Thanks Tim, (windows) I have done the set text to pasteboard thing, and I have pasted into a .bet file -- it works. I have typed - exactly - what I have for a command being fed to LEP and it works run it through LEP and nothing...
That is why I want to see what LEP is feeding to the OS On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:11:59 -0500, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech wrote: > On Apr 11, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Chip Scheide wrote: > >> Is there a way to see exactly what is being sent to the (in this case) >> CMD, or Terminal? > > Hi Chip, > > Every time I am going to do a new LEP command, the first thing I do > is manually execute it in a Command or Terminal window on macOS. I don > ’t even try to just code up the string and run it with LEP. Too many > times I’ve miss a space or a double-quote or I’m doing the wrong > thing all together. > > So I first get the command working in the Terminal window. Then I > copy it and paste it as a comment in the 4D method. For future > reference. Then I write the code to create this command in the > method. I always put the entire command in a text variable like > $command_t. I have a “debug” line in the method that does SET TEXT > TO PASTEBOARD($command_t). > > Now I run LEP and if it works I’m done. If not, I do a paste into > the Terminal window and run it and see what error messages are > displayed, or I see what I did wrong (i.e. missed a space or a > double-quote). > > That’s how I do it. > > Tim > > ***************************************** > Tim Nevels > Innovative Solutions > 785-749-3444 > [email protected] > ***************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
