[StrongED] Re: StrongEd v4.70a12 and Throwback

[Martin <list01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Re: The incorrect path name in a Throwback message...

In article <56347acb45list01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   Martin <list01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> I had previously assumed that because it was not 'Error' it could not
> be Reporter that did the Throwback. But thinking about the error you
> have found, if the 'Processing' was caused by the SE error then it
> *could* be Reporter?

> Reporter gets the path name in the *ReportError command which is issued
> from a BASIC program. It uses SWI "XOS_GetEnv" to get the initial
> command line that started the BASIC program. This obviously normally
> works, but I am wondering if there any cases where it does not!

I have now managed to do some more debugging ... and the finger now
points at Reporter. First I started the (Wimp) program being tested, then
started another Wimp application. I then caused the test program to
error, which executed *ReportError in the ON ERROR. The *ReportError used
OS_GetEnv to get the 'environment string' which should be the command
which started the test program ... but it was the command which started
the second application! 

I have re-read the PRM for GetEnv but can see no hints that this happens.

So, I think this is a problem for Reporter to resolve somehow. 
StrongEd is innocent. Sorry for the bother! 

I will raise this in the ROOL forums to see if anyone can cast any light
on it.

Martin

-- 
Martin Avison      using a British Iyonix running RISC OS 5 
                   and the Pluto mail and newsreader

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