I have openseq_creates = true. The seq file does get created just that
nothing ever gets written into it.

On Nov 24, 5:30 pm, Daniel Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'll also need to see a 'jdiag.out' file (jdiag -vL) and the
> '%JBCRELEASEDIR%\config\Config_EMULATE' file. Include them as
> attachments.
>
> My guess as to why it is not working is that 'openseq_creates = true'
> is not in your 'Config_EMULATE' file under the appropriate emulation
> section. So what is happening is it gets to the OPENSEQ line and
> doesn't create the sequential file cos it can't. This theory can be
> proved correct by placing a null file called '1.TXT' in the 'D:\tmp'
> directory which will satisfy the existence of the sequential file so
> that the OPENSEQ line has something to 'open'.
>
> Therefore, the 'fix' is to add 'openseq_creates = true' to your
> 'Config_EMULATE' file and then there will be no need for the null
> '1.TXT' file to pre-exist.
>
> Dan
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 7:29 PM, CLIF <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thanks Dan, here is the code:
>
> > 001   PROMPT ''
> > 002   ID = "1.TXT"
> > 003   DIRECTORY = 'D:\tmp'
> > 004   OPENSEQ DIRECTORY:"\":ID TO S.FILE ELSE NULL
> > 005   *
> > 006   LOOP
> > 007     NUMCHARS = SYSTEM(14)
> > 008   WHILE NUMCHARS DO
> > 009     INPUT LINE,NUMCHARS
> > 010     LINE := CHAR(13)
> > 011     WRITESEQ LINE ON S.FILE ELSE NULL
> > 012   REPEAT
> > 013   WEOFSEQ S.FILE ELSE NULL
> > 014   CLOSESEQ S.FILE
>
> > On Nov 24, 2:31 pm, Daniel Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Post your code and I will show you the error of your ways ;-)
>
> >> Dan
>
> >> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:22 PM, CLIF <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Thanks Dan, adding the check for system(14) didn't work either but it
> >> > did point me to where the problem is, although I still don't know how
> >> > to correct it. The problem is system(14) always returns a zero which
> >> > tells me the spooler is not outputting to the stdout which is why
> >> > nothing gets put in the stdin.
>
> >> > On Nov 24, 5:36 am, Daniel Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> The spooler is not going to set idle (why does this word come up all
> >> >> the time ;-) ) waiting for your program to terminate
>
> >> >> It doesn't matter HOW you do your input. The code first needs to check
> >> >> to see if there is anything TO input. Otherwise you will get that
> >> >> error.
>
> >> >> If you are still having problems, post the code.
>
> >> >> Dan
>
> >> >> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:36 PM, CLIF <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> > Yes Dan thats what I thought also but I tried an INPUT,1 and had the
> >> >> > same result.
>
> >> >> > On Nov 23, 6:15 pm, Daniel Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >> Clif,
>
> >> >> >> The error is occurring because you are not telling the program when 
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> stop accepting INPUT from the spooler.
>
> >> >> >> Take a look at the code in this 
> >> >> >> thread...http://markmail.org/message/ksjcvsdbvdkokpzw
>
> >> >> >> The important part of the program is where it checks SYSTEM(14) to 
> >> >> >> see
> >> >> >> if the spooler is finished.
>
> >> >> >> The part where it builds up and executes the 'cmd' variable is
> >> >> >> probably not pertinent for your needs, but the rest of the program 
> >> >> >> can
> >> >> >> be used to redirect spooler output to a file by capturing the spooled
> >> >> >> output a line-at-a-time and writing it to a sequential file.
>
> >> >> >> Does that help?
>
> >> >> >> Dan
>
> >> >> >> "Rome was not built in a day, but then I was not on that job!"
>
> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 1:42 PM, CLIF <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >> > Thanks Dan I did search through previous postings for "Spooler" 
> >> >> >> > before
> >> >> >> > I posted. I didn't see anything that addresses this particular 
> >> >> >> > error.
> >> >> >> > What I did find was how to create a program that the spooler will 
> >> >> >> > pass
> >> >> >> > input to which I can successfully do based on what I wrote below. 
> >> >> >> > The
> >> >> >> > problem seems to be with my program receiving the input via the 
> >> >> >> > INPUT
> >> >> >> > or IN statement documented below.
>
> >> >> >> > On Nov 23, 10:19 am, Daniel Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> Usehttp://jbase.markmail.organdsearchfor'spooler'. The answer is 
> >> >> >> >> there.
>
> >> >> >> >> Dan
>
> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 4:10 PM, CLIF <[email protected]> 
> >> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > jBASE 3.4
> >> >> >> >> > Windows 2000
>
> >> >> >> >> > I created a very simple spooler program that receives input 
> >> >> >> >> > from the
> >> >> >> >> > spooler and writes it to a directory file. I create the 
> >> >> >> >> > FORMQUEUE
> >> >> >> >> > with:
>
> >> >> >> >> > SP-CREATE F1 PROG PRINT.PROG
>
> >> >> >> >> > Here is the code for PRINT.PROG
>
> >> >> >> >> > 001   INCLUDE JBC.h
> >> >> >> >> > 002   ID = "1.TXT"
> >> >> >> >> > 003   DIRECTORY = 'D:\tmp'
> >> >> >> >> > 004   OPENSEQ DIRECTORY:"\":ID TO S.FILE ELSE NULL
> >> >> >> >> > 005   *
> >> >> >> >> > 006   INPUT LINE,1
> >> >> >> >> > 007   LINE := CHAR(13)
> >> >> >> >> > 008   WRITESEQ LINE ON S.FILE ELSE NULL
> >> >> >> >> > 009   WEOFSEQ S.FILE ELSE NULL
> >> >> >> >> > 010   CLOSESEQ S.FILE
>
> >> >> >> >> > Here is the error I'm getting from the spooler when I do a:
> >> >> >> >> > SP-ASSIGN F1
> >> >> >> >> > LIST PART (P
>
> >> >> >> >> > jBASE despooler for FORMQUEUE F1
> >> >> >> >> > Started at 12:55:32  20 NOV 2009
> >> >> >> >> > Starting Job 13 to PRINT.PROG
> >> >> >> >> >  ** Error [ STDIN ] **
> >> >> >> >> > Error getting input from STDIN , errno = 0
> >> >> >> >> > Line     6 , Source PRINT.PROG.b
> >> >> >> >> > Completed
>
> >> >> >> >> > I know the PRINT.PROG program runs and can write to the file 
> >> >> >> >> > because
> >> >> >> >> > if I change line 6 to LINE="TEST", it does write the string 
> >> >> >> >> > TEST to
> >> >> >> >> > 1.txt. It looks like it might be a permissions issue but this 
> >> >> >> >> > is on
> >> >> >> >> > development system which has admin rights on everything. Anyone 
> >> >> >> >> > have a
> >> >> >> >> > direction they can point me in?
>
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