Eric Bollengier wrote: > Good idea, but it would be much greater if this option was available in > user interface (menu). Direct command line is always > optional/obscure/undocumented. > > We can imagine something like > > update -> Volume -> RecyclePool > 1. Default > 2. Scratch > 3. ... > 4. *None* <---- > > Maybe by tweaking select_pool_dbr().
Yes, I agree. I will look at doing that, if you like. The potential sticking point, though, is that functions like select_pool_dbr() and get_pool_dbr() are called from several places in the code, so introducing a *None* choice would have to be done very carefully, or it will become possible, for example, to label or move a tape into the pool *None* :-) I would be happy to take that on, but I think it would be necessary e.g. to introduce an extra argument to the function, say a boolean "none_is_valid" or something like that, to enable the addition of *None* to the menu, then modify all the calls to that function which occur elsewhere in the director. If that is OK, I am more than happy to go for it. [ Anyone have any preferences for where the *None* choice goes? Beginning or end? :-) ] As an aside, I actually think that the only direct interface to the director should be single-line commands, with all arguments specified as keyword=value, and any interactive functionality implemented in the console program(s) - probably best done using a library of console functions. There are inconsistencies in the way the menus work - e.g. if you want to change a volume's recycle pool, you could issue the command "update" with no parameters, and the director will prompt you for "Update choice", (select 1 - Volume Status), then "Parameters to modify" (select 15 - RecyclePool). Then you will be presented with a list of pool names from the database, to be selected by number. If however, you issue the command as "update volume=<volumename>", the menus work differently. You will first be presented with a menu of "Parameters to modify" (select 15 - RecyclePool), then you will be prompted to type the new RecyclePool name in free text, instead of a menu of valid pools as above. Allan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
