> A Person wrote: > > Good Day . . . > > > > I am using Gambas 2.8.2-1ubuntu1. > > > > I wrote a program that randomly displays a line from a text file. The > > code worked in pure Gambas but then I tried to improve it! (Ho Ho Ho) > > > > I searched around and I came up with and modified an executable BASH > > script (test.sh) that worked substantially faster than my code so I > > tried to incorporate it into the source code. > > > > During my testing I continuously ran tests in a terminal and > > everything worked perfectly with the script. I tried it in my code using > > > > ## EXEC ["~/test.sh"] to sOutPut or EXEC ["~/./test.sh"] to sOutPut > > > > and nothing worked. sOutPut was always "". > > > > The attached tar file contained a small program that contains an > > example EXEC problem code. A modified test.sh script is included along > > with a dummy data file, words.txt. > > > > Any ideas about the EXEC problem? > > > > Thanks > > > > Paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San > > Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open > > Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs > > with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the > > registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gambas-user mailing list > > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > > I tried your code and got the same results as you did. Changing the To > sOutPut to a WAIT revealed an error message that it couldn't find the > script. I corrected the path to the script in the EXEC line and it worked. > > Hope this helps > > Richard.
Yes. The tilde character "~" means your home directory only inside a shell or inside a Gambas file open command. EXEC executes your command by using the exec system call, and so "~" is not translated to your home directory. Regards, -- Benoît ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
