I've come across a few scripts that finish with the line "EXIT". If it's the end of the script I don't see the point in it. Is there any point? -- Mike...
Mike Cardwell
mickeyc@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Jan 4, 2000 1:54 pm
1350
Hi Mike... ... If you want to send a error number: exit 5 or such! Only I can think of! /Lorens -- <tsb>Please have a look at my own Amiga programs at: ...
Lorens Johansson
SnorsleX@xxxx.xxx
Jan 4, 2000 6:38 pm
1351
... Hello, Mike: I have done this. If I am doing an impromptu script, I will do this to help stop any run-on problems, from poor coding. For other people, it...
Donald Dalley
ddalley@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 2000 11:39 pm
1352
... habit, ... Interesting - I always end with an express Exit, just on general principles, and because in my longer stuff it prevents accidentally having the...
Steve Bowie
lightwrx@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 2000 9:49 pm
1353
... Exactly, Steve. Actually, almost all of my programs have two EXITs - one where I expect to leave (my closing func) and one after all the main CALLs of the ...
Donald Dalley
ddalley@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 2:01 am
1354
... where ... I try to limit it to one, and have all functions return to the main body of the script, eventually ending at that single Exit ... but I confess...
Steve Bowie
lightwrx@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 2000 11:14 pm
1355
Hello, ... If there is nothing after the last call, why would it run-on (where would execution continue) without an exit? Elliott...
Elliott Olson
ejolson@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 12:02 am
1356
Hello, ... And mine is from BASIC in high school nearly 20 years ago, a little reading (no practice) in a couple C books, and some Rebol (no complete docs...
Elliott Olson
ejolson@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 12:07 am
1357
... EO> If there is nothing after the last call, why would it run-on (whe EO> execution continue) without an exit? Well, I'm not saying I'm doing it the...
Steve Bowie
lightwrx@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 2:02 pm
1358
... Hello, Elliott: Without the EXIT after the CALLs, all the funcs would be run, if the main EXIT func is not CALLed. So, there is the answer - if you don't...
Donald Dalley
ddalley@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 9:30 pm
1359
Hi, I am wanting to get a bit of help with Fincal Calc and AREXX functions. Anyone good with that? Cya! -- Bring back the posse and the old hanging tree. ...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@xxxx.xxx.xxx
Jan 8, 2000 11:21 am
1360
Extracted from the mind of Andrew Bruno; ... Maybe, but be more specific. -ash for assistance dial MYCROFTXXX...
ashw@xx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx...
ashw@xx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx...
Jan 8, 2000 12:10 pm
1361
I have a copy of Final Calc, but I don't use it. I could probably dig up the manual, though. Victor H. Farrace ... From: Andrew Bruno...
Victor H Farrace
vfarrace@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 8, 2000 8:19 pm
1362
Help me out would you please? Great game I scored from our old Lightspeed BBS locally, before it stopped running. My copy became corrupted on the disk, and I...
Rick Giles
rickgiles@...
Jan 9, 2000 2:39 am
1363
Hi, folks: Why does the tracing console start to crawl, after a while? At first, it zips along at a reasonable, unreadable speed; then, for whatever reason, it...
Donald Dalley
ddalley@...
Jan 9, 2000 3:55 am
1364
Hi, I am sorry these questions seem so "abstract" but I am playing with a little project and am kind of enjoying it. Here is the idea: I want to count letters...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Jan 9, 2000 3:33 am
1365
... try letter.j=letter.j+1 Bill...
wparker@...
Jan 9, 2000 3:00 am
1366
Hello wparker@... ... +++ Error 47 in line 25: Arithmetic conversion error Bugga. Nearly there. ;) Do I need a library? I hope not. Regards -- Huh?...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Jan 9, 2000 4:37 am
1367
Hello Andrew ... Sorry. Just realised a problem. I didn't "prep" the right size of .j's As I did 0 to 26 when I need 32 to ...... asc('z') Ooops. Sorry. ...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Jan 9, 2000 4:46 am
1368
Any thoughts? http://www.arexx.com Alex. -< Team *AMIGA* >-...
Alex Tucker
yodare@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 5:20 pm
1369
Hello Donald ... Are you using a CON: replacement like KINGCON? These have history buffers to let you see text that has scrolled off the window. Once they...
Dennis Griffin
griffin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 10:08 pm
1370
... Although I do use KINGCON, the speed change can happen *long* after the buffer should be full. The only thing that I noticed is that the speed change seems...
Donald Dalley
ddalley@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 10, 2000 5:18 am
1371
I'd like to write an arexx script that runs in the background from startup. I'd like it to do nothing, until a certain file exists on my hard drive. I...
Mike Cardwell
mickeyc@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Jan 10, 2000 12:08 pm
1372
Hello Mike ... If you have ADPro look in it's directory for a program called "Sentry". It does exactly what you described. -- <tsb>*Dennis Griffin* ...
Dennis Griffin
griffin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 10, 2000 3:24 pm
1373
... Unfortunately I don't. Do you know if I can get this, "sentry," from anywhere else? -- Mike Cardwell ICQ UIN = 57198735 FidoNet = 2:2503/210.1 AmigaNet =...
Mike Cardwell
mickeyc@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Jan 10, 2000 6:21 pm
1374
Hello Mike ... You might try: util/misc/Watch.lha or util/cli/watch10.lha both on Aminet. These will watch a directory for a change then run a command. ...
Dennis Griffin
griffin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 10, 2000 9:02 pm
1375
... Thanks. I'll give them both a go later. -- Mike Cardwell ICQ UIN = 57198735 FidoNet = 2:2503/210.1 AmigaNet = 39:134/13.39...
Mike Cardwell
mickeyc@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Jan 11, 2000 12:07 am
1376
... You could use rexxsupport.library function Delay(). -- http://www.kolumbus.fi/jami.laakkonen/ppc/index.html ...
Jarmo Laakkonen
jami.laakkonen@xxxxxx...
Jan 10, 2000 6:26 pm
1377
Hi, I am sorry about the cross post and thanks to the people who have already helped me. I am starting to use Final Calc for some "real groovy" things and need...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@xxxx.xxx.xxx
Jan 11, 2000 7:22 am
1378
Hello Mike ... You need a program (to cheat) that looks for changes in a directory. It then starts the program you want running. You MAY have to do a check if...
