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Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC

From "Rob Hemmings (News)" <rhnews@dsl.pipex.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Subject Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC
Date 2020-06-14 08:48 +0100
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Message-ID <58806124f3rhnews@dsl.pipex.com> (permalink)
References <587d6e2a47rhnews@dsl.pipex.com> <d5bc4f8058.beeb@-.-> <mpro.qbwl7i0191pbo01u8.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>

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In article <mpro.qbwl7i0191pbo01u8.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>,
   Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> On 14 Jun, Ronald wrote in message
>     <d5bc4f8058.beeb@-.->:

> > I guess checking for a file or system variable to be set with some sort of
> > wimp poll so it's not grinding away in a loop. I've been experimenting
> > with pause%=INKEY 2000 any key press will stop the wait, useable to a
> > degree.

> If you don't want to do the Message_TW_* stuff, then Message_TaskInitialise
> and Message_TaskCloseDown, as I originally posted. That way, there's no
> polling and no ugly time delay stuff: you just get messages sent in when
> there's something new to test against.

The TaskWindow and messaging approach was fairly easy to set up once
Martin had explained it and does work very well.  

I just wish I could resolve the issue I have with GhostScript as easily!

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 Rob Hemmings                        Southport       
 
 rhnews@dsl.pipex.com                  

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Calling Ghostscript from BASIC "Rob Hemmings (News)" <rhnews@dsl.pipex.com> - 2020-06-08 15:22 +0100
  Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2020-06-08 15:39 +0100
    Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC "Rob Hemmings (News)" <rhnews@dsl.pipex.com> - 2020-06-08 15:44 +0100
    Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2020-06-08 16:19 +0100
      Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2020-06-08 20:22 +0200
        Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2020-06-08 21:15 +0100
          Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2020-06-09 10:58 +0100
            Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2020-06-09 15:09 +0100
              Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2020-06-13 13:01 +1200
                Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2020-06-13 12:03 +0100
                Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2020-06-14 01:29 +1200
        Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC "Rob Hemmings (News)" <rhnews@dsl.pipex.com> - 2020-06-08 23:37 +0100
  Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2020-06-14 16:38 +1200
    Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2020-06-14 07:40 +0100
      Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC "Rob Hemmings (News)" <rhnews@dsl.pipex.com> - 2020-06-14 08:48 +0100
      Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2020-06-14 20:27 +1200
        Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2020-06-14 10:01 +0100
          Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2020-06-14 15:41 +0100
            Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2020-06-15 14:51 +1200
              Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2020-06-15 08:56 +0100
                Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2020-06-15 20:30 +1200
        Re: Calling Ghostscript from BASIC Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2020-06-14 15:44 +0100

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