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#: 20498 S1/General Interest
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29-Oct-94 11:20:03
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Sb: #20490-Any suggestions?
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Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051
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To: Dick Watson 71320,2340
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> >>Perhaps you could use the SIZE(str) function.
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> Well, I was really looking for simple IPC mechanisms and one of them was
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> to find a way to pass a pointer to a string. This would mean I'd also have
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> to pass SIZE(str). Maybe this elegant IPC stuff is just too much under
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> the circumstances.
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Well, maybe this will work. If you have a Basic main prog, say Prog1, as
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follows:
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Dim s1:string[50]
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RUN Prog2(s1)
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Then you have prog2 :
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DIM s2:string[100]
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Print "The size of the string: ";size(s2)
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Then the correct size WILL be passed PROVIDED the stringsize in the subfunction
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is >= the stringsize in the calling function.. Note if it is smaller, SIZE(s2)
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will return a Parameter Error.
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Hopefully this might help you.. However, you might need to ensure that the s2
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IS >= s1. Otherwise, everything will be OK if LEN() of the passed string is <
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SIZE(s2), but if the passed strlen exceeds the capacity of the PARAM string,
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then PARAM ERROR is returned.
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-- David Breeding --
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CompuServe : 72330,2051
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Delphi : DBREEDING
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*** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 ***
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^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
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#: 20499 S1/General Interest
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29-Oct-94 11:21:12
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Sb: #20493-Any suggestions?
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Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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> BTW, B09 is a pretty good and very fast language. It has some limitations
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And HOW! I think it is a VERY sophisticated language, as a whole.
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> which I was hoping would be addressed in the 68K version, but, alas, it
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> seems not to be so. I would like to see some was to implement Global
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> and/or Static variables and a way to limit the name space pollution with
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> all packed functions be available to the entire system...should be some
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> way to make private functions.
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Ahh yes. Gimme some GLOBAL variables.. This was one of my biggest gripes
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about B09. If you're trying to write a very large and involved program, and
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the bad part about M-W basic is that it is VERY capable of doing so.., and you
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have forty-'leven sub-modules, and suddenly you realize you need to add one
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more little field to that "TYPE" that occurs in almost every single module; it
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seems like you can NEVER find them all <G>. I think this is about the only -
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well one of the very few - aspects that make it inferior to C from a
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programming standpoint.
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-- David Breeding --
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CompuServe : 72330,2051
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Delphi : DBREEDING
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*** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 ***
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^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
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#: 20494 S1/General Interest
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26-Oct-94 00:59:04
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Sb: #1.2 Meg. Teac - help
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Fm: Ken Drexler 75126,3427
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To: 74464,3005 (X)
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Boisy,
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I use Teac FD-55GFR or FD-55GFV, its slightly older twin, on a Kix\30, a QT2
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and an old Smoke Signal. Yes, the drive has two speed modes. It may be that one
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of the straps needs to be set differently than the default. The two straps for
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the high density control are LG and I. I set them as follows:
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As Received As Used
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LG OUT OUT
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I IN OUT
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You might try these settings. (If you want more information on the strap
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settings, try Teac's fax line for information. Its number is (213) 727-7629.
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According to my October 1993 index, the documents on the 5 1/2 GFR drives are
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No. 5004 and 5007.)
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Good luck getting the drive going.
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Ken
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 20496 S1/General Interest
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27-Oct-94 04:31:14
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Sb: #20494-1.2 Meg. Teac - help
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Fm: Boisy G. Pitre 74464,3005
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To: Ken Drexler 75126,3427 (X)
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> Boisy,
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> I use Teac FD-55GFR or FD-55GFV, its slightly older twin, on a Kix\30, a
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> QT2 and an old Smoke Signal. Yes, the drive has two speed modes. It may be
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> that one of the straps needs to be set differently than the default. The
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> two straps for the high density control are LG and I. I set them as
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> follows:
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> As Received As Used
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> LG OUT OUT
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> I IN OUT
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Hi Ken! Long time no talk.
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By OUT, I presume you mean un-jumpered. Well, both LG and I are
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unjumpered on this drive.
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I couldn't even format a 1.2MB floppy until I removed the jumper from DC
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and stuck it on RY. Then, I could format and read a 1.2MB floppy. But,
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I still could not read a 360K formatted disk (CoCo), hence the Error
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#247's.
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> You might try these settings. (If you want more information on the strap
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> settings, try Teac's fax line for information. Its number is (213)
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> 727-7629. According to my October 1993 index, the documents on the 5 1/2
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> GFR drives are No. 5004 and 5007.)
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Just called. It's 7am here, so I should have the docs in my fax bin
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when I get to work.
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Thanks!
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> Good luck getting the drive going.
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>
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> Ken
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--
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Boisy G. Pitre__ __ __ Delphi: BOISY
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|_ _| \ \/ / CompuServe: 74464,3005
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I use... _| |_ > < Internet: boisy@os9er.waukee.ia.us
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|_____|NFO/_/\_\PRESS 1.2.0 OS-9 -- King of Operating Systems
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#: 20495 S1/General Interest
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27-Oct-94 00:25:45
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Sb: Job Oppor. ITV/MicroMal
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Fm: Kim Kempf 71161,3221
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To: all
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Interactive TV surfers! If you can't wait to channel surf into
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the next generation of Interactive TV systems, discover
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MicroMall. MicroMall, a leader in interactive multimedia
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retailing systems, seeks senior software engineers to join the
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Advanced Systems Staff and participate in the development of
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advanced interactive television retailing systems.
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MicroMall is located in America's Heartland - Des Moines, Iowa.
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Where quality of life is paramount. Where housing is
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affordable. Where a drive to work takes just 10 minutes and the
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rush "hour" will be over by the time you finish reading this
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add. It's an ideal setting for creating software that pushes
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the envelope.
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Now, MicroMall is looking for more of the best and brightest to
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continue to push the leading edge in ITV services. MicroMall
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offers a very attractive compensation package including
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competitive salaries and major health care coverage. Plus,
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MicroMall offers a stimulating, challenging, yet casual
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environment. These positions report directly to the Director of
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Advanced Systems Development.
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Senior Database Engineer
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Position responsibilities:
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Analysis, specification, design, and implementation of embedded
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ITV database systems.
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Analysis, specification, design, and implementation of remote
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object management systems.
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Desired skills:
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Fluency in high level languages (C++, C, 4GL).
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Fluency in multitasking operating systems (UNIX, OS-9).
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Experience with RPC based applications.
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Experience with commercial object oriented and relational
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database management systems.
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X-Windows/MOTIF application development.
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Senior Application Engineer
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Position responsibilities:
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Custom GUI design for ITV set top applications.
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Presentation object and state engine development in conjunction
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with other MicroMall staff.
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Desired skills:
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Experience with CD-I, CD-RTOS, RAVE, DAVID, or OS-9.
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Fluency in high level languages (C++, C) and low level languages.
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Fluency in multitasking operating systems (UNIX, OS-9).
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Experience with RPC based applications.
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Experience in computer hardware configuration and integration.
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X-Windows/MOTIF application development.
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Successful candidates will have a BS degree in computer related
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field, but will consider other disciplines or commensurate
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technical experience. 5-7 years experience in the development
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and operation of embedded interactive applications in a
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heterogenous, multitasking environment. Excellent writing,
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organizational and communication skills.
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Interested applicants should apply immediately in
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confidentiality to MicroMall. Send letters of application,
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resumes, and salary requirements to:
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MicroMall, Inc.
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Attn: ITV Engineering
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1900 N.W. 114th Street
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Des Moines, IA 50325
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BUS.: (515) 224-9655
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FAX.: (515) 224-9620
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MicroMall is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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#: 20497 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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27-Oct-94 17:05:49
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Sb: #20492-CoCo Comment&?
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Fm: STEVE SANDISH 70712,2447
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To: Daniel S. Hauck 75577,3624 (X)
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Daniel thanks for the advice!
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As for PC's, yes their nice, but honestly it would cost thousands to replace my
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CoCo software on an IBM system. I figure I'm set for life with my CoCo, backups
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and old Rainbows. Regards, Steve
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#: 20500 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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29-Oct-94 11:22:08
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Sb: #20492-CoCo Comment&?
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Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051
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To: Daniel S. Hauck 75577,3624
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> From my experience, each process under OS9 has its own unique attributes
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> that are changable only within itself but are passed down to its children
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> (but not it's parent) processes. That being the case, either the program
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> you're running must be responsible for changing the execution directory or
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> you should write a small program that will change it and call the program
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> from there.
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So far as execution directory is concerned, I just kept all my commands in the
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one directory (CMDS).. it got kinda big, but this seemed simpler to me.
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Many programs will change to the correct data directory itself, or you can do
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so within the program... If not, just chd to the correct directory before
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executing the program. The same thing for the execution directory, if it is
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different.
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-- David Breeding --
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CompuServe : 72330,2051
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Delphi : DBREEDING
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*** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 ***
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^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
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Press <CR> !>
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