Process Capability
Hello,
Please note that once we generate Control chart for the Required Characterisitcs.
I would like to know the Table and fields for the Process Capability that is Cp and Cpk .
Please let me know ASAP.
I need to develop a report for the above.
With regards,
shridhar.d
9880644496
Dear SM
1) The CP and CPk that appears in MCXD has no connection with SPC characteristic selection in the control indicator
1) The mic should be single recording
2) To get the Cp, CPK you have to drilldown to either Plant/masterinspchar or Insp. characteristic using the switch drill down option
3) The Mic should have upper and lower limit
The SPC indicator in Mic is used only when you need a control chart is needed.
2) There is another method by which you can get Cp, CPK
Go to QS28. Input the plant and the mic and execute. You will get MIC details. Choose the MIC and click on Result history. A pop will appear Result history Limit Selection. In the Time Tab you can see inspection lot selection date From and To. Execute
You will get the inspection lot list select all and click on histogram and there in that you have tab for statistical values
Hope this helps
Regards
Gajesh
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//strcat(outFileName, fileName);
strcat(outFileName, STRING_PDFOutputFolder);
strcat(outFileName, FOLDERSYMBOL);
strcat(outFileName, fileName);
//AVAlertNote(outFileName);
ASPathName outputFileName = ASFileSysCreatePathName (ASGetDefaultFileSys(), ASAtomFromString("Cstring"), outFileName, 0);
BindingFileToPDF(aspItem, fileName, props, TargetPDF, outputFileName ,&iNumFiles, &iNumFilesConverted);
//AVAlertNote("File Processed");
ASFileSysReleasePath(fileSys, aspItem);
// process all other files
while(ASFileSysNextFolderItem(fileSys, iter, &props, &aspItem)) {
// get filename only
if(ASFileSysGetNameFromPath(fileSys, aspItem, fileName, sizeof(fileName))) {
return;
// go to binding if it's a valid type of file
if(props.type == kASFileSysFile && PassPDFBinderFileFilter(fileName)) {
char outFileName[] = "";
//strcat(outFileName, STRING_PDFOutputFolder);
//strcat(outFileName, FOLDERSYMBOL);
//strcat(outFileName, fileName);
strcat(outFileName, STRING_PDFOutputFolder);
strcat(outFileName, FOLDERSYMBOL);
strcat(outFileName, fileName);
//AVAlertNote(outFileName);
ASPathName outputFileName = ASFileSysCreatePathName (ASGetDefaultFileSys(), ASAtomFromString("Cstring"), outFileName, 0);
BindingFileToPDF(aspItem, fileName, props, TargetPDF, outputFileName, &iNumFiles, &iNumFilesConverted);
//AVAlertNote("File Processed");
ASFileSysReleasePath(fileSys, aspItem);
ASPathName pdfPathName = NULL;
DURING
// close the findfile
ASFileSysDestroyFolderIterator(fileSys, iter);
// save and close the output pdf file
// create path
ASText pathText = ASTextNew();
ASTextCatMany(
pathText,
dispText,
ASTextFromScriptText(FOLDERSYMBOL, kASRomanScript),
ASTextFromScriptText(OutputPdfFileName, kASRomanScript),
NULL);
#ifdef WIN_PLATFORM
ASFileSys fileSys = ASGetDefaultFileSysForPath(ASAtomFromString("ASTextPath"), pathText);
pdfPathName = ASFileSysCreatePathName (fileSys,
ASAtomFromString("ASTextPath"), pathText, 0);
#else
char path[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
strncpy(path, ASTextGetEncoded(pathText,
ASTextGetBestEncoding(pathText, (ASHostEncoding)PDGetHostEncoding())), MAX_STRING_LENGTH - 1);
ASFileSys fileSys = ASGetDefaultFileSysForPath(ASAtomFromString("POSIXPath"), path);
pdfPathName = ASFileSysCreatePathName (fileSys,
ASAtomFromString("POSIXPath"), path, 0);
#endif
if(pdfPathName==NULL) {
E_RTRN_VOID
// delete the empty page
if(PDDocGetNumPages(TargetPDF)>1) {
PDDocDeletePages (TargetPDF, 0,0,NULL, NULL);
// save
//PDDocSave (TargetPDF, PDSaveFull | PDSaveCollectGarbage | PDSaveLinearized,
// pdfPathName, ASGetDefaultUnicodeFileSys(), NULL, NULL);
PDDocClose (TargetPDF);
//ASFileSysReleasePath(fileSys, pdfPathName);
HANDLER
// exception handling
char errorMsg[256];
ASGetErrorString (ASGetExceptionErrorCode(), errorMsg, 256);
if(pdfPathName!=NULL) ASFileSysReleasePath(fileSys, pdfPathName);
// display an error message.
if(ASBoolToBool(bEcho)==true) {
AVAlertNote (errorMsg);
return;
END_HANDLER
// use this line to show the massage on screen if you need
//if(ASBoolToBool(bEcho)==true) {
AVAlertNote ("Folder Completed. PDF/A Output files generated.");
return;
/* ConvertAndInsertFileToPDF
/** Internal function \n
** Convert a file to PDF, then insert it to target PDF file.
** @param aFileName IN char string, filename.
** @param PDFfile IN/OUT PDDoc of the target PDF file.
** @return 0 if OK, 1 if failed.
int ConvertAndInsertFileToPDF(ASPathName aPathName, char* aFileName, PDDoc PDFfile)
PDDoc tempPDF;
char* Ext;
DURING
// get file extention
Ext = strrchr(aFileName,'.');
if(Ext) {
Ext++;
else {
E_RETURN (1);
// if the file is PDF, open PDDoc
if(strcmp(Ext,"PDF")==0 || strcmp(Ext,"pdf")==0) {
tempPDF = PDDocOpen (aPathName, ASGetDefaultFileSys(), NULL, true);
if(tempPDF==NULL) {
PDDocClose(tempPDF);
E_RETURN (1);
// else convert it to PDF
else
// let it automatically find right handler for the file and do the job.
AVConversionStatus stat = AVConversionConvertToPDF
(kAVConversionAsyncOkay, //kAVConversionNoFlags
aPathName, ASGetDefaultFileSys(), &tempPDF, NULL);
// check if successful
if(stat != kAVConversionSuccess) {
//AVAlertNote("Cannot convert the file.");
E_RETURN (1);
HANDLER
// exception handling
char errorMsg[256];
ASGetErrorString (ASGetExceptionErrorCode(), errorMsg, 256);
// display an error message.
if(ASBoolToBool(bEcho) == true) {
AVAlertNote (errorMsg);
return 1;
END_HANDLER
// insert new PDF into target PDF
DURING
// insert all pages of new pdfc to TargetPDFfile.
PDDocInsertPages(PDFfile, PDLastPage, tempPDF, 0,
PDAllPages, PDInsertAll, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
PDDocClose(tempPDF);
HANDLER
char errorMsg[256];
ASGetErrorString (ASGetExceptionErrorCode(), errorMsg, 256);
if(ASBoolToBool(bEcho)==true) {
AVAlertNote(errorMsg);
END_HANDLER
if(strcmp(Ext,"doc")==0) {
char fname[40];
sprintf(fname,"%s.pdf",aFileName);
remove(fname);
return 0;
/* MyAVConversionToPDFEnumProc
/** Internal callback function \n
** called for every AVConversionToPDFHandler.
** get the valid type (file extention) for the conversion.
** @return true.
ACCB1 ASBool ACCB2 MyAVConversionToPDFEnumProc(AVConversionToPDFHandler handler,
AVConversionEnumProcData data)
ASUns16 numFileExt = handler->convFilter.numFileDescs;
for (int i = 0; i < numFileExt; i++) {
char* ext = handler->convFilter.fileDescs[i].extension;
if(strlen(ext)>0) {
strcat((char*) data, ext);
strcat((char*) data, ",");
return true;
/* this is alternative code to get right conversion handler for a specific file
to be converted. It works with function AVConversionConvertToPDFWithHandler.
It's not used now, but kept for user's reference.
ACCB1 ASBool ACCB2 AVConversionToPDFEnumFindHandler(AVConversionToPDFHandler handler,
AVConversionEnumProcData data)
ASUns16 numFileExt = handler->convFilter.numFileDescs;
for ( int i = 0; i < numFileExt; i++)
char* ext = handler->convFilter.fileDescs[i].extension;
if(strlen(ext)) {
if(!strcmp((char*) data, ext)) {
gHandler = handler;
return false;
return true;
/* BindingFileToPDF
/** Internal callback function for binding process \n
** IN: char* aFilename, ASFileSysItemPropsRec nFileAttrb \n
** PDDoc targetPDdDoc, int *ipTotal, \n
** int *ipConverted, FILE *logfile \n
** OUT: int *ipTotal, int *ipConverted. \n
void BindingFileToPDF(ASPathName aPathName, char* aFilename, ASFileSysItemPropsRec nFileAttrb, PDDoc targetPDdDoc, ASPathName outputPathName, int *ipTotal, int *ipConverted)
// ignore system, hidden files, and our target PDF and log file.
if( nFileAttrb.isHidden
|| (strcmp(aFilename,".")==0) || (strcmp(aFilename,".." )==0)
|| (strcmp(aFilename,OutputPdfFileName)==0) || (strcmp(aFilename,LogFileName)==0)) {
return;
(*ipTotal)++;
char msg[MAX_STRING_LENGTH] = "";
char* Done = "Converted";
char* NotDone = " - ";
// try to convert and insert it to target PDF file.
// rc would be 0 for success, otherwise 1.
int rc = ConvertAndSavePDFInTargetFolder(aPathName, aFilename, targetPDdDoc, outputPathName);
// if converted
if(rc==0) {
(*ipConverted)++;
/* PassPDFBinderFileFilter
/** Internal callback function for binding process
** @return true if the IN aFilename is a valid file for PDF conversion,
** otherwise false.
ASBool PassPDFBinderFileFilter(char* aFilename)
#ifdef USE_FILE_FILTER
// if the filter is empty, any file will pass.
if(strlen(gPDFBinderFileFilter)==0)
return true;
char* Ext = strrchr(aFilename,'.');
if(Ext!=NULL) {
Ext++;
if(strstr(gPDFBinderFileFilter, Ext)) {
return true;
return false;
#else
// not use filter, any file will pass.
return true;
#endif
/* ConvertAndInsertFileToPDF
/** Internal function \n
** Convert a file to PDF, then insert it to target PDF file.
** @param aFileName IN char string, filename.
** @param PDFfile IN/OUT PDDoc of the target PDF file.
** @return 0 if OK, 1 if failed.
int ConvertAndSavePDFInTargetFolder(ASPathName aPathName, char* aFileName, PDDoc PDFfile, ASPathName outputPathName)
PDDoc tempPDF;
char* Ext;
DURING
// get file extention
Ext = strrchr(aFileName,'.');
if(Ext) {
Ext++;
else {
E_RETURN (1);
// if the file is PDF, open PDDoc
if(strcmp(Ext,"PDF")==0 || strcmp(Ext,"pdf")==0) {
tempPDF = PDDocOpen (aPathName, ASGetDefaultFileSys(), NULL, true);
if(tempPDF==NULL) {
PDDocClose(tempPDF);
E_RETURN (1);
// else convert it to PDF
else
// let it automatically find right handler for the file and do the job.
AVConversionStatus stat = AVConversionConvertToPDF
(kAVConversionAsyncOkay, //kAVConversionNoFlags
aPathName, ASGetDefaultFileSys(), &tempPDF, NULL);
// check if successful
if(stat != kAVConversionSuccess) {
//AVAlertNote("Cannot convert the file.");
E_RETURN (1);
else {
//change Extension
ASText asTmp = ASTextNew();
ASFileSysDisplayASTextFromPath(ASGetDefaultUnicodeFileSys(), outputPathName, asTmp);
//AVAlertNote(ASTextGetScriptText(asTmp, kASRomanScript));
if(strcmp(Ext,"TIF")==0 || strcmp(Ext,"tif")==0){
ASTextReplace(asTmp, ASTextFromScriptText(".tif", kASRomanScript), ASTextFromScriptText(".pdf", kASRomanScript));
} else {
ASTextReplace(asTmp, ASTextFromScriptText(".tiff", kASRomanScript), ASTextFromScriptText(".pdf", kASRomanScript));
//AVAlertNote(ASTextGetScriptText(asTmp, kASRomanScript));
outputPathName = ASFileSysCreatePathName (ASGetDefaultUnicodeFileSys(), ASAtomFromString("ASTextPath"), asTmp, 0);
HANDLER
// exception handling
char errorMsg[256];
ASGetErrorString (ASGetExceptionErrorCode(), errorMsg, 256);
// display an error message.
if(ASBoolToBool(bEcho) == true) {
AVAlertNote (errorMsg);
return 1;
END_HANDLER
// Run OCR and Save new PDF into target PDF
DURING
// OCR
ASAtom cmdName;
AVCommand cmd;
cmdName=ASAtomFromString("PaperCapture");
cmd=AVCommandNew(cmdName);
ASCab config = ASCabNew();
ASCabPutInt (config, "UIPolicy", kAVCommandUISilent); //hide the interface
if (kAVCommandReady == AVCommandSetConfig (cmd, config)) {
//AVAlertNote("Config Ready");
ASCab inputs = ASCabNew();
ASCabPutPointer (inputs, kAVCommandKeyPDDoc, PDDoc, tempPDF, NULL);
if (kAVCommandReady == AVCommandSetInputs (cmd, inputs)) {
//AVAlertNote("Input Ready");
ASCabDestroy (inputs);
AVCommandStatus status = AVCommandExecute(cmd);
//switch (status) {
// case kAVCommandReady :
// AVAlertNote("Not working, but ready to work.");
// break;
// case kAVCommandWorking :
// AVAlertNote("Still working");
// break;
// case kAVCommandDone :
// AVAlertNote("Done working");
// break;
// case kAVCommandInError :
// AVAlertNote("In Error");
// break;
// case kAVCommandNotExecuted :
// AVAlertNote("Command not executed due to lack of objects on which the command to be executed");
// break;
AVCommandDestroy(cmd);
//Save
//PDDocSave (tempPDF, PDSaveFull | PDSaveCollectGarbage | PDSaveLinearized, outputPathName, ASGetDefaultUnicodeFileSys(), NULL, NULL);
//ClosePDF
//PDDocClose(tempPDF);
//Convert to PDF/A Compliance
//Select the right handler
AVConversionEnumFromPDFConverters(myAVConversionFromPDFEnumProc, NULL);
// do conversion
AVConversionStatus stat = AVConversionConvertFromPDFWithHandler(RightHandler, NULL, kAVConversionAsyncOkay, tempPDF, outputPathName, ASGetDefaultFileSys(), NULL);
// check the returned status and show message
//if (stat == kAVConversionSuccess)
// AVAlertNote( "The PDF/A file was saved in output folder." );
//else if (stat == kAVConversionFailed)
// AVAlertNote( "The PDF/A conversion failed." );
//else if (stat == kAVConversionSuccessAsync)
// AVAlertNote( "The conversion will continue asynchronously." );
//else if (stat == kAVConversionCancelled)
// AVAlertNote( "The conversion was cancelled." );
//Save
//PDDocSave (tempPDF, PDSaveFull | PDSaveCollectGarbage | PDSaveLinearized, outputPathName, ASGetDefaultUnicodeFileSys(), NULL, NULL);
//ClosePDF
PDDocClose(tempPDF);
ASFileSysReleasePath(ASGetDefaultFileSys(), outputPathName);
HANDLER
char errorMsg[256];
ASGetErrorString (ASGetExceptionErrorCode(), errorMsg, 256);
if(ASBoolToBool(bEcho)==true) {
AVAlertNote(errorMsg);
END_HANDLER
if(strcmp(Ext,"doc")==0) {
char fname[40];
sprintf(fname,"%s.pdf",aFileName);
remove(fname);
return 0;
//Select the appropiate handler for the PDF/A conversion
static ACCB1 ASBool ACCB2 myAVConversionFromPDFEnumProc(AVConversionFromPDFHandler handler, AVConversionEnumProcData data)
AVFileFilterRec filter = handler->convFilter;
ASUns16 numFileExt = filter.numFileDescs;
char *kUniqueID = handler->uniqueID;
// go through the conversion handlers to find a handler for PDF extension files and the unique key matches the PDF/A one.
for (ASInt32 i = 0; i < numFileExt; i++)
if (strlen(handler->convFilter.fileDescs[i].extension)>0)
// found it, fill in the handler and return false to stop going on.
if (!strcmp(handler->convFilter.fileDescs[i].extension, "pdf") && !strcmp(kUniqueID,"com.callas.preflight.pdfa")) {
RightHandler = handler;
return false ;
return true;There are some options for various APIs to run "kinda silent" - but again, Acrobat is designed for INTERACTIVE use…so "completely silent" isn't really an option.
As for speed – you'd need to be MUCH MORE specific about where your slow downs are. Have you profiled?
From: Adobe Forums <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
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Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:39:08 -0800
To: Leonard Rosenthol <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Slow processing and getting opening errors/warnings
Re: Slow processing and getting opening errors/warnings
created by FFX-ER<http://forums.adobe.com/people/FFX-ER> in Acrobat SDK - View the full discussion<http://forums.adobe.com/message/4079175#4079175 -
I am new to Lightroom and have also just changed from Apple to PC. I cannot figure out how to download photos from the Photoshop library to a file that will be sent to MPIX for processing. Also, does Lightroom have an easy access to a photo processing capability such as MPIX?
Use the trackpad to scroll, thats what it was designed for. The scroll bars automatically disappear when not being used and will appear if you scroll up or down using the trackpad.
This is a user-to-user forum and most people will post on here if they have problems. You very rarely get people posting to say there update went smooth. The fact is the vast majority of Mountain Lion users will not be experiencing any major problems with the OS, or maybe with apps which are not compatible, but thats hardly Apple's fault if developers don't update their apps. -
The UWL How-to Guide talks about batch processing in the UWL (via Submit Decisions action), and has examples for three different handlers: user decision, terminating event, and container update.
I want to provide a new batch processing view for requisition release using SAP-supplied standard task TS00007986. The method used is BUS2009.SingleRelease, which in turn calls transaction ME54. I'm having trouble figuring out how to use the UWL batch processing capability for this type of object and method. None of the handlers seems exactly appropriate.
We are running EP6 SP2 Patch 31 and a 4.6C R/3 system.
My guess is that I will have to modify the existing workflow to add a 1-from-2 split for this step. The new leg would include a listen for event step (requiring a new event for BUS2009) and a new step (and BUS2009 method) to perform the release in background. With these changes to the business object and workflow definition made, I could then use the terminating event handler.
Is this correct?
Thanks for any help!
JohnHi John,
You are correct in thinking that your workflow/task needs to be able to respond correctly to whatever multiple exeuction "batch processing" mechanism you use, as is usual with any multiple execution scenario regardless of which workflow inbox you use.
Of course you should copy the workflow and modify your copy rather than change the standard workflow. Its usual to treat the standard workflow as a starting point.
Your main problem is going to be to find a background routine for updating the release step on the requisition - as this needs to be provided by the application. The rest is simple enough to include in the workflow.
In 4.6c you should have function module BAPI_REQUISITION_RELEASE, check it works ok in your release/support pack level, as this should do what you need.
Rather than have a 1 from 2 split you could also add a new terminating event to your task TS00007986. However its six of one half a dozen of the other as you still need to include the background update after the event is raised.
You'll probably also need two terminating events - one for approval and the other for rejection.
Regards,
Jocelyn -
GTX 680 Mac for GPU processing only?
Have Radeon card in Mac Pro 5,1 driving 27" display. Want to use a GTX 680 for its GPU processing capability and continue using the Radeon for CPU display. Can I use 680 for GPU only? (No output connection used.)
We just bought a GTX 680 to test on one of our editing suites, as a cheaper and still viable ugrade vs. buying all new MAC Pro's all around.
So far, the installation of the card and setup has been easier than anything I've ever done on the PC end.
MAC have the most beutifull insides of a computer I can ever imagine. Soooo pretty... *geek drool*
But back on track!
We've used the "hack" earlier to get some if the iMACs we have as well to support CUDA in Premiere and AfterEffects, however when applying this same "hack" to the GTX680 on a MAC Pro, I dont get CUDA listed as a rendering option in either PR or AE.
Works fine on our iMACs, but I just cant get this one to work.
(And by "hack" I mean adding the graphics card to the list of supported cards in the CUDA supported GPU list.
More can be found here for those who needs it: http://www.vidmuze.com/how-to-enable-gpu-cuda-in-adobe-cs6-for-mac/ )
Any clues anyone? -
Using Java XML 1.5 toolkit instead of sapxmltoolkit for xslt mappings
Hi All
We have a case whereby our xlst requires a number of customised java class functions as we are porting webmethods systems across to PI.
eg in the xslt adding
<xsl:when test="function-available('java:concat">
<xsl:value-of select="java:concat($first, $last, $inputparam)"/>
We are running sap PI 7.1 ehp1. I have been referring to a number of posts on how to complete these tasks.
namely we have implemented the example as provided in:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/EN/73/f61eea1741453eb8f794e150067930/frameset.htm
This only works if "Sap XML Toolkit" is enabled in the operational mapping.
Left unticked (default setting in the mapping) whenever a testcase is run I end up with the error "could not compile sytle sheet".
I would like to use the Java 1.5 xml processing capability as it is supposed to perform better than the sapxmltoolkit option and support for the latter will be discontinued in future.
Has anyone been able run the case with sapxmltoolkit enabled?
If so did you add any other libraries for java xml 1.5?
thanksThanks, I would have thought as much, but theres no guide on the deployment.
For now i assume this will fit into the java/ext area and Pi would need a reboot after the libraries are copied.
Has anyone deployed the additional libraries to PI. -
General and specific questions on the applicability of Sun Studio 11
Hi. In an e-mail letter from Sun Microsystems I read about Sun Studio 11 to "utilize its record-setting parallelizing compilers." From this message I was attracted by the possibility of adding something like parallel processing, not by changing the processor (hardware), but by adding Sun-Studio-11 software to a Linux operating system. Now I already have a Fortran compiler, the Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux, which is free and can handle Cray-style pointers, a feature hard to find in a free Fortran compiler.
1a. So for the most basic of questions, without having parallel-processing hardware, just an ordinary processor [a 1-GigaHertz (GHz) Advanced MicroDevices Duron central processing unit, in my case], is it possible to have parallel processing and thereby increase one's computing speed by installing Sun Studio 11 in a Linux operating system?
1b. If so, by what factor could one expect the speed of computation to increase over not having Sun Studio 11 installed? (If the gain in speed is dependent on the type of computations being performed, I imagine possibly using a Fortran code to perform numerical calculations using and perhaps searching for minima or maxima in a two-or-more-dimensional surface. So please give me an idea of the sort of gain in speed one could expect for these two types of activites, calculations using formulas and searches for minima and maxima among already-computed quantities.)
1c. Again if so, how could one just by adding software have parallel processing without two or more hardware processors? In other words, what is the basic working principle of the software to make the simultaneous performance of multiple tasks (multitasking or parallel processing) possible?
2a. Does Sun Studio 11 include a Fortan compiler?
2b. If so, must one use it to have parallel processing with Sun Studio 11?
2c. Or will the Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux work with Sun Studio 11 to have a parallel processing capability?
Concerning hardware requirements I read that Sun Studio 11 requires a minimum of 512 MegaBytes (MB) of memory, presumably Random Access Memory (RAM). My Hewlett-Packard, ZE1110, Pavilion, notebook computer has 256 MB of RAM, but is expandable to a maximum of 512 MB of RAM. So in this respect it is in principle at least technically possible for me to meet the minimum system requirement for Sun Studio 11 with my computer, if I choose to increase its RAM. Somehow accommodating the cost of such a RAM addition, including whether one may have to buy two, matching, 256-MB RAM modules or just presumably one additional 256-RAM module, is another requirement. But before spending money for such an upgrade, one should first thoroughly investigate other matters to determine if other things are going to work and to determine what gain, if any, one could expect in computing speed with Sun Studio 11 and an additional 256 MB of RAM; then decide, based on such data, whether the purchase is personally worth the money or not. That's one motivation behind this posting; another motivation is for me to learn some things.
Lastly I would like to here thank whoever was thoughtful enough to provide the Sun Download Manager (SDM) 2.0, which allows the pausing and resumption of the 207-MB download studio11-lin-x86.tar.bz2 for the Linux version of the Sun Studio 11! Using a slow, dialup, Internet connection like mine having a maximum speed of 28.8 kilobits/second, this makes it possible to download that file over a number of Internet sessions instead of having to have an uninterrupted, 19-or-more-hour Internet session. Besides the invconvenience of tying up one's telephone line for that long a time, it might be even be difficult to have such an uninterrupted Internet session for that long a time. I have at least started such a download using the SDM 2.0 potentially over multiple Internet sessions. Whether or not I carry it out to completion could depend on whether everything looks good with Sun Studio 11 for my particular situation. Thanks in advance for your help.Thanks for both of your postings here. I'm mostly trying to learn something here.
From Maxim Kartashev: "For example, if one thread (or process, or lwp) frequently performs an I/O operation, then the other thread (process, lwp) can utilize processor resources to perform, say, some computations while first one waits for operation to complete."
I think I might understand what you meant above. I guess lwp in the above context stands for light-weight process. And I think you may be talking about a potential gain in speed with just one, ordinary processor. I guess you meant that one program, or perhaps group of programs, could perform input/output processes at the same time it is performing calculations because different parts of the processor are being used in these two groups of processes. Then on "while first one waits for operation to complete" I guess you meant that if the input/output operations finish before the computations finish, then thread 1 that was performing the input/output operations will have to wait until the current computations ordered by thread 2 are complete before thread 1 can utilize the computational resources for its own computations; i.e., two threads can't use the same computational resources of an ordinary processor at the same time. How is my thinking so far, Maxim, right, partly right, or all wrong?
Now if the above thinking of mine is right, then it appears that one could have some gain in speed doing things like you suggest with just one, ordinary processor. And if so, I imagine that the gain could be a maximum of a factor of two for a program that requires spending as much time in input and output as it does in computation; i.e., keeping both the computational and input/output resources working all of the time without the input/output resources waiting on the computational resources or vice versa. How is my thinking here?
If the above thinking is correct, just for purposes of discussion with just one, ordinary processor, not a dual processor, and a program which does nothing but computations there would be no gain in speed using Sun Studio 11 and a Fortran compiler over not using Sun Studio 11. In other words, to increase the speed of computation one would have to buy a faster computer, buy parallel processing hardware for an existing computer and use parallel-processing software, or somehow figure out how to harness two or more computers to work for you at the same time with instructions from one piece or perhaps set of pieces of code set up for parallel processing using two or more different computers. The latter case would be a computer analogue or "two 'heads' are better than one," not human heads, but computers. How is my thinking here?
Here I am still assuming that it is possible for one processor to be used to do two different kinds things at once. However, I don't see how one Fortran program could instruct two things to be done at once. This is because I have not seriously studied parallel processing, I suppose. That is I am used to a sequential set of instructions that proceed from top to botton down the lines of code; i.e., one instruction or line of code can't be executed until the line of code before it has been completely executed. That is the computing "world" with which I am familiar. So how about someone here teaching me with an example of parallel-processing Fortran code how parallel processing works, explaining what instruction or group of instructions tells the computer to execute input and computational instructions at the same time?
Based on the encouraging information from one or more other people I have been able to use the Intel Fortran for Linux 8.1.024, if I remember correctly, in a computer with a 1-GigaHertz (GHz), Advanced MicroDevices (A.M.D.), Duron Processor. So this is at least one case where it is not essential to have an Intel processor to use the Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux 8.1.024.
Is the Sun Fortran compiler free for personal use? And can it handle Cray-style pointers? -
Why do photos take so long to sync with my iPod touch?
Recently my 60Gb iPod touch has been taking longer and longer to sync photos. Music, movies, apps, etc are all ok, its just pictures taking a very long time indeed.
I have tried resetting and erasing all data to start from scratch but I still have the same issue. For instance, I set the iPod syncing at 0830 this morning, went out for the day and as I type now at 2215, (well over 12 hours later) iTunes says it is 'optimizing photo 4103 of 9713'. Not only that, it only appears to be optimizing 1 photo every minute or so. Do the math, its going to take forever to complete the process!
I know its a lot of photos, but it never used to be problem. I should mention that my data is on a remote Netgear Stora 1Tb drive, but I dont see how this would make a difference, as music, movies, etc are copied over extremely fast. It is only photos that are causing me problems.
I would be grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction on this one.
Cheers,
Vmondo
System details: Dell Dimension E520 running Windows Vista Home Premium.
Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.8GHz with 2Gb of RAM.Vmondo--
A couple of items, one of which has already been mentioned: Picture size. Another is picture type; jpegs seem to load faster.
iOS4 has several new bells and whistles, which may affect things. Things like folders, multitasking, etc. also consume processing speed. The iPod isn't like my MacBook which processes things really quickly. It should; it has more processing capability.
As a side note, part of the issue may be iTunes for Windows itself. (No proof, but the iPod is an Apple gadget, and as such works slightly better with a Mac. Slightly is the key word here.)
Finally...the iPod is, at the end of the day, a music device--not a pocket sized photo album. That it can hold every digital picture one has taken in the last five years is not really relevant. It can hold video clips, pictures, etc. but it's still a device for music and some well-crafted apps. The hope is that, in the next update of iOS4, the picture issue (because you're not alone) can/will be resolved.
Now...
1. I tried answering this above.
2. You might want to check your settings for photos. It shouldn't be optimizing every time you synch, I wouldn't think, unless you are adding or changing pictures.
You can fill your iPod with whatever you want. From Computer Science 225: All an iPod is, is a fancy HD like what is on a computer. The more you put on the HD, the slower it takes to get where you want to go. This is why it is recommended if you get to with 10-15% of full on your HD, you remove stuff--or get a larger HD and migrate everything on the old HD to it. Even a SSD like the iPod touch has a limit, based on processor speed and available memory.
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What are your impressions of "multi-tasking"?
If you have iOS4 and a capable device, you should have multi-tasking and opened apps appearing in the task bar. Newer app versions are able to run in the background. In my opinion, when I close most apps (by pressing the home button), I want them to close completely, not run in the background. Aside from being a privacy issue, apps in the task bar may use battery power or if truly in a suspended mode, they still take up memory or process capability. In order to really shut them down, two additional home button clicks and then two more screen strokes are required. Not very efficient and probably leading to an earlier home button failure. Why not have some kind of screen command (tap or swipe combination?) to simultaneously shut down all apps in the task bar? The bar itself is useless if you have used many apps in the course of a day. To find what you're looking for, you have to scroll through a long parade of icons. It's a lot easier to just tap the icon where you know it is sitting in the nice folder you created. I don't get it. I realize the bar can be used for switching open apps, but this is really not that big of a deal for the vast majority of apps. Furthermore, there should be an option to enable or disable multi-tasking globally as well as for individual apps. Now that would be an improvement.
What are your thoughts?I havent done any kind of multitasking on my ipod touch, im waiting to upgrade my software to the newer one. However, I couldnt agree more with that of pressing the home button many times to perform basic function to switch apps or enable the multitasking ability. I think palm adapted a better design of software than apple ever did with their IOS 4. Palm's webOS can handle full multitasking--something the iPhone can't do. Palm uses what it calls "a deck of cards model" for managing multitasking: You can view each of your open applications at once, shuffle them any way you choose, and then discard the ones you want to close. All of this is done with intuitive gestures that mimic handling a physical deck of cards. Apps remains live, even when minimized into the card view, so changes can continue to happen in real-time, even if you've moved on to another activity.
I had the time to experience a bit of a palm web os software on an AT&T store and my impression on that software is done more elegantly than apple multitasking home pressing button system.
P.S to NYtroutbum: you should definitely present that idea to apple by its feedback product page. Let's hope it listens.
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