Dennis, You should be suspicious of incorrect msg files or the like... I have just patched my 1.864 to 1.866 and each of them reported a result separated by commas....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Issue with CVAL('drives') function ? > Razzak, > > I haven't used 6.5 for ages!!! > > I am using 6.5++ build 1.866xRT03 > it is running on a dual processor pentium > Windows XP Pro SP 2 up to date with all patches > > I issue the following commands: > > set var vTmp = (CVAL('Drives')) > wri .vTmp > > The result I get is: > aCDEFHIMNQRUVXYZ > > Dennis McGrath > > > > > --- "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Look at the test results from Javier Valencia and Mike Byerley, >> posted on this list. >> >> Are you sure that you are really using 6.5++ and not 6.5+ for >> Windows? >> >> Very Best R:egards, >> >> Razzak. >> >> >> At 06:58 PM 4/6/2005, Dennis McGrath wrote: >> >> >Yes, well my important message was that this function does not work >> on >> >RBWIN in the manner you described. >> > >> > >> >--- "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> > > Dennis, >> > > >> > > If your read carefully, my details given below refer to >> > > R:BASE 6.5++ for Windows! >> > > >> > > RBW65PP3.TXT (R:BASE for Windows 6.5++ In-Line Update 3). >> > > >> > > Very Best R:egards, >> > > >> > > Razzak. >> > > >> > > >> > > At 02:07 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote: >> > > >> > > >Razzak, >> > > > >> > > >I just tested this. On my XP machine it RBWIN returns the drive >> > > letters >> > > >WITHOUT the comma. That does not match your description. >> > > > >> > > >RBDOS says 'Invalid parameter' >> > > > >> > > >both are build 1.866 >> > > > >> > > >Dennis McGrath >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >--- "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > At 06:23 AM 4/6/2005, J.M. Gratias wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > >This function is supposed to return the list letters of all >> > > > > >drives connected to the current PC without any separators. >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > J.M., >> > > > > >> > > > > FYI, on November 27, 2002, with the release of R:BASE 2000 >> > > > > (ver 6.5++) for Windows Build:1.862xRT03, an enhancement >> > > > > request, as documented in RBW65PP3.TXT (item #30), was >> > > > > implemented. >> > > > > >> > > > > Here's an abstract of item #30 from RBW65PP3.TXT: >> > > > > >> > > > > 30. Enhanced (CVAL('Drives')) functions will return the list >> of >> > > > > currently available drives, including the mapped network >> or >> > > > > removable drives, separated by a comma delimiter. >> > > > > >> > > > > Also applicable to all R:BASE 6.5++ (Build: 1.862 and >> higher), >> > > > > 7.1, 7.5 and V-8 "Turbo" for Windows. >> > > > > >> > > > > Hope that helps! >> > > > > >> > > > > Very Best R:egards, >> > > > > >> > > > > Razzak. >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > >> >> >
