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Date:	Tue, 3 Sep 2002 18:25:31 PST7
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: REXX SYSFILESYSTEMTYPE command

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Steven:

> Because some other REXX script registered it and left it registered.

NO! NO! That's not happening here. Here's the sequence:

1. I make SURE that the REXX Utility functions are NOT registered. I use
another REXX script (which I have) to do this. Using that script I can:
a.) register the utility functions; or b.) deregister them; or c.)
query their registration status

2. Therefore, I use this script to make SURE the REXX Utility functions
are NOT registered. That is, I query their status. If needed I then
deregister them. Finally, I query the status again to make SURE they are
NOW not registered

3. Immediately folowing that, I run the REXX script with the
SysDriveMap() and SysFileSystemType() commands in them. This script does
not at any time register the REXX Utility functions (I later fixed that)

4. After running the second script (step 3, directly above) I query the
status of the REXX Utility functions. Now they are registered?????

Got it?

In the long scheme of things, this inconsistency is probably not
important. However, I would like to know if it does the same on your
system (on everyone's system).
HCM

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Steven Levine wrote:
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> In <3D755FF9.C04E7551@attglobal.net>, on 09/03/02
> at 05:21 PM, Harry Chris Motin said:
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> >I forgot all about that. However, something very curious is happening on
> >my system. I would like your input. Apparently, I can run my REXX script
> >without out first registering the REXX Utility functions???? Why????
>
> Because some other REXX script registered it and left it registered.
>
> While it is a good idea to deregister private REXX libraries when you are
> done with them, the use of REXXUtil is so pervaisive, there's not much
> benefit to doing this. I already register it, just in case, and leave it
> registered on exit. The next script that needs it runs a bit faster. :-)
>
> >I find that the REXX Utility functions are now registered, directly and
> >right after I ran the script fro step #2, above
>
> >Do you have any thoughts on this?
>
> I suspect something changed and nothing gets unloaded until every session
> unloads the library. Try this which is even simpler than your test case:
>
> /* REXX */
> say 'rxfuncquery sysloadfuncs' RXFUNCQUERY("SYSLOADFUNCS")
> say 'rxfuncquery sysdropfuncs' RXFUNCQUERY("SYSDROPFUNCS")
> say 'rxfuncquery sysdrivemap' RXFUNCQUERY("SYSDRIVEMAP")
> CALL SysDropFuncs
> say 'rxfuncquery sysloadfuncs' RXFUNCQUERY("SYSLOADFUNCS")
> say 'rxfuncquery sysdropfuncs' RXFUNCQUERY("SYSDROPFUNCS")
> say 'rxfuncquery sysdrivemap' RXFUNCQUERY("SYSDRIVEMAP")
> Map = SYSDRIVEMAP()
>
> The behavior does not match the documenation.
>
> Steven
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