Ok, I've got the magic incantation correct now too. The key was not picking up the EOL for the exit command but physically hitting enter. I seem able to reproduce this reliably now too.
Rick On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Mark Miesfeld <miesf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, I'll try that. > > Tried with 3.2.0 about 10 times and it never happened. > > On 4.0.0, it happens for me every single time I paste the lines into > the console window. > > -- > Mark Miesfeld > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Rick McGuire <object.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hmmm, this is starting to push the issue back to being an I/O problem. >> Here's something to try. In SysFile::setStdIn(), try commenting out >> the line >> >> _setMode(fileHandle, _O_BINARY); >> >> and see if you can recreate the problem. I'm wondering if switching >> the mode while characters are already in the buffer are causing this >> problem. This line was added because redirected input was causing >> problems. >> >> Rick >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Mark Miesfeld <miesf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I'm just about to try that. I was seeing how reliable it was that I >>> saw RXIT. Seems to be ever time when I paste the text into the >>> window. >>> >>> I think another key is that Rony says he sees it when: >>> >>>> immediately issuing a say statement (typing while rexxtry.rex starts up). >>> >>> So here, the keyboard buffer has data in it (probably, depending on >>> fast he is typing) when the interpreter starts. >>> >>> I'll post as soon as I try it with the patched version. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Miesfeld. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Rick McGuire <object.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Have you tried reproducing using the patched version? I tried this >>>> technique this morning both the unpatched and official beta version >>>> and didn't get any failures. >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Mark Miesfeld <miesf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Well, okay. By pasting lines into a console window, I got RXIT: >>>>> >>>>> D:\Interpreters\Rexx>rexx -v >>>>> Open Object Rexx Version 4.0.0 >>>>> Build date: Apr 20 2009 >>>>> Addressing Mode: 32 >>>>> >>>>> Copyright (c) IBM Corporation 1995, 2004. >>>>> Copyright (c) RexxLA 2005-2009. >>>>> All Rights Reserved. >>>>> This program and the accompanying materials >>>>> are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0 >>>>> which accompanies this distribution. >>>>> http://www.oorexx.org/license.html >>>>> D:\Interpreters\Rexx>rexxtry say hallo >>>>> HALLO >>>>> ........................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>> >>>>> D:\Interpreters\Rexx>rexxtry >>>>> REXX-ooRexx_4.0.0(MT) 6.03 20 Apr 2009 >>>>> rexxtry.rex lets you interactively try REXX statements. >>>>> Each string is executed when you hit Enter. >>>>> Enter 'call tell' for a description of the features. >>>>> Go on - try a few... Enter 'exit' to end. >>>>> say sa >>>>> SA >>>>> ........................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>> >>>>> rexxtry.rex: Enter 'exit' to end. Or '?' for online REXX help. >>>>> exit >>>>> 'RXIT' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>> rc = 1 .................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Prior to that I tried typing the lines in the console window and had >>>>> no luck. When I pasted the lines it was the same console window I had >>>>> been using before. >>>>> >>>>> In the pasting case, the keyboard buffer would have data in it when >>>>> the second interpreter started. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark Miesfeld >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:17 AM, Rony G. Flatscher >>>>> <rony.flatsc...@wu-wien.ac.at> wrote: >>>>>> Pretty regularly I can get that problem too when opening a command line >>>>>> window, and first thing I would do is using rexxtry and immediately >>>>>> issuing >>>>>> a say statement (typing while rexxtry.rex starts up). Here's an example >>>>>> that >>>>>> works *quite reliably* for me: >>>>>> >>>>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] >>>>>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. >>>>>> D:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator>rexxtry say hallo >>>>>> HALLO >>>>>> ........................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>>> D:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator>rexxtry >>>>>> REXX-ooRexx_4.0.0(MT) 6.03 24 Apr 2009 >>>>>> rexxtry.rex lets you interactively try REXX statements. >>>>>> Each string is executed when you hit Enter. >>>>>> Enter 'call tell' for a description of the features. >>>>>> Go on - try a few... Enter 'exit' to end. >>>>>> say sa >>>>>> Der Befehl "RAY" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder >>>>>> konnte nicht gefunden werden. >>>>>> rc = 1 .................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is what maybe work for you: >>>>>> >>>>>> First copy the following lines into the clipboard (note there is a >>>>>> trailing >>>>>> blank line): >>>>>> >>>>>> rexxtry say hallo >>>>>> rexxtry >>>>>> say sa >>>>>> >>>>>> exit >>>>>> >>>>>> Make sure no Rexx program runs, and no command line window is open in >>>>>> which >>>>>> a Rexx program ran (not sure whether that is really necessary, but who >>>>>> knows) >>>>>> Open a new command line window >>>>>> Just paste the above lines into the window; if necessary repeat steps 2 >>>>>> through 4 >>>>>> >>>>>> Eventually (within ten attempts) the error comes up again (although I >>>>>> might >>>>>> have waited in between invocations, after having all command line windows >>>>>> closed). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is another run, where this error occurs for the "exit" statement! >>>>>> >>>>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] >>>>>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. >>>>>> D:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator>rexxtry say hallo >>>>>> HALLO >>>>>> ........................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>>> D:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator>rexxtry >>>>>> REXX-ooRexx_4.0.0(MT) 6.03 24 Apr 2009 >>>>>> rexxtry.rex lets you interactively try REXX statements. >>>>>> Each string is executed when you hit Enter. >>>>>> Enter 'call tell' for a description of the features. >>>>>> Go on - try a few... Enter 'exit' to end. >>>>>> say sa >>>>>> SA >>>>>> ........................................... rexxtry.rex on WindowsNT >>>>>> rexxtry.rex: Enter 'exit' to end. 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