OpenEuphoria

Re: Install error

• Posted by Rich <ra at zantra.dk> Nov 30, 2004
• 588 views

Greg Haberek wrote:
> 
> > OK, I'll try that. Or might C:\progra~1 work instead? (it does with some
> > other programs that
> don't like that space). I prefer not to install anything directly in C:\, if I
> can avoid it.</font></i>
> 
> I would realy urge you to simply use C:\EUPHORIA. I always think of
> the "Program Files" directory as a place for Programs, not a
> Programming language. Borland installs to C:\Borland. Euphoria
> installs to C:\EUPHORIA, etc..

Well I prefer having everything that can run under "program files" if possible.
Each to his own, I guess.

> > I assume this is only the case with Euphoria itself, not with the programs
> > you create with it?
> 
> You're kinda contradicting yourself there. Any problem that Euphoria
> may have, would trickle down into your app, wouldn't it?
> 

Not necessarily, that depends on what level the problem exist on. In this case
it might simply be a problem with the installer that's used for Euphoria, for
example (which could be written in another language).


> Here's another example:
> }}}
<eucode>
> 
> sequence cmd
>     cmd = command_line()
> 
> -- ex myapp.ex Program Files
> --     cmd[1] = "C:\EUPHORIA\BIN\EX.EXE"
> --     cmd[2] = "myapp.ex"
> --     cmd[3] = "Program"
> --     cmd[4] = "Files"
> 
> -- ex myapp.ex "Program Files"
> --     cmd[1] = "C:\EUPHORIA\BIN\EX.EXE"
> --     cmd[2] = "myapp.ex"
> --     cmd[3] = "Program Files"
> 
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> As you can see, space acts a a delimiter when it is not in quotes. So
> this may cause an issue in your apps if you don't watch for it. I
> always to something like this:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> sequence file_to_run
> 
> --  file_to_run = whatever...
> 
>     if find( ' ', file_to_run ) then    -- does file_to_run contain a space?
>         file_to_run = '"' & file_to_run & '"'    -- wrap it in quotes
>     end if
> 
>     -- run the file
>     system( "ex " & file_to_run, 2 )
> 
> </eucode>
{{{


OK, I'm not enough into the language yet to fully understand what you're saying
here, though I think I get the idea. I'll take a look at it later. :)

Thanks!
Rich