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From: plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Trouble with scripting in vt100 2.8a
Message-ID: <34239@cup.portal.com>
Date: 25 Sep 90 03:13:24 GMT
References: <900923.012751.CDT.C506634@umcvmb.missouri.edu>
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In a recent article C506634@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Eric Edwards) writes:

>I'm having trouble with the following piece of vt100 2.8a scripting.  Dependin
 on the rest of the script (what I don't know) if KR (Kermit receive) fails,
>the script will terminate rather then executing the next line.

[script code deleted]

>Now, before I get flooded with replies telling me to upgrade to 2.9xx, that
>won't work.  This code cannot function without the ability for an ON statement
>to interupt a WAIT.  The inability of an ON in vt100 2.9xx to interupt a wait
>statement is IHMO the biggest misfeature of the program.

Despite your statement, I'll point you at 2.9B anyway :-).  Its ARexx
port can provide a good deal more flexibility than the built-in script
language.  Have you checked it out before condemning it? 

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