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It would drive anyone crazy to be prompted for every single
'destructive'
command, but we do put a couple of prompts along with our
automation 'shut
the whole thing down' command. We took a cue from V XCF OFF
and make the
operator type in the target sysid. That is not an iron clad
solution. No
solution will ever be iron clad. But inserting even a small
loop can help
enormously vs. the type-it-and-watch-helplessly alternative.
.
.
JO.Skip Robinson
Windows mentality strikes again.
Prompt1: "You are about to ... . Are you sure you want to do that?"
Prompt2: "Are you really sure?"
Prompt3: "Say pretty please with sugar on it!"
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Too bad there's no "anti-stupid" serum; the owner would do a land-office
business. :-))
Rick
--
Remember that if you're not the lead dog, the view never changes.
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