Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!ridder@warlok.dec.com From: ridder@warlok.dec.com Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: More errors from console.device Message-ID: <4021@decwrl.DEC.COM> Date: Wed, 2-Jul-86 16:27:34 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.4021 Posted: Wed Jul 2 16:27:34 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jul-86 03:09:15 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.DEC.COM Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 41 ======== Date: 2 Jul 1986 1342-MDT From: Hans To: "net.micro.amiga"@DECWRL Reply-to: Ridder@WARLOK Subject: More errors from console.device Message-ID: <"MS11(5235)+GLXLIB5(0)" 12219533534.13.143.116375 at WARLOK> I realize that Commodore-Amiga has made no explicit statement that they will answer all (or any) questions presented in this forum, but they seem to answer some and not others. I really wish that I could get an acknowledgement from them even if it basically says "I dunno". At least I would then know to go off and do some further spelunking. Perhaps I'm supposed to submit this as a bug to the special address? If so, then how do I know when to do that? I'm not even sure this is a bug! I notice that people can ask questions about accesing the ConUnit structure, and about various escape sequences, and get answers. I don't want to seem like I'm whining about not getting enough attention, but I am trying to write applications too! Anyway, enough of that.... Further mucking with the console.device seems to indicate that a CMD_WRITE returns with io_Error set to the number of characters queued for input! This is very handy data to have, but why return this in io_Error (for a WRITE)? Isn't this just a bit perpendicular to the purpose of io_Error? Besides it isn't even documented. So, could someone at CA please (oh please) tell me if I have stumbled onto the source of the error? The section on Devices in the RKM *did* tell me to check it for possible errors, now what does it mean? -hans P.S. If I'm supposed to send this to the bug address, would someone at CA please forward it or tell me and I will? --------