"Do external" failing
Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX
Martyn.Thomson@gems1.gov.bc.ca
Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:06:02 -0700
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Hello,
I can't get the "Do external" verb to work anymore! To try to sort this I've
boiled it down to the simplest case of a menu screen setting a variable, and
a "do external" of a Basic program that changes the variable. On exiting the
screen I get the message "A valid driver name cannot be found.", and by
stepping through in debug I can see that the variable hasn't changed.
I placed the object code into the object library with the command -
$LIB/REPL/LOG TRAX_SUBS.OLB TRAX_DUMMY
and rebuilt the qkdriver file with the command -
$ buildexternal/noshare @trax_subs trax_subs/lib,pen$exe:pen_subs/lib,-
sys$library:sql$user70/lib, qkdriver_psect/opt qkdriver
I have added trax_dummy to the Trax_subs.dat list and to the qkdriver_psect
file. The qkgo file is definitely pointing at this qkdriver. Existing
externals are working fine. I can't see what has changed. Can anyone see
what I'm missing or what might cause this? All suggestions welcome.
Martyn
PH 7.10.G1 on OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-1
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>I can't get the "Do
external" verb to work anymore! To try to sort this I've boiled it down to the
simplest case of a menu screen setting a variable, and a "do external" of a
Basic program that changes the variable. On exiting the screen I get the
message "A valid driver name cannot be found.", and by stepping through in
debug I can see that the variable hasn't changed. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>I placed the
object code into the object library with the command - </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>$LIB/REPL/LOG
TRAX_SUBS.OLB TRAX_DUMMY</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>and rebuilt
the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004>qkdriver file with the command - </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>$
buildexternal/noshare @trax_subs
trax_subs/lib,pen$exe:pen_subs/lib,-<BR>sys$library:sql$user70/lib,
qkdriver_psect/opt qkdriver</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=932594116-07062004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>I have added
trax_dummy to the Trax_subs.dat list and to the qkdriver_psect file. The
qkgo file is definitely pointing at this qkdriver. Existing externals are
working fine. I can't see what has changed. Can anyone see what I'm missing or
what might cause this? All suggestions welcome.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=932594116-07062004></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>Martyn</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932594116-07062004>PH 7.10.G1 on
OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-1</DIV>
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