CompuServe Messages

Ben, A progress report on MetaScan, IM, the Retina and my system. 1) I got MetaScan to work. First it refused to run when I activated the loader from IM R/t (by pressing the F4) key. After numerous failures I decided to "jump start" the module by opening two CLIs and running the CMPI:MetaScanIM and RXPI:MetaScanIM.rexx programs by hand. This worked but my system crashed (guru 8000 000B). 2) *However*, the !@#@ thing now loads fine from inside IM. I _did not_ move or change anything, it just decided to start working. (On my desk I have proof of computer-based sentience, and it *loves* to irritate me!) It has started fine from IM R/t every time now (about 50 or 60 so far). 3) BUT (you knew this was coming, didn't you). It gurus every once in a while. I narrowed this down to the fact that whenever I have the RetinaView.rexx script run by IM as a 2nd Display, the system crashes after allocating the scan buffer (when I press the "SCAN" button) and updating the display. (Same guru as above.) 4) To make matters worse, I tried to modify the RetinaView.rexx program. If you change the 2nd to last line to specify an address instead of swapping (i.e. from "address;" to "address 'IM_Port';") then it will scan and display. BUT, *then* it crashes. In other words, changing the ARexx address decides when the machine crashes (before the scan or after). Note that all *other* loads (non-scans) work fine with the command set either way. I'd like to request that you consider adding n a future update an ARexx command for determining/changing the 2nd Display. Something like: SECONDDISP ON|OFF <script> SECONDDISP returns status & script name (if any) SECONDDISP ON toggles the 2nd display button on SECONDDISP OFF toggles the 2nd display button off SECONDDISP <script> specifies a script to be used SECONDDISP ON <script> specifies a script and toggles the button on SECONDDISP OFF <script> specifies a script and toggle the button off Let me know if you have problems pinpointing the problem with MetaScan & RetinaView. For all I know it could be my system (I think it enjoies doing this to me. 🙂 -Chas