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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

3332.0. "EDIT function with WPS-PLUS leaves a corrupt file when quitting" by BOOZER::MARTIN::BELL (Martin Bell, NTCC, Birmingham UK) Mon Sep 27 1993 16:42

If i use the standard EDIT function to create a file in WPS-PLUS format
but quit out, ALL-IN-1 (or maybe WPS-PLUS) leaves a "corrupt" file.

eg.

<EDIT "A.WPL"
{gold Q}Y{return}
<EDIT "A.WPL"

returns an error "Not a document".

So it appears that quitting out still leaves a file, but that file has
an incorrect (not full WPS-PLUS) structure.

Does anyone know why?

mb

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3332.1	WPS-PLUS Editor problem	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO2-G/L2	`Tue Sep 28 1993 10:57`	13
	This is a problem with the WPS-PLUS Editor. The other editors that can be called using the EDIT function know if they are creating a new file and know to delete it if the user quits the edit session. I suggest you ask in the WPS-PLUS conference. The problem does not occur in the ALL-IN-1 WP and EM sub-systems because if the user quits a CABINET DELETE_DOCUMENT is performed to delete the file cabinet information which also deletes the RMS file. Richard
3332.2	Easy to fix, but unnecessary!	BOOZER::MARTIN::BELL	Martin Bell, NTCC, Birmingham UK	`Tue Sep 28 1993 12:40`	13
	Thanks for the explanation Richard. I should be able to write some code around the EDIT function that deletes the old file if the user quits, but it is a shame that WPS-PLUS does not do it for you automatically. I will give the WPS-PLUS conference a try as well, but getting a response out of there is like waiting for Digital to start it's latest advertising campaign ;-) Cheers, mb
3332.3	OA$FORM_DISPOSE	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO2-G/L2	`Tue Sep 28 1993 13:52`	8
	Your code needs to test the value of the symbol OA$FORM_DISPOSE, which will be: 0 -- if the user quit the editing session 2 -- if the user completed the editing session Richard
3332.4		BOOZER::MARTIN::BELL	Martin Bell, NTCC, Birmingham UK	`Tue Sep 28 1993 15:04`	7
	Thats almost what i was already doing, but using IFEXIT as a quick way out. Now i will have to change things to perform a followup action on both file and quit outcomes. Cheers, mb