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Re: Arexx help

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From: Raymond S. Brand
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 1990 19:17
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In article <03468.AA03468@waf2000.UUCP>, will@waf2000.UUCP (Will Fiveash) writes:
> This is a previous post that has been modified.
> I have been trying to integrate RCS commands with ARexx and CED.
> Unfortunately, I seem unable to launch an Arexx script from CED that
> executes the RCS command ci without crashing my system.  The following
> is a bit of the Arexx script.
> 
> cr = '0A'X
> conwindow = "newcon:0/0/640/100/CI"
> cmd = 'cd '||path||cr||'rcs:ci -l '||sourcefile||cr||'endcli'||cr
> open(cmdfile,"tmp:ci.sh",write)
> writech(cmdfile,cmd)  /* create checkin script */
> close(cmdfile)
> address command 'devkit:c/WBTF' /* move workbench screen to front */
> options failat 999
> address command 
> 'newshell' conwindow "tmp:ci.sh" /* this is where is crashes */
> /* end example */
> 
> I get the ci prompt in the new window but after I finish the log 
> message, the software error alert greets me.
> If I execute the 'newshell conwindow tmp:ci.sh' from a CLI it works just
> fine.  This is driving me crazy.  Does this have anything to do with
> the task vs process environment?  I am using Arexx 1.10 and the latest
> CED release.

RCS needs lots of stack to run; try adding a 'stack 20000' to your script

> 	Will Fiveash

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From: rsbx@cbmvax.commodore.com (Raymond S. Brand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Arexx help
Keywords: newshell, RCS ci, crashing
Message-ID: <14355@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 11 Sep 90 19:17:33 GMT
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Organization: Commodore-Amiga Inc, West Chester, PA
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