dandv 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2004 When I launch notepad.exe from NDNW32 build 7473, I can't get back to NDN, not even after Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Break! I have to close Notepad. Alternatively, I have to run "start notepad". I clearly remember that I had reported this bug and it was fixed in a previous release, I think 6446 (6873 still has the bug). Maybe there is a setting somewhere? Configuration -> Command line seems related, but what does it do? Hope this helps, Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AngelsHolocaust 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2004 hi! i just tested this, and i cannot agree with you if you type NOTEPAD.EXE it definetely works maybe you didnt start it with .EXE? anyway, no bug in sight here even when i changed all commandline options in any combination Stefan/AH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dandv 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2004 maybe you didnt start it with .EXE? You're right, if I run notepad.EXE it will work as expected, but why do I have to type ".exe"? I think you check for .EXE being at the end of the command, which is wrong if the command is followed by something, such as "notepad.exe myfile.txt" (try this :-). Anyway, the user should not be forced to append ".exe" :) even when i changed all commandline options in any combination That might mean they don't do much ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AngelsHolocaust 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2004 hi again! > You're right, if I run notepad.EXE it will work as expected, but why do I have to type ".exe"? because NDN does not try to guess what you typed on the commandline, you are free to type what you want and that is executed no checks are performed except for CD in fact, the code that i copied from DNOSP (to check for a GUI program with quite some modifications) does indeed check for .EXE of the given string, which it shouldnt (this is why notepad.exe works, compared to notepad, not to mention notepad.exe mytext.ext) you know, it is a bit dangerous to GUESS that you want to start NOTEPAD.EXE when you only type NOTEPAD how shall i know if you want to start NOTEPAD.EXE or NOTEPAD.BAT? i can savely assume that you want to have a program correctly started when you hit enter in filepanel on any exe program(or ELF in LNX) and what to do with it same goes for external viewers and editors (which is already a BIT dangerous, but works fine until now, dont you agree? ;) btw, that was your report too, right? :) anyway, i know that the exe code is not 100% perfect, but it is working well and, if you have the time to write notepad myfile.ext you can maybe add START to it? :) Stefan/AH PS: i will try to rework the exec code once more, to have an easier layout and maybe it is ok to check for the first file in any string if it is exe or not and start it according to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dandv 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2004 you know, it is a bit dangerous to GUESS that you want to start NOTEPAD.EXE when you only type NOTEPAD how shall i know if you want to start NOTEPAD.EXE or NOTEPAD.BAT? How about a totally different and quite powerful approach, also adopted by DNOSP: Don't check for anything, just exec() the executable, but interrupt it if the user presses Ctrl+Break in NDN! DNOSP does that and it works perfectly, although they also have the notepad.exe myfile.txt bug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
