Dennis,

What are we talking about?

Ben Petersen


On 21 Feb 2003, at 11:58, Dennis McGrath wrote:

> Ben,
> 
> Check you documentation for RCLass. I think I put a switch in there to
> tell it to put the QUOTES fix in automatically.  If not it may be in
> RSTYLE. 
> 
> Dennis 
> 
> 
> --- Ben Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Me too.  What eventually become command blocks are written and tested
> > as 
> > individual cmd files.  I then use Dennis McGrath's RClass (as part of
> > another 
> > RMD file) to assemble the APP from those individual files and
> > codelock it.
> > 
> > As I remember it, I was trying to avoid the codelock, test, edit,
> > codelock 
> > vicious cycle. (I also recall that being the sales pitch for RClass
> > ...ahem.. 
> > <g>)
> > 
> > It is nice, though, to have several interacting cmd files open at
> > once in 
> > RCode. I'll have to try out running against the APP and see how to
> > leverage 
> > that.
> > 
> > Live and learn!
> > 
> > Ben Petersen
> > 
> > 
> > On 21 Feb 2003, at 11:47, Javier Valencia wrote:
> > 
> > > Ben:
> > > As a matter of my own personal practice, I do all the de-bugging,
> > scrubbing and
> > > tracing on the ASCII files; Only after the code has been thoroughly
> > tested, I
> > > CODELOCK it. Javier,
> > > 
> > > Javier Valencia, PE
> > > President
> > > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C.
> > > 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14
> > > Olathe, KS  66062-4571
> > > (913)829-0888
> > > (913)649-2904 FAX
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ben
> > Petersen
> > > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:48 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List
> > Subject:
> > > [RBASE-L] - Re: Trace/Crashing - Razzak's Reply
> > > 
> > > > One thing I would suggest is to do a global replacement with
> > RBEDIT
> > > > and change .APX to .APP and the run the trace for the plain ASCII
> > > > (.APP) file. As Dennis pointed out, it is possible that CODELOCK
> > did
> > > > not compile the file correctly, running it uncompiled would
> > certainly
> > > > eliminate that possibility.
> > > 
> > > Shoot! (read ...) You mean you can run command blocks in the APP
> > file? All
> > > these years I thought it had to be codelocked!
> > > 
> > > Ben Petersen
> > > 
> > > On 21 Feb 2003, at 11:03, Javier Valencia wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Dennis, Dan:
> > > > I concur that switching to the standard single quote is an
> > excellent idea
> > > as it
> > > > prevents future (and present) compatibility issues. I would also
> > suggest
> > > > switching to the standard _  and %  instead of  ?  and  *  for
> > single and
> > > > multiple replacements. However, since most of the command file
> > seems to
> > > run
> > > > correctly, I suspect that this is not affecting Codelock;
> > although a small
> > > part
> > > > of the code could be affected/corrupted.
> > > >
> > > > >From TRACE help:
> > > > -------------------------------
> > > > The TRACE command starts the R:BASE interactive debugger. It
> > allows you to go
> > > > through the command file line-by-line to facilitate debugging the
> > code. The
> > > > TRACE command must be on a line by itself and not combined with
> > other
> > > > commands. For TRACE to work correctly with a file encoded by
> > CodeLock, the
> > > > ASCII file must be present in the current drive and directory,
> > and have
> > > the file
> > > > extension of .APP. If TRACE cannot find the ASCII file, it does
> > not go
> > > through
> > > > the procedure file line-by-line when it
> > > runs. -------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > One thing I would suggest is to do a global replacement with
> > RBEDIT and
> > > > change .APX to .APP and the run the trace for the plain ASCII
> > (.APP) file. As
> > > > Dennis pointed out, it is possible that CODELOCK did not compile
> > the
> > > file
> > > > correctly, running it uncompiled would certainly eliminate that
> > > possibility.
> > > > Grasping at straws...but who knows... Javier,
> > > >
> > > > Javier Valencia, PE
> > > > President
> > > > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C.
> > > > 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14
> > > > Olathe, KS  66062-4571
> > > > (913)829-0888
> > > > (913)649-2904 FAX
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > Dennis
> > > > McGrath
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:30 AM
> > > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List
> > > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Trace/Crashing - Razzak's Reply
> > > >
> > > > Dan,
> > > >
> > > > > $COMMAND
> > > > > inform2
> > > > >    SET ERROR MESSAGES OFF
> > > > >    CLEAR V i*
> > > > >    SET V imessage = +
> > > > >    "You may search based on any known information. Just click +
> > > > > on the field you do have information about and fill it in. Then
> > hit
> > > > > enter. +
> > > > > You only need to fill in one field"
> > > >
> > > > You are using non-standard quotes.  Codelock assumes the single
> > quote.
> > > >
> > > > You have two options:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Put SET QUOTES=""""  at the top of the first command block of
> > every
> > > > command file:
> > > >
> > > > $COMMAND
> > > > inform2
> > > > SET QUOTES=""""
> > > > SET ERROR MESSAGES OFF
> > > >
> > > > 2. Go throught the work to convert to single quotes. It is worth
> > the
> > > > trip, but time consuming.
> > > >
> > > > Dennis McGrath
> > > >
> > > 
> > 
> 

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