RE: Writing custom history to MNHHDR & MNHDTL (Browser History) -- MAPICS-L

Mike,
 
Experiences like yours using the sample user exits at R6 and earlier is the the 
main reason we now create the user exit programs in R7 Integrator for you.  In 
R6 you had to modify the user exits to tell them about your files and fields.  
R7 Integrator knows how to put alot of  info in the user exits for you.  Also, 
you are correct, the transaction model used by the client applications is 
different than most programmers are accustom to working with.
 
Robert

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        Chris,
        
        I have done it.   It was no easy job.  We are creating a custom time &
        expenses billing application interfaced with COM using Integrator.  The
        sample programs you get from MAPICS have bugs in them (or did, but I 
doubt
        if anyone has updated them).   I eventually went back to Paragon for
        assistance.  They helped me alot.  I learned alot about the Integrator
        programming approach and how to get the stuff to work properly.  From a
        technical perspective, they were great to work with (I of course 
expected
        to and did pay them for the help).  Even though we shouldn't have to pay
        to fix MAPICS bugs, sometimes you gotta cut your losses and realize the
        battle isn't worth fighting.  I wanted the application to work and was
        willing to spned money to get there.
        
        Now we're slowing working on the application.  It's internal at the
        moment, so no revenue incentive to work hard on it.  But the concept is
        superb.  I hope INFOR has the good sense to FINALLY spread this 
technology
        across the XA line.
        
        Please let me know if we could be helpful to you in writing your
        application.
        
        Mike
        
        
        
        message: 4
        date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:47:47 -0500
        from: Chris Neely <Chris.Neely@xxxxxxxxxx>
        subject: Writing custom history to MNHHDR and MNHDTL
        
        Has anyone tried to  write custom history data to the MAPICS maintenance
        history files MNHHDR and MNHDTL? Does anyone know an easy way of doing
        this? Should I be attempting this?
        
        Thanks for any assistance
        
        
        Michael G. Ellis
        Information Systems International, Inc.
        A Global ERP Consulting Firm
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