| Re: Non-sequential error [message #18813 is a reply to message #18684] |
Fri, 04 February 2000 00:00  |
John-David T. Smith
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William Thompson wrote:
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> "Steven Chetelat (CS)" <chetelat@csee.usf.edu> writes:
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>> I'm designing a program which calls another program I've written, and I'm
>> having a bit of a problem. The section I'm having problems with is:
>> str='mypro,'+thisim+','+newim
>> b=execute(str)
>> imarr(newint).occupied = 1
>> expr = 'im=smallsiz('+newim+',windowsizex,windowsizey)
>> res=execute(expr)
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>> My problem is that mypro (a program which allows modification of newim
>> using widgets) begins execution, but then the following statements
>> execute, so the modifications from mypro don't take effect until the
>> program has advanced well beyond where they're needed...I was wondering if
>> this is supposed to happen, of if it's some shortcut the compiler takes
>> because of the execute statement, or what? I've tried a similar set of
>> statements in a test program, calling mypro, but I don't seem to have the
>> problem when I'm looking for it...any ideas?
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>> K-Bye, STEVE!
>> (chetelat@csee.usf.edu)
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> You'll need to execute mypro as a modal widget.
Or a blocking widget via XManager, /BLOCK.
JD
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