BTMnnn.DX, appears in the directory.

Solution: Rename the temporary file.  For a detailed explanation, refer to the 
	  discussion of temporary files in the DECdx/TOPS-20 Installation 
	  and Information manual.
		

			    	4. 
	
Problem:  A procedure fails after the user types several commands in a row, 
	  which include \R Gold MENU and CX or DX, without waiting for the 
	  DECdx Transfer screen to appear.  The following are two problems 
	  that can occur: 

      1.  The transfer procedure stops at the message "Status - Trying to 
	  Connect".  Instead of a connection to the host being established, 
	  this message is displayed: 

		Other user returned to Main Menu 

	  When the user returns to the host, the following message appears: 

		LINK DISCONNECTED - PROTOCOL ERROR 

	  At this point, pressing Gold MENU displays the DECdx Menu. 

       2. Half the DECdx Transfer Menu appears on the screen.  To continue, 
	  the user must press Gold MENU to return to the WPS Main Menu. 

Solution: Do not type \R Gold MENU CX or DX until the DECdx Transfer screen
	  is displayed.  That screen instructs you to type \R Gold MENU 
	  DX <RETURN>.
 	      
DOCUMENT-TO-FILE (DF option)

				5.

Problem:  The DECdx User's Guide has an error concerning tab setting changes 
	  after a document-to-file conversion.  Under the keyword Spacing is 
	  the following statement:  "If you use the DF option, DECdx matches 
	  each tab mark in the document to the next occurring system tab 
	  position."  This statement is no longer true.

Change:   DECdx now converts the tab stops in a document to the same number 
	  of spaces in the host file.  Consequently, the document and its 
	  corresponding host file look exactly alike.  

	  You will not be able to see that tab marks have been replaced
	  with spaces unless the file is converted back into a document,
	  using the FD option, and then transferred to the WPS for viewing. 

	  If you anticipate extensive editing of tabbed text in the
	  converted host file, removing individual spaces rather than tabs
	  could be time consuming.  If you use either the host default ruler
	  or one of the optional rulers given below, DECdx will convert 
	  tab stops.  Therefore, to expedite the editing of tabbed text, 
          particularly in columnar format, use the host default ruler, or one
	  of the optional rulers, when creating the WPS document.
	  
	  The following ruler is the host default ruler:

1       9	17	25	33	41	49	57	65      73   79
L-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------TTTTTTR

	  The following are optional rulers also recognized by DECdx.  Use any
	  of these rulers on the WPS document to retain tabs after a document-
	  to-file conversion.

1       9      17      25      33      41      49      57      65      73    79
L-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------T-------TTTTT-R
L	W	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	TTTTT-R
L	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	      R
L	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	              R
L	T	T	T	T	T	T			      R
L	T	T	T	T	T				      R
L	T	T	T	T					      R
L	T	T	T						      R
L	T	T							      R
L	T								      R
L	W								      R

			
				6. 

Problem:  Word wrap returns are not maintained after DF conversion. 

Solution: There is no solution to this problem.  The host file is in
	  ASCII format and ASCII code does not have a way to represent
	  word wrap returns.  

	  However, if you convert the file into a document again using
	  the FD option, word wrap returns will be inserted by DECdx.
          See the first problem in the File-to-Document section of these 
          Release Notes for more information on word wrap returns.
    

				7. 

Problem:  Confusing error messages are received when two users attempt to
	  do a document-to-file conversion at the same time. 

	  If two or more users attempt a DF conversion on different
	  documents at the same time, one of the following error
	  messages is received:

		?RMISER An internal error was found in routine "GPAGE"
	  	at 605231.  Error is: last routine returned a false value.   

	  or

		ERROR OCCURRED CLOSING DOCUMENT.  SEE YOUR SYSTEM MANAGER.

	  This problem occurs only when two or more users press RETURN
	  at the same time to begin a DF conversion.


Solution: Begin the conversion again.  The documents can be accessed without
	  further problems.

			
				8. 

Problem:  The user exceeds the disk quota when using the Top or Bottom options
	  under the DF option.  The error messages that inform the user of the 
	  problem are misleading.  The following is the first error message:

		?RMOSE Stream I/O monitor call failed with Status Code

	  Then this message follows:

	  	ERROR OCCURRED UPDATING FILE, ERROR DURING TBO PROCESSING

	  A temporary file, TMPnnn.DX (where "nnn" is the document number),
	  appears in the user's directory.


Solution: Create more disk space by whatever means are appropriate.  The 
	  temporary file does not have to be deleted.  

	  For more information on temporary files, see the DECdx/TOPS-20
	  Installation and Information manual.
FILE-TO-DOCUMENT (FD option)


				9. 

Problem:  Documentation omission:  Word wrap returns are inserted after 
	  a FD conversion.

	  In the DECdx User's Guide, under the keyword File-to-Document,
	  is this statement: "Any text that is not set flush left (tabbed 
	  or indented text) is converted with hard returns at the original 
          line ending."  


Change:	  After a file is converted to a document, word wrap returns are 
	  placed at the end of every line in a paragraph except the last.  
	  The last line will end in a hard return if the line is followed 
	  by a tab or carriage return in column one.  Paragraphs may be 
	  indented with spaces or a tab.

	  Single lines, indented with a tab, such as items in a list or table,
	  will end in hard returns after conversion.  For example, all the 
	  lines in the following text would end in hard returns after 
	  conversion.   

		Table of Contents
		  
		Chapter 1
		  Subtopic
		  Subtopic
		
	  "Table of Contents" may begin in column one or be indented.  The
	  line will end in a hard return under both conditions.  However, if
	  "Chapter 1" begins in column 1, both "Subtopic" lines must be 
	  indented with tabs for all three lines to end in hard returns after
	  conversion.

          Reminder:  After a document-to-file (DF) conversion, all line endings
	  are converted to hard returns.

	   
INDEX (I OPTION)
				
		
				
				10.

Problem:   A document remains locked when no one is using it. 

	   A user who attempts to use the document when it is locked sees 
	   this error message:

                That document is being used by someone else right now.

Solution:  Verify that no one is using the document.  Then unlock the 
	   document at the DECdx Menu by typing:

	       CORRECT documentname

	   Check the File Lock column for the document in the DECdx Index 
	   to make sure "Locked" has been replaced with "Free".

	   See the DECdx/TOPS-20 Installation and Information manual for more
	   information.

	
OLD-TO-NEW (ON OPTION)


				11.
 
Problem:  During an old-to-new conversion, the error message "OLD
	  DOCUMENT IS CORRUPT" appears.  Only part, if any, of the old 
	  file is converted. 

	  The conversion is more likely to fail on longer documents.
	  Shorter documents may be converted without problems.

Solution: Send the old document back to the WPS with WPIP, then
	  resend the document with DECdx.  If the index is inaccessible,
	  select Finish to exit DECdx and then resume the procedure.

				
				12.

Problem:  An old document is converted to the new DECdx format using the
	  ON option.  When the user attempts to transfer the document to
	  the WPS, the following message appears:

		Illegal character encountered, continuing...

	  This message indicates null characters have been encountered 
	  in the converted file.

Solution: If the old file exists in a backup area, transfer the file to the
	  WPS using the WPIP program.  Then transfer the document to the host
	  using DECdx.

	  If the old file is not available, use an editor to remove all non-
	  printable ASCII characters from the converted file.
PRINT (P OPTION)


				13. 

Problem:  The TOPS-20 system does not print DECdx documents.  Only a 
	  CTRL N appears on the printout.  This problem occurs infrequently
	  and the cause is unknown.

Solution: Restart the LPTSPL spool.  This is a TOPS-20 system problem
	  that cannot be handled by the DECdx software.  


				14. 

Problem:  Files may be interleaved when printed.  

	  When several users are printing several documents at the
	  same time, the text from one file may print in the middle
	  of another document.

	  If the document is queued again, this error message appears:

          Error opening list file.  Error trying to create an existing file

Solution: To print the document a second time, delete the print listing
	  from the main directory. 
READ (R OPTION)

		
				15. 

Problem:  The DECdx Read option does not display all of the WPS-format 
	  features in the original WPS document.

	  The following WPS features are not displayed by the Read 
	  option:

	   	-  Rulers and ruler settings
	 	-  Bolding and underlining
	 	-  Control commands
	 	-  Superscripts and subscripts
	 	-  Composite characters

Solution: The missing features cannot be represented in ASCII format.  If 
	  you print the document using the DECdx Print option, the bolding 
	  and underlining are present and control commands are executed.
TRANSFER (X OPTION)


				16. 

Problem:  The user is notified of a BAD CONNECTION at the Document Transfer 
          (DX) Menu, so that connection cannot be established. 

Solution: If the message "ERROR - BAD CONNECTION - TRY AGAIN" occurs at the 
          Document Transfer Menu, press Gold MENU to recall the WPS Main Menu.
          Select the CX option and return to the host.  Then select the X
          (Transfer) option, and try the transfer again.  
          

				17.

Problem:  Part of the DECdx Menu is missing when the user returns to DECdx 
	  after using the X (Transfer) option, or when the user exits DECdx
	  by typing \R Gold MENU.  Up to half of the DECdx Menu may be 
	  missing, depending upon the type of word processor used.

Solution: When the partial menu appears, press RETURN.  The full menu
	  should appear.  If not, type M and press RETURN to display
	  the second page of the menu.  

          There is no need to display the entire menu.  The menu options may 
	  be selected although they do not appear.