Hi,
I recently started a thread titled 'Arexx Problem' which was about
Microdot-II not running the MD2V Arexx script recently released which
allows you to view HTML emails in Voyager by selecting the mail in the
message list and then choosing a menu item to run the script.
After considerable discussion with the author of the script, we seem
to have agreed that the problem lies not with the script, but with
Microdot itself and yes, RexxMast is run on startup.
Hopefully someone here can figure out what is going on and why my copy
of Microdot isn't working anywhere near properly.
I am using Microdot-II 1.4.15 (30/6/2001) which is fully registered.
Microdot-II is in the path :
SYS:Internet/Netconnect3/Programs/Microdot-II/Microdot
or via the Netconnect3 assign :
Netconnect3:Programs/Microdot-II/Microdot
I am also using Voyager 3.2.13 (31/7/00) which is fully registered.
Voyager is in the path : SYS:Internet/Netconnect3/Programs/Voyager/V
or via the NetConnect3 assign : Netconnect3:Programs/Voyager/V
The problem :
If any Arexx script (.mdrx) is placed in Microdot's Rexx directory and
Microdot is then run, then when a script is chosen from the Arexx
menu, strange things will happen. I run SnoopDos immediately after
Microdot to record what happens when I select a menu item - the result
is often surprising.
As an example, here is a short test script that Dave Crawford (author
of MD2V) wrote to try and diagnose my problem :
/* $VER: 1.0, test.mdrx author: David Crawford */
/* like anyone cares ;o) */
/* Instructions:
place test.mdrx into the rexx directory of microdot-2.
exit microdot-2 if it is running, then open microdot-2.
from the arexx menu in md2, select test.mdrx.
if all is well, a requestor will appear!
then, you should get a shell window that says that the program failed
with error number 20. This was included to test that it COULD error
out with an error number to work with!
*/
Path_V = 'Run >NIL: Netconnect3:Programs/Voyager/V'
call addlib "rexxreqtools.library", 0, -30
call rtezrequest('Boogady Boogady Boogady!')
exit(20)
All the script should do is display a message then exit.
Here's what happened when I selected the menu item immediately after
running Microdot :
> The first script 'test.mdrx' inexplicably brings up a requester
> complaining that it can't access my ISP's News server even though I
> run it as soon as Microdot is loaded and without selecting anything!
> I tested it with SnoopDos which confirmed that Microdot tried to
> access the NNTP server (which failed as I wasn't on the net at the
> time). I tried the script on the net and it immediately connected
> to the news server and began updating my list of newsgroups!
> Weird or what?
1. Do you Microdot-II people have any idea what could be causing this
unexpected behaviour?
Dave also sent me a second script which produces unexpected behaviour
identical to when I try to run MD2V to view HTML emails in Voyager.
Here it is :
/* $VER: 1.0, test2.mdrx author: David Crawford */
/* like anyone cares ;o) */
SAY 'Boogady Boogady Boogady!'
exit
Here's what happened :
> The second script 'test2.mdrx' apparently did nothing but testing
> with SnoopDos showed that Microdot again tried to load Voyager
> from the wrong place, even though the script makes no attempt to
> load anything!
Here's the SnoopDos log :
SnoopDos logging started on Sunday, 07-Jul-02 at 22:23:40
Count Process Name Action Target Name Options Res.
----- ------------ ------ ----------- ------- ----
1 [1] NetConnect3:Pr Lock PROGDIR:Rexx/Workbench:Inte Read Fail
2 [1] NetConnect3:Pr FindPort REXX OK
3 ARexx OpenLib mathieeedoubbas.library Ver 0 OK
Closed SnoopDos log at 22:23:45
2. Any ideas about this one?
Finally, this may not be connected but I thought I'd mention it
anyway.
When Dave received my emails and clicked 'Reply', there was no return
address in the 'To:' field, despite the fact that I have set one in
Microdot in the Accounts...Network...Email Address setting. If I send
an email to myself and then click 'Reply' then my email address is
inserted into the 'To:' field.
3. Does anyone know why the return address isn't appearing
(Dave uses Microdot as well)?
Thanks for reading all that, (hopefully), and trying to understand it.
Other than all that, Microdot works fine and I'm perfectly happy
with it.
Donald
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