AskPlus FAQ

Do I need the listener job to be running when I stream batch jobs?

Possibly yes. If the RUN command for AskPlus uses the "-Ausername" option in the INFO parameter, then the listener job MUST be running. The "-Ausername" option tells AskPlus to use the same environment as that configured for the specified username. Visimage 2.2.8 and higher always generates this syntax when creating batch jobs to ensure that the job will have the same environment as the interactive user that created it.

How do I Shutdown the Listener Job?

The listener job can be shutdown using the host command KILLVSRV. The syntax is:

KILLVSRV.PUBTCP.ASKPLUS -password

The password must match the password in the VSRVINI file for the VSRVMGR Manager.

Spectrum Issues

Upgrading Eloquence to version 8

When upgrading Eloquence to version 8 the new library path must be specified in the /ASKPLUS/askplus script file.

Library Paths for HP-UX*:

/opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/pa11_32 # 32-bit PA-RISC 1.1 /opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/pa20_32 # 32-bit PA-RISC 2.0 /opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/pa20_64 # 64-bit PA-RISC 2.0 /opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/hpux32 # 32-bit Itanium (IA-64) /opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/hpux64 # 64-bit Itanium (IA-64)

• Eloquence 8 Release Notes

On PA-RISC based systems modify the SHLIB_PATH in /ASKPLUS/askplus.

Example:

export SHLIB_PATH=$SHLIB_PATH:/opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/pa20_32:/ASKPLUS

On ITANIUM based systems modify the LD_LIBRARY_PATH in /ASKPLUS/askplus.

Example:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/eloquence/8.0/lib/hpux64:/ASKPLUS

Why is Askplus Abbending after upgrading Spectrum to 10.5

Askplus 8.2.3 (PARISC/ITANIUM) or later must be installed when running Spectrum version 10.5 or later.