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From: ele9056@cdc835.cdc.polimi.it (Alberto Schiavon)
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Subject: CLI input buffer & PowerPacker
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Date: 18 Jun 91 15:02:40 GMT
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Subject: Simulating keyboard input & PowerPacker decrunch

Hi...Some questions of a friend of mine follow... => pleaZe e-mail 
eventual answers, so I can easily send them to him...
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Here are a couple of problems that I'm not able to work out. Maybe some of
you guys can help me... Thanks.

1. How #@*!!'@#%$ can I send a string from my task to CLI and have the CLI
   interpreting it as if it's typed on the keyboard?

   If I put the string directly into CLI command buffer, nothing happens;

   If I send any packet to CLI, the guru pop out saying 'Unexpected packet
   received'.

   I hope the solution is NEITHER use the WRITEEVENT command of Input.device
   for each char in the string (RAW converted, obviously...), NOR define
   an alternate keymap with a key, let's say F1, related to my string and
   then WRITEEVENT that F1 is pressed.

2. I'm programming a text-reader and I want it to decrunch PowerPacker data
   files, but I have no clues at all on this. I'd like to have a source (asm
   or C) of a program doing this. Is there one? Where can I eventually find
   it (FTP sites, for Examples...)

BTW: I own an A2000 A version, OS 1.2, 2 drives & 1.5 Meg.

 
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