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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: MSDOS Kermit 3.15 bug.
Message-ID: <2Ci1w3ZjVvZw@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 2 Jan 98 08:44:49 MDT
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In article <68hst7$r0e$1@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au>, rwi@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au (Ross Irvine) writes:
> Hi All,
> I think I have a bug in MSDOS Kermit 3.15 Patch Level 1 (The
> patch level one is the non working ON_EXIT macro I reported). This was
> also sent to kermit-bugs many weeks ago but I haven't heard anything...
>
> It seems that using a switch statement anywhere in a script will clear the
> value of any paramaters you have passed to that script. Well the first
> one anyway (\%1).,.
>
> Eg.
>
> define txrx take txrx.ksc
>
> txrx 5
>
> <txrx.ksc>
>
> echo Calling \%1
> output atd55555\13
> minput 30 connect busy ....
> switch ..
> ..
> .
> ...
>
> As soon as the switch statement has been reached the value of \%1 goes.
> Remove the switch statement from my script allows \%1 to live on until
> the end of the script (as it should).
>
> Has anyone notice that the msdos version of kermit is becomming VERY
> unstable?
>
> Something that works on our copy of Kermit 95 (btw when will the gui be
> released for this?) without a problem will send msdos kermit to it's death
> with all sorts of errors "exausted workspace" "text exceeded available
> buffer capicty) and all of suddent shelling to do for no reason. On
> typing exit (from the dos shell) you return to kermit to see you script
> displayed on the screen with no cr/lf's and beeping it's head off.
>
> Especially anything to do with accessing files kills kermit with ease,
> eg the example in the kermit book for calculating the total size of all the
> files in a directory (don't have the book in front of me so I can't quote
> the page number, it's about 4/5th the way through) sends ms kermit to a
> horrible death.
>
> Still, you have to love the features of kermit :)
> It's just seems that the DOS version is getting.... hummm... out of hand?
-------
The bug is known and fixed in what will be MSK v3.16. I can't fix
it via a field patch.
Strategic changes in methods of operation lead to unexpected side
effects, particularly in the subtle mechanics of the command parser and
workers.
Joe D.