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From: rsingh1@dahlia.waterloo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: AREXX BUG OR SOMETHING.
Message-ID: <19121@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
Date: 9 Dec 89 01:02:09 GMT
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Reply-To: rsingh1@dahlia.waterloo.edu ()
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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EAT ME

Hello.  A while back I posted some questions concerning Arexx, and got
almost no help.  A bit of the help was very helpful, but most just
accused me of 'pirating' the package and associated villany.
 
When I had explained that at the time I had not yet recieved the 1.10 update,
and gave examples, I suppose they forgot about it.
 
Well, I just got my 1.10 update, installed it, and tried out my stuff.
 
It just blew my mind on how much faster and 'slicker' the thing is.
 
But, there are a few problems that keep turning up with a big project I have.
 
I've written a bbs, mostly in Arexx, and the system NEVER crashed so far
with a guru or anything.  Of course there were bug's, but I fix them as I
find them.  While it's running though, it stays together really well.
 
Anyway, under V1.06, it never 'hung'.  But now, today, it's managed to hang
itself about 6 times.  All of these have been when it's run in a console
window (possibly NewCon:).  It hasn't crashed yet running over my terminal.
 
The crashes are weird.  Sometimes the console just crams lots of junk all
the console.  Just keep's spitting it out.  If I touch the window (to move or
resize it) it hangs.  If I hit the right mouse button, it hangs.
 
Here's about what it goes through when it hangs:
 
START BBS
DO SOME STARTUP DOOR FUNCTIONS (SET TERMINAL AND JUNK)
DISPLAY THE ROOT MENU (MAIN MENU)
GET A MENU CHOICE FROM THE USER.
CHECK IF CHOICE VALID (SIMPLY A VERIFY() )
IF YES, THEN LOOK UP MENU ITEM IN A FORMAT LIKE:  MENU.MAIN.3.2
  (THIS CONTAINS A SPECIAL COMMAND FOR THE INTERPRETER)
(Better Use LowerCase)
So, it's found out what key I pushed, what the compiler has translated it
to, and it interprets a special command.
 
It always hangs (or crashes), when I do a simple 'menu_again' command (it just
re-displays the menu.  That function is linked to the ? key.
Sometimes it hangs under stress testing with the 'previous_menu' command (
jumps to the last visible menu if you're allowed)  That function is linked
to the - key.
 
This has been working flawlessly, and quickly even under 1.06.
 
Now it hangs.
 
I can't send up the code, 'cause it's sort of private for now.
 
Is there any way to send Will Hawes mail to BIX through usenet?
 
If not, I guess I'll have to do it voice.
 

               /Paul Anton Sop (Esquire?).  rsingh1@dahila.waterloo.edu/
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