Subj : RESCAN
To   : Michael Dukelsky
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sun Dec 20 2020 17:39:04

Hello Michael,

On Sun Dec 20 2020 22:40:38, Michael Dukelsky wrote to Nicholas Boel:

 NB>> 1) "%RESCAN OS2.*              <- same" is not very descriptive.
 NB>> 2) Note there is no option to rescan all areas linked. "%RESCAN
 NB>> *" is not even listed as a working command.

 MD> OK, Nick. I'll try to reword areafix.hlp but I have to look into the
 MD> code first to see if everything that is written in the help
 MD> corresponds to the code. So it may take some time.

Thank you. I brought it up because I recently had a user attempt "%RESCAN" and nothing happened. He didn't even get a response from Areafix saying it was an invalid command (So my guess is that at the moment it is always looking for some kind of parameter after RESCAN). Reading the help at least showed wildcards were in fact supported so I had him try "%RESCAN *" which worked.

So while you're digging, you may want to take a look at %RESCAN by itself to see if there is some sort of response given and/or error handling if no parameters are given. My logs didn't show anything except that the Areafix was processed, yet nothing was done and no reply was sent to the requestor.

If it is indeed an invalid command maybe there should be an Areafix response to the user saying so, and just as well if it is seeking more parameters maybe some kind of response in that regard - or possibly something logged server side stating more than just the "Areafix has been processed" (which makes one assume the process was successful, even though nothing happens)?

Just my two cents, and thank you for your continued work on this excellent software!

Regards,
Nick

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