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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: "assign \%7 \v(status)" in definition of dial
Date: 1 May 2000 14:29:56 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <8eirro$sa1$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Peter Easthope <peter_easthope@gulfnet.pinc.com> wrote:
: The definition of dial in MSKERMIT.INI contains
:
: assign \%7 \v(status)
: ...
: if not = 0 \%7 end 1
:
: whereas
:
: if not = 0 \v(status) end 1
:
: seems to work. Is anything wrong with this simplification?
:
Yes. \v(status) is set by every command. In MSKERMIT.INI, several
commands are executed after the TAKE command before its status is
tested. With your simplification, the test will be to the wrong command.
- Frank