Benoit Minisini ha scritto: > On vendredi 31 octobre 2008, Kari Laine wrote: > >> Thanks Benoit ! >> > > I often forget the WAIT keyword after a SHELL or EXEC command, so now I think > this syntax was not a really good idea. > > I should have used the opposite syntax, i.e. a keyword like "BACKGROUND" > or "DO NOT WAIT"! > Mmm, I thought the same for SHELL; some old basic and perhaps VB had this instruction (or it was SYSTEM?), which waited for the command completion (perhaps because there was not the background feature).
For EXEC, the way it is now seems to me more appropriate in a unix environment. To change things would break compatibility with old sources... Regards, Doriano ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
