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MG-FTP.PRG & GENEVA/NeoDesk4

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From: Brian Roland
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 00:00
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Has anyone found a way to get the MG-FTP.PRG to run with Geneva
and NeoDesk4 ?

I've tried all three versions of the program I could find (1.1-1.3)
with no luck so far.  Here is a quick run down of their behavior.

1.1 and 1.2:
They will load, and connect...but upon connection the mouse becomes
busy and stays stuck there.  I've found that flipping the modem off
will free up the busy prompt and return control, but of course the
connection is lost at this point.  Sometimes, if I wait 30 minutes or
so, the busy prompt will go away, and ftp will display the correct
directory...but changing to another directory yields the same busy
bee problem.  I've tried running it with all sorts of flag changes
in Geneva, including single tasking, and hold menu...all with no luck.
I've also tried setting STik and my modem both with DTR, and ignoreing
DTR.  Both versions work perfectly under normal GEM/TOS.

1.3:
MG-FTP.PRG can not find its RSC file under Geneva.  I've tried
toying with the PATH variable in Geneva with no luck...also tried
putting the RSC file on all root directorys and it still can't find
it.  Once again, the program works fine under regular GEM/TOS.

Obviously, MG-FTP wasn't intended to work in a co-operative multi-tasking
environment...but a properly written GEM application is supposed to be
able to run under Geneva...at worst with a flag that puts it in
single tasking mode.  At any rate...if anyone has found a way to make
mg-ftp work with Geneva/NeoDesk4...please let me know how you did it.
I'd also welcome any suggestions as to other things I could "try".
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From: bjr@EbiCom.net (Brian Roland)
Subject: MG-FTP.PRG & GENEVA/NeoDesk4
Date: 1996/06/02
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