OpenEuphoria

2. Re: problem with xdir in root directory...?

• Posted by Larry Miller <larrymiller at sasktel.net> Jun 05, 2007
• 664 views

Paul McCarthy wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm new to Euphoria... looks like an excellent language!
> 
> I downloaded a colored directory lister called xdir from the archives
> and I'm getting some odd error messages when I execute it in the root,
> i.e. C:\, directory of my Windows XP Pro (Media Center) PC:
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>cd \
> 
> C:\>xdir
> Serial number:E81F-27E2 06/05/2007 09:12:32a Volume:HP_PAVILION
> c:\euphoria\xdir\xdir.exwc:2016 in function format_entry()
> slice lower index is less than 1 (0)
> 04/12/2007 06:25a <DIR>         6a10610f947d0c62917865
> ... called from c:\euphoria\xdir\xdir.exwc:2090 in procedure display_entry()
> 05/23/2007 06:21p <DIR>         ANSIPLUS
> ... called from c:\euphoria\xdir\xdir.exwc:2523 in procedure normal_display()
> 05/23/2007 11:57a            67 AUTOEXEC.BAT
> ... called from c:\euphoria\xdir\xdir.exwc:2924 in procedure display()
> 
> ... called from c:\euphoria\xdir\xdir.exwc:3345 in procedure main()
> 
> ... called from c:\euphoria\xdir\xdir.exwc:3353
> 
> --> See ex.err
> 
> 
> Press Enter...
> 
> At this time, I'm just executing xdir through a batch file as suggested in
> the script's documentation.  I put the directory xdir, including the batch
> file, into the path...
> 
> The script appears to work from other directories.  Perhaps there's an
> updated version of this script?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul McCarthy
> pmccarthy002 at nc.rr.com


I wrote XDIR some 3 years ago and haven't looked at it in a long time. I can't
reproduce the problem but if you could send me the complete ex.err file it would
help a lot. Send it to me privately as it is best to keep long listings off the
forum.

Larry Miller