On 9/30/2010 3:38 PM, Chris Mason wrote:
Only CANCEL is/can be independent of the program.
Incidentally the "can be" was to cover the possibility I imagine may exist for
the program to intercept the CANCEL which - come to think of it - may give
rise to the need for sterner "commands"!
I think you missed my point, which has nothing whatsoever to do with programs
that "intercept" CANCEL. Also, FORCE ARM is not a "sterner" command than CANCEL.
(That would imply some sort of non-existent hierarchical relationship between
CANCEL and FORCE ARM.)
This case is strictly either-or--but you have to know in advance which one is
appropriate for the program with which you are working. I suppose in the case of
automation, one could try the most predominant case and switch to the other
command if the response so dictates. PITA.
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