Msg: 1450 *Conference*
02-01-92 10:33:25
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : RUEBAN BENDAVID
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #1444 (EXPERIENCES)
I forwarded your message to me to Robert Benson for his feedback. I'm absolutely sure he'll yell at you for using all caps in your message, first, then "possibly" even solve some of your problem. While we're all waiting in suspense for his assistance with XMDPW?? and DSKMGR I noted something in your message that I can help with right now. When you keyed in 49,999 and got the error message "extra ignored" that ment that the comma you keyed in was not correct. Do not key in a comma within the number. In fact, you will not see a comma listed in any of the numbers keyed in in any of the programming in the library. When you key a comma in BASIC, BASIC thinks you are entering 2 numeric strings, i.e., 49 and 999 in the above example. You really wanted to key in 49999 but that's not what it's been programmed understand when you key in the comma. Try again without the comma. Should you be using the simple XMODEM program? Sure, it's a good one. SXM is also a good telcom program. The reason we've got several different xmodem using programming in the library hs to do with what's available. There are many ways to approach each programming task. Each programmer looks at the world a bit differently. The veriety helps other programmers see other ways, processes, and tricks. I'm sure you'll pick up things as you proceed. Good questions... keep working on it... you're doing well... -Rick-