[Coco] [Color Computer] [coco] Shell Scripts

[George's Coco Address]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: George
>
>
>> I'm working on a shell script to speed things up a bit with some stuff 
>> I'm
>> doing between my coco and this PC. (OS-9 L2 and shell+ 2.1)
>>
>> The problem  is with "uloadx" from the OS9 LII BBS package.
>>
>> When I use uloadx from a command line on the coco(through the RS232 port,
>> /t2), it works fine. However, when I write a shell script to do the same
>> thing, HyperTerminal and the coco don't seem to talk together properly.
>>
>> HyperTerminal times out and gives up trying to send the file and the coco
>> just sits there waiting for the upload.
>>
>> Here's the shell script..
>>
>> tmode -pause
>> chd /h0/html/www
>> del stockcount.txt
>> del inventory.lzh
>> uloadx stockcount.txt
>> makeinventory
>> lha a -z inventory.lzh inventory/*
>> dloadx inventory.lzh
>> tmode pause
>>
>
>
>
> Okay. Here's what I've found....
>
> This is the revised shell script with -- notes in this email:
>
> tmode -pause                          ---- doesn't work. I'm sure if I 
> used
> Xmode /t2 -pause it would work
> chd /h0/html/www                 ---- does work
> del stockcount.txt                  ---- does work
> del inventory.lzh                    ---- does work
> uloadx stockcount.txt <>>> /t2  ---- does work
> makeinventory                       ---- B09 program does work
> lha a -z inventory.lzh inventory/* <>>> /t2   ---- does work
> dloadx inventory.lzh <>>> /t2      ----does work
> tmode pause                          ---- don't know because the -pause
> didn't work
>
> Now, I thought that OS9 would automatically use the current 
> window/terminal
> as the default for I/O. It seems that sometimes, I have to force it to use
> the terminal I'm in.
> This isn't good, because I'm not always on /T2. I also use /T1 and /T3
> (using a 6551 ACIA chips on each).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> George


 Well, DARN!

 Even xmode /t2 -pause doesn't work...... at first.

 It seems that the first routine "makeinventory"  has an output to the 
screen. I have to press a button to make it move on to the next screen. 
However, the next process that has output to the screen does so without 
pause(makeinventory).

 I'm sure if I just run tmode -pause before I run this, it would be fine, 
but that isn't the idea hare.

Suggestions welcome.


George