IanMcGowan: Add link to FLAVA utility (soon to be a SUBR)

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Add link to FLAVA utility (soon to be a SUBR)

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	*[[Find.Inode]] - A utility to locate filename of inode, using Pick Basic.		*[[Find.Inode]] - A utility to locate filename of inode, using Pick Basic.
	*[[FindUnusedAtt]] - A utility to find the null attributes in a file. So you can USE them!		*[[FindUnusedAtt]] - A utility to find the null attributes in a file. So you can USE them!
			*[[FLAVA]] - A (hopefully) portable routine to figure out the flavour of Pick
	* [[GET.REMOTE.IP]] - D3[[/Linux]] source to obtain IP address of client.		* [[GET.REMOTE.IP]] - D3[[/Linux]] source to obtain IP address of client.
	*[[GetFileInfo]] - A wrapper around the O[[/S]] fstat command, or a [[PerlVersionOfFstat]]. Returns information about a unix file in a convenient format.		*[[GetFileInfo]] - A wrapper around the O[[/S]] fstat command, or a [[PerlVersionOfFstat]]. Returns information about a unix file in a convenient format.

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Discussions about Basic programming

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	*[[Date Conversion With OCONV]] - converting internal date for output		*[[Date Conversion With OCONV]] - converting internal date for output
	*[[Hexadecimal Conversion]] - converting to/from hexadecimal		*[[Hexadecimal Conversion]] - converting to/from hexadecimal
			*[[RemovePerformance]] - a more efficient way to loop over a dynamic array

	=== General Utilities (Alphabetically) ===		=== General Utilities (Alphabetically) ===

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	*[[Row2Col II]] - An alternative version to transpose an array		*[[Row2Col II]] - An alternative version to transpose an array
	*[[SBProcessSearch]] - Search for a string in SB+ process file with a simple list output.		*[[SBProcessSearch]] - Search for a string in SB+ process file with a simple list output.
			*[[SCI.XLS.RECALL]] - Dump a flat delimited file (produced with TO DELIM perhaps) to SpreadsheetML XML format
			*[[SCI.XLSX.RECALL]] - Dump a flat delimited file to Open XML native Excel XLSX format
	*[[ShellSort\|Shell sort]] - a sort that uses Donald Shell's algorithm		*[[ShellSort\|Shell sort]] - a sort that uses Donald Shell's algorithm
	*[[ShowLocks]] - Universe utility to show locks by name (requires up to date STAT.FILE)		*[[ShowLocks]] - Universe utility to show locks by name (requires up to date STAT.FILE)

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=== General Notes ===
* General format [[HintsAndTips]]
* Put <nowiki><PRE></nowiki> around code sections to turn off wiki formatting for that section
* Watch out for trailing "\" at the end of a line - even within a <nowiki><PRE></nowiki> block it appears to smush lines together

=== Discussions about Basic programming ===
*[[LoopDebates|Loop Debates]] - a discussion of different ways to loop in Pick[[/Basic]] programs
*[[Sorting]] - An overview of the various sorts out there
*[[CodingStandards]] - Some modest proposals around Basic coding standards
*[[Date Conversion With ICONV]] - converting output date for internal storage
*[[Date Conversion With OCONV]] - converting internal date for output
*[[Hexadecimal Conversion]] - converting to/from hexadecimal

=== General Utilities (Alphabetically) ===
*[[AMVdefine_AE]] - Alternate Editor utility to define associated multivalues for amvedit
*[[AMVedit_AE]] - Alternate Editor utility to edit associated multivalues
*[[ASORT]] - Sorts Associated Multivalues
*[[BarCode128]] - Print a 128 barcode in BASIC
*[[BFormat]] - A utility to format basic code
*[[BFind]] - A utility to find strings in selected file(s).
*[[BPTest]] - A utility to run BASIC code from the command line
*[[BROWSE.FOR.FILE]] - Subroutine which allows user to move up and down through DOS tree and pick a file, from Universe code
*[[Build.Inode.Xref]] - Builds the INODE.XREF file, run once in each account
*[[CallHTTP]] - sample code for [[CallHTTP]]
*[[CallHTTPWithSSL]] - an attempt to retrieve a simple web page over HTTPS using [[CallHTTP]] and SSL
*[[CAM_AE]] - Alternate Editor utility to convert PICK.VARIABLES to Camelcase
*[[Chead]] - "See header" QM utility to show information about compiled code.
*[[Checksum]] - Program to calculate the checksum of a given file item. It uses the original R83 method of doing so.
*[[Compare]] - To see the changes in two records - usually program code.
*[[ConvCase]] - To convert the case of items (usually programs)
*[[Cruise]] - Display entire contents of records, using DICT entries for labels and conversions
*[[CSEQ]] - To see part of a large directory file (useful for checking .csv files)
*[[CSV2ARRAY]] - Function to convert a CSV to a dynamic array (also can change columns to attributes)
*[[CSV2FIELDS]] - Another subroutine to convert a CSV string to a dynamic array
*[[CTRLFIC]] - To periodically check the Unidata files in level 1 overflow (from a list or just for given file) or level 2 using Unidata "guide" and "checkover" commands.
*[[DateUtility]] - utility to do various date conversions such as ISO8601 and RFC1123
*[[DumpSqlLdr]] - Dump fields to flat file for import into Oracle using sql*ldr
* [[DumpRecall]] - Dump a query to excel or other formats
* [[EM]] - A utility to enable editing of multiple MVdatabase records or individual ones in client-server Emacs in X(-windows).
* [[ENCRYPT64]] - sample code using Universe's ENCRYPT function.
*[[SORTDYNM1|Dynamic Array Sort]] Sort a multivalued dynamic array
*[[FieldInput]] - Generalised Input subroutine that handles various types of input in a somewhat intelligent manner. EG passwords, dates, time, patterns, lists, and so on. Using this can reduce your source code size quite a lot.
*[[FileInfo]] - [[UniVerse]] utility to show information about a file using FILEINFO()
*[[FileStatus]] - [[UniVerse]] utility to show information about a file using STATUS
*[[Find.Inode]] - A utility to locate filename of inode, using Pick Basic.
*[[FindUnusedAtt]] - A utility to find the null attributes in a file. So you can USE them!
* [[GET.REMOTE.IP]] - D3[[/Linux]] source to obtain IP address of client.
*[[GetFileInfo]] - A wrapper around the O[[/S]] fstat command, or a [[PerlVersionOfFstat]]. Returns information about a unix file in a convenient format.
*[[GetKey]] - Acts like keycode() in QM - returns a single character for any key pressed.
*[[GetLineStack]] - An input subroutine that allows editing with the arrow keys. Works with vt100 and wyse50.
*[[GetNameList]] - PICK BASIC program to build list of names based on either EXACT or SOUNDEX principles. Uses '*' and '...' for first name likeness.
*[[GetOsInfo]] - UD program to get the O[[/S]] information (date/time/size/privileges) for items in a DIR type file
*[[Getptr]] - [[UniVerse]] version of GETPTR function in [[UniData]]
*[[HeapSort]] - Two routines to create a heap then return items from the heap in sorted order
*[[HelpForUniverse]] - Displays like the Unidata help because the Universe one splodges the screen when at the console in NT.
*[[HMAC]] - Sample Unidata / Universe Basic code to produce an HMAC-MD5 hash
*[[HollDump]] - Does a Hollerith (fixed column) style dump from a UV file into &HOLD&
*[[HollLoad]] - Reads a fixed-width file from &HOLD& into a UV file - and can handle multivalue fields.
*[[InputWait]] - Duplicates in Universe the INPUT...WAITING functionality available in Unidata
*[[IsoWeekNum]] - returns the ISO week number on being given an external format date
*[[KLIST]] - Utility for listing records in files with formatted m/vs and s/vs + date conversion with selection/search
*[[LFormat]] - A utility to print source code with line-up bars.
*[[LineEDitor]] - A version of [[UniData]]'s AE with embedded full page editor, change and search history/redo capability, and lots of other good stuff.
*[[List.Path.Readu]] - Basic program to list.readu with pathnames instead.
*[[LOOP-ON]] - Replacement on Universe for the R83 verb LOOP-ON
*[[MAC_AE]] - Alternate Editor utility to convert Camelcase to PICK.VARIABLES
*[[MakeDict]] - Program to allow command line dictionary creation - works for [[UniVerse]] and [[QM]]
*[[MakeXml]] - Generates XML using standard dictionaries, particularly I-types. It will also generate DTD, XSD, and XSL definitions. Started in [[UniData]], mostly done in [[UniVerse]], and has also been done in QM from Ladybridge.
*[[MD5Hash]] - Sample Unidata / Universe Basic code to produce an MD5 hash
*[[MenuProgram]] - A simple menu interpreter
*[[ParseXML]] - Sample Unidata / Universe Basic code to parse an XML text file
*[[Pick.to.HTML]] - Example code of building a HTML table in Pick and then launching it through Accuterm
*[[Pivot]] - Quickly view totals and counts when looking at a new file
*[[PrePass]] - Duplicates the $DEFINE $IFDEF compiler stuff that Universe and Unidata have
*[[ProgramToListAlgorithms]] - Program to list algorithms that are stored in &PARTFILES&, VOC, and the parts themselves.
*[[Purge.Bad.Chars]] - Remove chars from 0 to 31, and 128 to 250 from a user-supplied file
*[[QM.Sort.Item]] - Subroutine to use new QM SORT() mechanism to sort associated multivalues
*[[QuickSort]] - uniVerse BASIC implementation of the quick sort algorithm
*[[Resize.Stats]] - Checks all processes on system (HPUX 11.0 & Universe9.6) for resize activity and displays progress and estimated completions. Great for determining when phantoms are expected to finish.
*[[ReturnSourceCode]] - Reads the GLOBAL.CATDIR opcode item on Universe, and extracts the source path off it's end
*[[Row2Col]] - transpose a variable's "rows" (fields) into "columns" (values), and back again.
*[[Row2Col II]] - An alternative version to transpose an array
*[[SBProcessSearch]] - Search for a string in SB+ process file with a simple list output.
*[[ShellSort|Shell sort]] - a sort that uses Donald Shell's algorithm
*[[ShowLocks]] - Universe utility to show locks by name (requires up to date STAT.FILE)
*[[Sudoku]] - To play a sudoku game
*[[StarDate]] - a function for converting from timestamp to stardate
*[[SvnWrapper]] - Wrapper for Linux 'svn' command for [[UniVerse]]; with 'release' format support.
*[[TclStack]] - a TCL stacker/development environment. Works better with [[GetLineStack]], but not required.
*[[TCL.II]] - pre-processes @sentence, parsing TCL.II components for you to handle later
*[[Trace]] - A utility that allows you to trace from a Proc to a Verb to a Basic program, interactive.
*[[TreeTraversal]] - Finding the ultimate parent or all children of a particular node
*[[Try]] - Another utility to run BASIC code from the command line.
*[[UdtOra]] - A program to call a perl script to run sql statements and parse the resultset
*[[UdtService]] - A program that is a phantom service to spawn other Udt phantoms
*[[URLEncode]] - A function to URL encode any text.
*[[UV.EM]] - A utility based upon UV.VI that works with Emacs (see also Emacs Lisp code page).
*[[WLISTU]] - Allows sorting the LISTU output by Date by Time, or also by PID
*[[XMLOUT|XML Output Utility]] - Extract an Unidata file in XML format using or not dictionary, with criteria of selection or not.

=== Special Purpose Utilities ===
*[https://bitbucket.org/slestak/u2-tools uuidgen] - Unibasic wrapper around python UUID module.
*[[uvcron]] - C program to allow cron to execute Universe jobs.
*[[InfoLease]] utilities, programs of interest only to customers of http://www.idsgrp.com (maybe :-)
*[[Datatel]] utilities, specific to users of Datatel's Benefactor and Colleague apps
*[[CedarvilleDownload]], DOWNLOAD is a utility that creates extracts from U2 in a variety of formats

=== Source Code Repositories ===
* https://bitbucket.org/slestak/u2-tools (Steve Romanow)
* https://bitbucket.org/foss4mv ([[FOSS4MV]])

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IanMcGowan at 06:15, 3 March 2017

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