Re: Problem with UltraMacros: & path

[hinchlif@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Peter Hinchliffe)]

jmh@aal.itd.umich.edu (Jeff Hansen) writes:


>I can't get the "& path" in the following UltraMacros (3.1) macro to
>work.  It compiles fine, and the rest of the macro works, it just
>doesn't perform the path change.  I have other macros where I've
>successfully used it.  Anyone have any experience using & path?

>	L:<asr oa-q find if z = 0 then & path : & "/HD/APPLEWORKS/DB/" :
>	esc rtn rtn find rtn else rtn endif>! Goto file $0, or load it

I have not used & path before (the only & command I have used is & y/n), but it seems to me that you might have more success if you invoke by
 
                      ...if z = 0 then esc: & path : &"/HD/APPLEWORKS/DB" :
        rtn rtn find.... etc

The best solution of all is to move up to Ultra 4.1. This replaces the few &
commands which exist with a huge array of "dot commands". For example, instead
of using <& path : & /PATHNAME> you would use <.setpath "/PATHNAME">. 

Ultra 4.1 has so many incredible features, you should get it if your are serious
about AW 3.0 macros.

>Jeff Hansen
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>Internet: jmh@umich.edu        BitNet: userHCQ7@UMICHUM

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