On 13 Jan 2005 at 11:59, P Witte wrote: (...) > > > I'm not promising anything quick, though. > > (Wasnt that what I said two years ago? ;)
I *won't* take that long, though! (...) > > It will be set up as a "thing" (since I don't think we have found any > > other satisfactory solution for compiled Basic). > > "We" havent really tried, but ok Go ahead!!!!!!! (...) > Both. By why not re-use the DUP & DDOWN code as a general utility to work on > any filename string, given the string's location? Suggest the new Sbasic > keywords be called UD, DD and CD (CD -> Change dir, ie set a new start > string) ie, something quick and simple (though admittedly a two char name is > potentially dangerous) NOT trivial. > [Note: Since we're still in "brainstorming mode" I reserve the right to > make /outrageous/ and even downright /stupid/ suggestions without being > smirked at at future QL shows, ok? ;o] Ok, we'll just smirk here, then... > > get the length of the file/dir names (this would only be of interest > > if *somebody* actually gets around to implementing some form of > > long file names). > > Yes! Ie, no LEN, it has to be a system call > > > set a default filename for a job with a certain name > > No. I dont see the point. They can just use PROGD$ as now. No, I thought about hot_rext'd progs. To reacp: When you exec an executable thing from a hotkey, there is no way you'll set the home dir for that. So, I proposed the following workaround: when that prog tries to get its homedir, this will fail (sinc eit wans't set for that prog).. In such a case, the home thing should see whether there is a defaiult home dir set for a prog with that name, and pass that default home dir back. Perhaps hot_rext could even set that default dir, instead of this being done by the user explicitly, but this I DON'T promise, I'll have to see how feasible that would be. Wolfgang ---------------------------------------- www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
