Subj : Re: MPL
To   : IGNATIUS
From : GRYPHON
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:20 pm

On 08/31/14, ignatius said the following...
 
 ig> So, i'm trying to write an MPL. The following script compiles, but
 ig> doesn't run. It displays "Ia! Cthulhu!" about a dozen times, then locks
 ig> up. If anyone out there can tell me what's wrong with this script,
 ig> please let me know. Thanks for any and all help.
 ig> 
 ig> 
 ig> 
 ig> #### begin
 ig> ##################################################################
 ig> 
 ig> uses 
 ig> cfg,
 ig> user;
 ig> 
 ig> var  Twriters : array[1..10] of string;
 ig> var  Toneliner: array[1..10] of string;
 ig> var  S        : string;
 ig> var  foneline : string;
 ig> var  Ch       : char;
 ig> var  Ch2      : char;
 ig> var  Count    : byte;
 ig> var  Count2   : byte;
 ig> var       f   : file;
 ig> 
 ig> // begin show procedure ######################################
 ig> 
 ig> // Foneline := cfgDataPath + 'oneliner.lst'
 ig> 
 ig> Procedure show()
 ig> Begin
 ig>   clrscr
 ig>   dispFile('oneh.ans');
 ig>   For Count := 1 To 10 do
 ig>   Begin
 ig>     write('þ ');
 ig>     write(padRT(Toneliner[count], 64, ' '));
 ig>     write(' : ');
 ig>     writeln(padRT(Twriters[count], 10, ' '));
 ig>   End
 ig> End
 ig>  
 ig> // end bot_bar procedure ######################################
 ig> // begin top_bar procedure ####################################
 ig> 
 ig> Procedure top_bar();
 ig> Begin
 ig>   dispfile('oney.ans');
 ig>   Ch2 := ReadKey;
 ig>   If Ch2 = #13 then
 ig>   Begin  
 ig>     dispFile('oneline.asc');
 ig>     Write(': ');
 ig>     S := stripmci(Input(70, 70, 11, ''));
 ig>     If S = '' then
 ig>       WriteLn('aborted');
 ig>     Halt
 ig>   End
 ig> 
 ig>   For Count := 1 To 9 do
 ig>   Begin
 ig>     Count2 := Count + 1;
 ig>     Toneliner[count] := Toneliner[count2];
 ig>     Twriters[count] := Twriters[count2];
 ig>   End
 ig> 
 ig>   tWriters[10] := userAlias;
 ig>   tOneliner[10] := S;
 ig> 
 ig>   fassign(f, foneline, 66);
 ig>   freset(f);
 ig>   For Count := 1 To 10 do
 ig>   Begin
 ig>     fWriteLn(f, tOneliner[count]);
 ig>     fWriteLn(f, tWriters[count]);
 ig>   End
 ig>   fClose(f);
 ig>   
 ig>   show();
 ig> End
 ig> 
 ig> // end top_bar procedure ######################################
 ig> // begin position procedure ###################################
 ig> 
 ig> Procedure position();
 ig> begin
 ig>   Repeat
 ig>     DispFile('onen.ans');
 ig> 
 ig>     Ch := ReadKey;
 ig>     If IsArrow and Ch = #80 then
 ig>     Begin
 ig>       dispfile('onen.ans');
 ig>       top_bar();
 ig>     End
 ig>     Else if IsArrow and Ch = #72 then 
 ig>       top_bar();
 ig> 
 ig>   Until Ch = #13;
 ig> End
 ig> 
 ig> Procedure bot_bar();
 ig> begin
 ig>   dispFile('onen.ans');
 ig>   Ch2 := ReadKey
 ig>   If Ch2 = #13 then
 ig>     MenuCmd('go', 'main');
 ig>   Halt;
 ig> End
 ig> 
 ig> // end position procedure ##########################################
 ig> 
 ig> // This starts the main program here.
 ig> Begin
 ig> 
 ig>   If Not fileExist(foneline) Then
 ig>   Begin
 ig>     fassign(f, foneline, 66);
 ig>     fReWrite(f);
 ig>     For count := 1 To 10 do
 ig>     begin
 ig>       fWriteLn(f, 'Ia! Cthulhu!');
 ig>       fWriteLn(f, 'ignatius');
 ig>     End
 ig>     fClose(f);
 ig>   End
 ig> 
 ig>   Foneline := cfgDataPath + 'oneliner.lst'

You have defined Foneline AFTER you tried to use it above in the fassign
function.


 ig> 
 ig>   fassign(f, foneline, 66);
 ig>   freset(f);
 ig>   For Count := 1 To 10 do;
 ig>   Begin
 ig>     fReadLn(f, Toneliner[count]);
 ig>     fReadLn(f, Twriters[count]);
 ig>   End
 ig>   fClose(f);
 ig>   
 ig>   show();
 ig> 
 ig>   // end show procedure #########################################
 ig>   // begin bot_bar procedure ####################################
 ig>  
 ig> End
 ig> 
 ig> Done
 ig> 
 ig> ## end
 ig> ######################################################################
 ig> 
 ig> TIA,
 ig> 
 ig> |09ignatius |07(|15cia|07/|15scrollz|07)
 ig> 
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