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What unfortunately really doesn't work on SMSQ/E is Free Running Procedures.

(Have a compiled extension run as an independent background job by adding an exclamation mark to the procedure name).

I believe this has to do with some sort of timing when a job is started which is different on SMSQ/E.

Tobias

Giorgio Garabello wrote:Problem solved. Replacing QLIB_RUN with QLIB_RUN_mod336 works perfectly.
Who knows why?

Giorgio

Where can we find QLIB_RUN_mod336 ?

You could try http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/qlib/index.html

Artificer wrote:You could try http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/qlib/index.html

To the best of my knowledge, those on there only fix the ERNUM/ERLIN problem area in QLiberator.

The QLIB_RUN_bas and QLibrun_bas programs are on older SMSQ/E disks from Jochen Merz, where they were mentioned in his printed SMSQ/E manuals. I don't know the copyright situation of those programs, so I don't really want to post them on here until I know.

But what I could probably do is run those programs on original copies of QLIB_RUN (and possibly QLIB_RUNmod... versions of Thierry's) and place them on here for people to try - if they work and allow successful use of externals, I could add the QLIB_runmod_mods to my QLiberator page.

Tried using QLIB_RUN_bas to modify:

1. "Vanilla" unmodified QLIB_run 3.36
2. QLIB_RUN335_mod
3. QLIB_RUN336_mod

Patched files and short readme_txt attached - let me know if these work and then I can make them available via my website. If anyone knows the status of the qlib_run_bas programs, we may then be able to make those available too.

Hi

I tried the Qlib_RUN2 runtimes and the compiled externals examples in the Qlib Manual now work in SMSQmulator and QPC2

dilwyn wrote:The QLIB_RUN_bas and QLibrun_bas programs are on older SMSQ/E disks from Jochen Merz, where they were mentioned in his printed SMSQ/E manuals. I don't know the copyright situation of those programs, so I don't really want to post them on here until I know.

Maybe Wolfgang Lenerz can be persuaded to add them to the SMSQ/E pages with the Additional Information & Data.
This should also include the other Patch programs (ArchRtm, C68_40 & Qref) and HDUTILS as they were once standard part of the SMSQ/E package.

Bob

Derek_Stewart wrote:Hi

I tried the Qlib_RUN2 runtimes and the compiled externals examples in the Qlib Manual now work in SMSQmulator and QPC2

Thanks Derek. I'll add QLIB_RUN2 to my Q-Liberator page now.

Were you able to test if free-running compiled procedures (the type you start by placing an exclamation mark after the name) work now?

Free-running procedures are described on page 14.9 of my printed Q-Liberator 3.36 manual for anyone not familiar with them.

I can see I'm going to have to sit down now and learn about Externals for myself!!!

I don't think this works, actually. Neglecting to get rid of the SBASIC code is the culprit. In this case, SBASIC would take precedence over any loaded extension and produce a misleading correct result. Any loaded QLIB extensions never get the chance to be tested.

Let's hope that Wolfgang can come to the rescue.

EmmBee wrote:I don't think this works, actually. Neglecting to get rid of the SBASIC code is the culprit. In this case, SBASIC would take precedence over any loaded extension and produce a misleading correct result. Any loaded QLIB extensions never get the chance to be tested.

Let's hope that Wolfgang can come to the rescue.

Excuse me I did not understand your explanation, can you be clearer please?

Giorgio