MultiValue is a type of NoSQL and multidimensional database, typically considered synonymous with PICK, a database originally developed as the Pick operating system. Current prominent varieties of the MultiValue Database include jBASE, UniVerse, UniData, Reality and D3.
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Unidata - Extract Count of strings from MultiValued fields
I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to Unidata.
My problem is this;
I have lots of records with 20 fields. I want to extract a TOTAL count of the different values used in 1 of those fields; the field in question is multi-valued, so the data looks…

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Connect to Pick Database using Odbc C# .Net
How to Connect to PickBasic database using Ole db driver .. I need it badly help me out
Badmate
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How do I find the column listing in UniVerse with RetrieVe or SQL?
I've got an issue where a table (file) is set up to return column foo on LIST table and SELECT * FROM table. I need to know the other possible columns in table. I'm pretty sure this was achieved by setting @ (behavoir definition of unqualified…

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Pick and RDF/SPARQL
Anyone have any interest in intergrating RDF and/or SPARQL with a PICK database?
Has anyone tried this yet?
I have some thoughts about what to try. One idea is to figure out how to create a file with a dictionary that defines some correlatives that…

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How to return exit code in UniData?
Is there a way to return an exit code to the operating system in UniBasic or ECL ?
For example I want to capture a user-programmable exit code that can be retrieved with Bash's $? variable.
From what I see, the UniBasic STOP and ABORT commands only…

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Managing jBASE triggers
I have reviewed the jBASE documentation on triggers but I have some additional questions on managing them.
Does a trigger use up a license seat? If so, continuously, or only upon action?
Does a trigger continue running in the background like a…

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MySQL procedure to load data from staging table to other tables. Need to split up multivalue field in the process
I'm trying to export data from a multivalue database (Unidata) into MySQL. Lets say my source data was a person's ID number, their first name and all the states they've lived in. The states field is a multi value field and I'm exporting them so that…

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MV.NET calls much slower when website accessed remotely vs locally
I have an asp.net webforms page that makes calls to pick/d3 through mv.net.
I've logged the server side performance by surrounding the mv.net calls with timing code, for example:
logTimeElapsed()
getDataFromPick() 'gets 5 rows of test…

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Multi-valued Database (UniVerse) -- SM (MV) vs SM (VS) and ASSOC()
I have a question taken from pg 16 of IBM's Nested Relational Database White Paper, I'm confused why in the below CREATE command they use MV/MS/MS rather than MV/MV/MS, when both ORDER_#, and PART_# are one-to-many relationships.. I don't understand…

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Can't get UniObjects COM Object to load with PHP in Windows 2008 R2
I am trying to use COM function in PHP but I am not sure what am I doing wrong. This is my first line in PHP script
$UOSession = new COM("UniObjects.Unioiafctrl") or die("Cant instantiate UO");
I did use regsvr32 to register uniobjects.dll and it…

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Creating a browser front-end for TigerLogic D3 DB application
I have an interesting conundrum. I have been challenged with identifying the most suitable process in which to create a "browser front-end" to an existing multi-user application built within the TigerLogic/Pick D3 environment. My research indicates…

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Maximum virtual attribute size in Unidata
I am receiving the following error when trying to retrieve data using a largish virtual attribute:
Virtual Attribute Error: Virtual field too big.
I have been unable to locate the maximum size allowed for a virtual attribute in the Unidata manuals.…

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D3 Connection issue using mvsp java api
I am trying to connect to D3 Database with MVSP java api. So far:
I have downloaded the mvapi.jar
added it in project lib folder
written the sample code for connection inside main method
String url = "jdbc:mv:d3:hostname:portNo";
Properties props…

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ADO adDate field returns "12:00 am" when it's value is Null
We are working on a project that generates a report using ActiveReports 2(COM for VB6), the data is coming from an ADO Recordset that we created manually(we are using a MultiValue Database that doesn't return Recordsets).
If I set the data field is…

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Selecting all values from multivalued field in Oracle c11 - SQL query
I am trying to select all the values from multivalued data column. Values are separated with ý.
This query I wrote does exactly what I intended, but unfortunately I am working on 11g so I can't use CROSS APPLY. Any suggestions how to go around CROSS…

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