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Re: Reporter quit problem

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On 02 Jan, in article <almarsoft.3300542285219145197@news.orange.fr>,
   Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> It is a command, right? *Reporter or somesuch? Why not do it as:
>   SYS "XOS_CLI", "Reporter <parameters>" TO ;flags%
> and then trap and detect if the SWI fails. It will not generate an 
> error (thus not risk killing your program) and you can check for V 
> set for noting an error...

Yes, it is a command, and this would work if <parameters> was just text.

BUT if the <parameters> included any Basic variable names, their values
cannot be determined if called in this way, and so would not be Reported.

Martin

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Reporter quit problem John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 14:43 +0000
  Re: Reporter quit problem "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 15:50 +0100
    Re: Reporter quit problem Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-01-02 20:09 +0000
      Re: Reporter quit problem "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 21:25 +0100
        Re: Reporter quit problem Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-01-02 20:53 +0000
          Re: Reporter quit problem John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 21:43 +0000
            Re: Reporter quit problem Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-03 00:27 +0100
              Re: Reporter quit problem Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2012-01-03 11:11 +0000
                Re: Reporter quit problem Steve Drain <steve@kappa.me.uk> - 2012-01-03 11:58 +0000
        Re: Reporter quit problem Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2012-01-02 21:15 +0000
          Re: Reporter quit problem Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 23:25 +0000
  Re: Reporter quit problem Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-01-02 15:16 +0000
    Re: Reporter quit problem John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 21:31 +0000
  Re: Reporter quit problem Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-01-02 18:22 +0000
    Re: Reporter quit problem John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 21:33 +0000
      Re: Reporter quit problem Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2012-01-02 23:29 +0000
        Re: Reporter quit problem John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-03 10:31 +0000
          Re: Reporter quit problem Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2012-01-03 11:29 +0000

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