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From: Robert_No-doubt_Gregory@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Arexx 'waitforport'
Message-ID: <30304@cup.portal.com>
Date: 30 May 90 00:21:56 GMT
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Perhaps someone else has encountered this problem and can tell me what is
wrong:  I try to execute the following arexx program:
     rx "address command 'waitforport sh'"

The result I get is: +++ Command returned 327680
I expected the waitforport command to wait for 10 seconds and then terminate
(since there is no port named sh).  Waitforport is a command that comes with
Arexx but I have never gotten it to work right within a rexx program.
It seems to work ok if i just enter 'waitforport sh' from a CLI (actually
Wshell).  I have encountered several rexx programs that use 'waitforport'
but have never been able to use them because of this problem.  Any ideas or
suggestions are apprecited.