Meeting 62 of the MUMPS Development Committee

25 October 1993, Dublin, Ireland

Attendees

Ackerman Business Consultants, formerly known as M Systems Plus, Incorporated (Thomas G. Ackerman)
J.J. Althouse & Associates (John J. Althouse)
Atlantic Consultants (Bernard E. Bishop)
BewiData GmbH (Ditmar Tybussek)
Bradfield Enterprises (Gretchen L. Bradfield)
Cap Gemini UK PLC, formerly known as Hoskyns Group PLC (Jonathan P. Diamond)
CCS (Centro de Calculo a Sabadell) (Alphons S. Puig)
C Schell Systems (Kate M. Schell)
Defense Medical Information Management, formerly known as Defense Medical Systems Support Center (Lawrence A. Ruh)
Digital Equipment Corporation (J. Barry Herring and Russell White IV)
Dutch Information Consulting B.V. (Frans S.C. Witte)
Epic Systems Corporation (Daniel Bormann)
German Heart Institute Berlin (Marcus Werners)
J.W. Goethe Universität Medical Center (Wolfgang Giere)
IDX Systems Corporation, formerly known as Interpretative Data Systems (Carl B. Lazarus)
InterSystems Corporation, formerly known as Interpretive Data Systems (Paul D. Grabscheid)
Laboratory Corporation of America (Darrell W. Simmerman)
Matchups, formerly known as Alan Frank and Associates (Alan D. Frank)
MDCC - Europe (Winfried O. Gerum)
Air Force, MEDSITE (E. Ray Bender)
Micronetics Design Corporation (David J. Marcus and Keith Snell)
MTA - Europe, formerly known as MUMPS User's Group - Europe (Joop S. Duisterhout)
National Computer Systems (Mo Cheng)
Octopus Datentechnik GmbH (Michael Ihringer)
Polylogics Consulting (Rod Dorman)
Richardson Computer Research (R. Chris Richardson)
Sanchez Computer Associates Incorporated, formerly known as Greystone Technology Corporation (Roger Partridge)
Science Applications International Corporation (Ed J.P.M. de Moel)
Sentient Systems Inc. (Stephen M. Casey)
Thomas Consulting (Thomas C. Salander)
Veterans Administration Medical Center - Charleston (W. Lloyd Milligan)
Veterans Administration Medical Center - Hines (Carl F. Bauer)

Events

SIRB appointee: John Althouse

MDC/TG6 (Standards Preparation): Scope of work and Schedule accepted

MDC/TG8 (Internal Procedures): Scope of work and Schedule accepted

SC11: Scope of work and Schedule accepted

SC12: Scope of work and Schedule accepted

SC13: Scope of work and Schedule accepted

SC14: Scope of work and Schedule accepted

SC15: Scope of work and Schedule accepted

Status Document
Passed, i.e. send to Canvass Re-affirm Revised MUMPS Draft Standard
MDC Type A Parameter Passing Clarification
MDC Type A $FNUMBER, negative value for third parameter
MDC Type A $QUERY function re-definition
MDC Type A Device environment
MDC Type A QUIT Command argument indirection
SC#12 Type A Portable controlmnemonics
SC#13 Type A Multiple patatoms with alternation
SC#13 Type A KILL data versus descendant
SC#13 Type A $ORDER re-definition
SC#15 Type A Portable length limit of names
SC#15 Type A Naming string length error
SC#15 Type A Spaces at end of line
SC#12 Type B NULL device
SC#12 Type B System collation
SC#13 Type B $FPATTERN
SC#13 Type B fncode Error
SC#13 Type B Naked indicator during MERGE command
SC#13 Type B Math functions, general
SC#13 Type B Math functions, complex
SC#13 Type B Math functions, trigonometry
SC#13 Type B Math functions, hyperbolic trigonometry
SC#14 Type B OMI WRITE
SC#14 Type B Execution environment
SC#14 Type B TCP Binding
SC#15 Type B NEW $TEST
SC#15 Type B ^$GLOBAL correction
Demoted to SC#15 Type B Lower case in names
SC#15 Type C Extended extids
SC#15 Type C Routine indirection
SC#15 Type C Normalize TSTART definition
Demoted to SC#13 Type C $HOROLOG function
Rescind SC#12 Type C status Natural language handling
Rescind SC#12 Type C status Multilingual implementations
Rescind SC#12 Type C status $WRITE

Status	Document
Passed, i.e. send to Canvass	Re-affirm Revised MUMPS Draft Standard
MDC Type A	Parameter Passing Clarification
MDC Type A	$FNUMBER, negative value for third parameter
MDC Type A	$QUERY function re-definition
MDC Type A	Device environment
MDC Type A	QUIT Command argument indirection
SC#12 Type A	Portable controlmnemonics
SC#13 Type A	Multiple patatoms with alternation
SC#13 Type A	KILL data versus descendant
SC#13 Type A	$ORDER re-definition
SC#15 Type A	Portable length limit of names
SC#15 Type A	Naming string length error
SC#15 Type A	Spaces at end of line
SC#12 Type B	NULL device
SC#12 Type B	System collation
SC#13 Type B	$FPATTERN
SC#13 Type B	fncode Error
SC#13 Type B	Naked indicator during MERGE command
SC#13 Type B	Math functions, general
SC#13 Type B	Math functions, complex
SC#13 Type B	Math functions, trigonometry
SC#13 Type B	Math functions, hyperbolic trigonometry
SC#14 Type B	OMI WRITE
SC#14 Type B	Execution environment
SC#14 Type B	TCP Binding
SC#15 Type B	NEW $TEST
SC#15 Type B	^$GLOBAL correction
Demoted to SC#15 Type B	Lower case in names
SC#15 Type C	Extended extids
SC#15 Type C	Routine indirection
SC#15 Type C	Normalize TSTART definition
Demoted to SC#13 Type C	$HOROLOG function
Rescind SC#12 Type C status	Natural language handling
Rescind SC#12 Type C status	Multilingual implementations
Rescind SC#12 Type C status	$WRITE

promote MDC/A

X11/SC15/1993-6, Command Argument Indirection, version 2
A motion to accept this document as a Type A document of the MUMPS Development Committee passed by a vote of 26 in favor, none opposed and 2 abstaining.
X11/SC13/1993-47, $FN[umber] Function, Negative Value for Third Parameter, version 4
A motion to accept this document as a Type A document of the MUMPS Development Committee passed by a vote of 26 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstaining.
X11/SC13/1993-48, $Q[uery] Function Definition, version 6
A motion to accept this document as a Type A document of the MUMPS Development Committee passed by a vote of 23 in favor, 1 opposed and 4 abstaining.
X11/TG17/1993-2, Parameter Passing Clarification, version 4
A motion to accept this document as amended as a Type A document of the MUMPS Development Committee passed by a vote of 27 in favor, none opposed and 1 abstaining.

promote SD

X11/1993-49, Scope of Work for Standards Preparation Task Group (MDC/TG6)
A motion to accept this document as amended as a standing document passed without dissent.
X11/TG8/1993-12, Proposal Rules 1993, version 4
A motion to accept this document as a standing document passed without dissent.

promote accept

X11/SC12/TG0/1992-2, Subcommittee 12 Environment, Bylaws, version 3
A motion to accept this document as amended passed without dissent.
X11/1993-33, Minutes MDC, June 1993
A motion to accept this document passed without dissent.
X11/TG6/1993-6, RMDS, version 7
A motion to accept this document as amended passed by a vote of 25 in favor, none opposed and 2 abstaining.
X11/1993-48, MUMPS Becomes M
A motion to accept this document as amended passed 17 in favor and 11 opposed.
X11/SC15/1993-42, Scope of Work Subcommittee 15
A motion to accept this document passed without dissent.