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RequestFile/IF script problem on AROS - help!

Last updated on 14 years ago
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ChrisHChrisHSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#1
I'm trying to get a simple AmigaDOS script to work on AROS, and have run into a problem which I can't solve. Here is basically what I am doing:

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SetEnv AnnPathReply ""

RequestFile TITLE "Where is Annotate located?" DRAWERSONLY >Env:AnnPathReply

IF "$AnnPathReply" EQ ""

   SKIP Quit

ENDIF

LAB Quit


On AmigaOS4 this works as expected, but on AROS the "IF" command gets very confused by the fact that the AnnPathReply already contains quote marks, and so gives this error message:

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If: wrong number of arguments


If I have "Set echo on" enabled, then you can see why it gets confused:

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IF ""Work:Chris/Annotate/"" EQ ""


Please do NOT suggest that I remove my quotes around $AnnPathReply, because when I cancel RequestFile the IF line would fail because it'd look like this:

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IF EQ ""


Also note that RequestFile does NOT return an error code when cancelled (not on OS4 either), so I can't use "IF WARN".


I'm kinda shocked that using RequestFile in a script isn't possible on AROS. Hasn't anyone else run into this problem? Or is there some other solution I overlooked? As it currently stands I can't write a simple installer script that works on AROS :-(
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magoriumSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#2
Hi Chris

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Also note that RequestFile does NOT return an error code when cancelled (not on OS4 either), so I can't use "IF WARN".

That's strange, as our documentation state that it does.
Not that i don't believe you, but are you sure ?
ChrisHChrisHSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#3
@magnorium
My mistake. RequestFile does indeed set WARN when cancelled. (I think) this solves my problem :)
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magoriumSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#4
Nice, such a dual question on multiple forums ;)

Good that it does, as that means the documentation is not lacking :)

If it doesn't solve the problem then please post script again :D.

I f believe it's something like:

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REQUESTFILE >ram:blah Title etc.

IF WARN

  echo 'filename not returned'

ELSE

  echo 'filename was returned'

ENDIF
ChrisHChrisHSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#5

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(I think) this solves my problem

Damn. No it doesn't, because now the script doesn't work on OS4 (and perhaps not MOS either - can't test at the moment).

I need to choose different (script) code for AROS vs not. Is there any easy way to identify whether a script is running on AROS or not?

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Nice, such a dual question on multiple forums ;)

If you want, I can just post on aros-exec ;)
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magoriumSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#6

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Is there any easy way to identify whether a script is running on AROS or not?

Shall i post a different solution here ? ;) nah, use the ABI environment variable. afaik it is aros specific.

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If you want, I can just post on aros-exec

Uhm... please don't .. i will repeat my answers if there aren't coming any better ones @ ae :-)

BTW: should there be an OS environment variable. Even winblows has it. Oops, you could make such thing yourself in the startup-sequence or user-startup :hint:
ChrisHChrisHSoftware Dev
Posted 14 years ago
#7
As I said on the 'other' forum... Thanks for the ABI env suggestion: It works :)
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