Conference vaxuum::document_ft

765.0. "<RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT) ERROR" by TSG::WAGNER () Thu Aug 06 1987 10:00

I am having a proble with <RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT). I am using two <RSDEFLIST>
sections. The first one with (\TEXT) and the next one with out it. 

I am using <RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT) as follows:

<RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT)
This routine will return the memory address of start address. If an
error is encountered this routine will return -1.
<ENDRSDEFLIST>                         
                                                                   
<RSDEFLIST>
  .
  .
  .
<ENDRSDEFLIST>

My problem is that the heading and the first line of text is on the top
of one page, the second line of text is on the top of the following page,
and the text that is after this section starts on the top of the page after
that. I am using <RSDEFLIST> by itself and having no problems. 
    
This problem doesn't seem to be constent. In some of my routine sections
the output looks just fine. But when I add some text that causes the
<RSDEFLIST> to start at the top of a page, then the errors start happening.
                                                               
Can someone tell me is this an error with <RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT), or is there 
something special that needs to be done.                                 

    James.

    
    There is a bug in <RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT), but it manifests itself in
    quite a different way that you describe. The bug is that the
    use of \TEXT in <RSDEFLIST> causes subsequent <RSDEFLIST> tags
    to be unrecognized ('undefined tag' errors). 
    
    This leaves me a bit confused as to how you are using the tags;
    perhaps you could clarify a little how you are using the tags,
    or MAIL me the file that has the problem.
    
    I do have a patch for this bug if anyone needs it.
    
    patti 
    
    

There is a bug in the <RSDEFLIST> tag, in the SOFTWARE.REFERENCE design
only, that causes the strange page breaks. It occurs only for
<RSDEFLIST>(NONE) and <RSDEFLIST>(\TEXT) when the <RSDEFLIST> occurs
at the end of a page, or just after a page break.

You can work around the problem by defining a template tag for the
purpose. For example:

<SET_TEMPLATE_PARA>(MY_RSDEFLIST\Return Values\1)
   .
   .
   .
<MY_RSDEFLIST>(NONE)
 - or -
<MY_RSDEFLIST>
  text ...
<ENDRSDEFLIST>

    
    -pa