Newest Suprtool reduces number of passes for data manipulation

Robelle (604.582.1700) has released Suprtool 4.4, which includes enhancements to accomplish data manipulation tasks with fewer passes over data. The version also enables string manipulation for both HP 3000 and HP-UX users. New string functions for Suprtool’s If and Extract command allow strings to be upshifted, downshifted, concatenated and trimmed. The enhancements can be applied in processes such as formatting fixed address fields of a database into a standard mailing label in a single step. Searches for data which may be either uppercase or lowercase can employ the new downshift/upshift functionality for a simpler If statement.

The new version also supports the increased capacities in IMAGE as of MPE/iX 6.5 Express 2. The new dataset limit is 2 billion records (more than 10 terabytes) and IMAGE now supports 1,200 items, 240 datasets and 64 paths for a Master dataset. Version 4.4 also uses persistent Redo stacks in Suprtool, Suprlink and STExport. When users get back into Suprtool, the task they last worked on is at the ready.
The 4.4 version of Suprtool is available for free to users on a current support contract. Contact Robelle at www.robelle.com for more information on pricing specific to each country.

Separately, Robelle announced that Ecometry Corp. has adopted Robelle’s Qedit for Windows editor for internal use across three core departments. Robelle said that Qedit for Windows site license enables Ecometry’s programming team to use Qedit for Windows as the tool of choice for source code development, while the Client Services group plans to use Qedit for Windows to create and modify job streams and Suprtool scripts for customers. The editor will also be installed at Ecometry’s training facilities in Delray Beach, Fla., to provide customers taking classes with a modern interface to files residing on the HP e3000. The company reported that over the last year nearly 20 Ecometry customers have adopted Qedit for Windows, including recent purchases by Lego Systems, Inc., Urban Outfitters, and Design within Reach.