Conference 7.286::decterm

1867.0. "%LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags when creating DECterm." by STAR::JFRAZIER (What color is a chameleon on a mirror?) Fri Mar 28 1997 16:10

Hi,

The involved systems are:

WRPDRV  MicroVAX 3900 Series  VMS V6.1  DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3
SPAZTK  VAXstation 4000-60    VMS V6.2  DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-4  

I have 22 windows on Wrpdrv, displaying on Spaztk.

When I attempt to creat the 23 window, 
I get %LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags.


Any ideas?

James	:-)



Wrpdrv> $ DEFINE DECTERM_DIAG 1
Wrpdrv> $ DEFINE DECW$DECTERM_OUTPUT DECTERM.LOG
Wrpdrv> $set display/creat/node=spaztk
Wrpdrv> $ create/term/detach/WINDOW_ATTRIBUTES=( -
_Wrpdrv>         INITIAL_STATE=ICON, -
_Wrpdrv>         Y_POSITION=0,X_POSITION=0, -
_Wrpdrv>         ROWS=45, -
_Wrpdrv>         COLUMNS=80, -
_Wrpdrv>         TITLE="Window on node Hjs002", -
_Wrpdrv>         ICON_NAME="Hsj002" )
Current language index = 0
_DECwTermScanDisplay: display = SPAZTK::0.0 parsed as :
node = SPAZTK, server = 0, screen = 0
controller_atom_str's len = 52
controller_atom_str = _DEC_TERM_SEL_WRPDRV_SPAZTK_FRAZIER_DECNET_0.0_en_US
Selection Atom = 293
%LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags
Wrpdrv> help/mess INSEF


 INSEF,  insufficient event flag

  Facility:     LIB, Library Facility

  Explanation:  A call is made to LIB$GET_EF to allocate an event flag number,
                but all event flag numbers were unavailable.

  User Action:  Use LIB$FREE_EF to free previously allocated event flag
                numbers if they are no longer being used.

    Below is an answer from my husband Alfred, the last DECterm maintainer.

    >When I attempt to creat the 23 window,
    >I get %LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags.

    Yes, this is a harcoded limit in DECterm.  I can't remember the
    reason why we only had 23 event flags to work with (we need one
    for each window).  The only way around this is to start a new
    DECterm controller.  This notestfile should be full of examples
    on how to do this.  One way is to start it manually using the
    command "MCR DECW$TERMINAL -number n", where n is the number of
    DECterm windows you want to start right away (but less than 23
    of course).  Another is to force the start of a new controller
    by changing either the server node name (using the full name
    instead of 0 for instance), the transport, or the language.

    Kristen

Kristen, Alfred,

Thanks!



James	:-)