It's not a VistA prompt ... but for that matter, M isn't that much different from Linux with regard "terminals" and "files" ... to M (I suppose) files are simply a special kind of terminal :)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Fwd: Re: VPE Install Log Thanks Bhaskar, but I think this is VistA code, not GT.M code, isn't it? Thanks Kevin --- "K.S. Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 06:44, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > [KSB] <...snip...> > > > > Just for the record, we REALLY need to work on > making > > > our interfaces more understandable. > > > > > > The prompt > > > "Input device: <terminal>:" > > > is actually asking for a "file" > > > > > > I was hitting enter (after all, I was > interacting with > > > the program from a terminal),and then was > entering the > > > file name at the prompt "input routine". > > > > > > grumble grumble. > > Kevin, thanx for the feedback, and sorry that a GT.M > prompt was > unintuitive. By way of explanation, in UNIX/Linux, > the terminal is > considered to be just another file (w-e-l-l, a > *slightly* special case > of a file, but otherwise just a file) and if you hit > ENTER, the > expectation is that you will then provide input. > This works well for > scripting. > > Regards > -- Bhaskar > > *************************************************************************** > This electronic mail transmission contains > confidential and/or privileged information intended > only for the person(s) named. > Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by > another person is strictly prohibited. > *************************************************************************** > > NOTE: Ce courriel est destine exclusivement au(x) > destinataire(s) mentionne(s) ci-dessus et peut > contenir de l'information privilegiee, > confidentielle et/ou dispensee de divulgation aux > termes des lois applicables. Si vous avez recu ce > message par erreur, ou s'il ne vous est pas destine, > veuillez le mentionner immediatement a l'expediteur > et effacer ce courriel. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for > FREE > LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best > database on Linux. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idU88&alloc_id065&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idU88&alloc_id065&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
