On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:08:39 -0000, P Witte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wrote: > > <> >> I too use v3.50. It appears the corruption in my FileInfo2_bin file >> occurred >> at around the time I updated (Nov 2005). I hope this isnt significant.. >> >> The good thing for me about all this hassle has been that Ive gone >> through, >> and almost entirely re-written, my boot files (rather than just adding >> to >> and/or patching the existing ones) for the first time since about 1990 >> ;o) >> I >> believe even Hercules, after mucking out the Augean stables, could not >> have >> felt more pleased with himself ;o) > > Well, Im not quite as pleased as I deserved to be after all that shite. > There is still some problem, though the symptoms keep moving around like > a > spasm in a hypochondriac's colon. > > Ive probably blamed just about everyone whos ever produced software for > the > QL (myself included) so please excuse me for lashing out at all and > sundry. > At the present moment suspicion has reverted back to FileInfo2, > specifically > v3.50. > > System QPC2 v3.33, SMSQ/E v3.13: > > 1 REMark lrespr'win2_debug_qmon' > 2 LRESPR 'win2_rxt_Menu_rext': rem V7.66 Latest released version (?) > 3 lrespr 'win2_util_file_qpac2': rem V1.45 - latest released version > 4 rem lrespr 'win2_hdw_dzeta_FileInfo2_bin': rem MyFI2 > 5 lrespr 'win2_rxt_fi2_FileInfo2_bin': rem Original, V3.50 umodified file > 6 LRESPR 'win2_sed_QD': rem v B.01 > 7 data_use 'win1_' > 8 exep 'files' > > With the simple boot file above, when I execute my boot file from Qpac2 > Files, - no pwoblem. When I execute the same (or any other) file a second > time: Bang! QD starts up with 'QD_exe' in the box that should contain the > file name, ie it should say - and load - 'win1_boot', but in fact says > 'QD_exe' and loads nothing. > > I get lots of other crazy problems, such as Scrap not working etc, when I > load my entire, newly refurbished, boot file. But common to them all is > that > if I omit loading FileInfo2_bin they all vanish - poof! > > I hasten to add that I confirmed the validity of this test by > re-downloading > FileInfo2 from source. Qpac2 was also recently renewed from source, as > were > QPC2 and SMSQ/E. QD is rather old, but that was a deliberate choice as I > didnt like the upgrade, however, thats the only usable version I have. > You do not say whether you are trying to Execute the boot file twice separately or together (ie. do you close QD after the first attempt) Certainly I do not have this problem here (under either circumstance), but then I only have FI2 v3.41 -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services URL:http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk URL:http://www.rwapservices.co.uk --> Get 36 Chances on the Massive £100m EuroMillions Draw Jackpot this Friday for £5 - http://www.playlotto.org.uk _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
