Subj : Bug in OS/2 version
To   : Andrew Leary
From : Kees van Eeten
Date : Mon Apr 20 2026 07:09 pm

Hello Andrew!

20 Apr 26 05:13, you wrote to All:

 AL> While testing external file request processors on my OS/2 system, I
 AL> discovered that SRIF support has apparently been broken for a while.  The
 AL> issue is that the command line to execute is logged correctly, but when
 AL> the call actually gets made to execute it, all backslashes (\) in the *S
 AL> macro have mysteriously vanished, causing the external request processor
 AL> to fail to find the SRIF file. I tested with both ALLFIX and VIREQ, and
 AL> the same problem happens with both.

 AL> This used to work in the old 1.0a-446 OS/2 version, but it's broken in
 AL> every 1.1a for OS/2 version that I've tested from -68 up to -115.

 Have you tried "\\" double backslashes. Maybee you will even need "\\\"
 With one "\" is the following character removed as well?

  Regards

    Kees

Kees

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