printer file "name" - problem RESOLVED!!!!!

[Dennis Malen]

John,

Just to clarify, I use PUTENV without GETENV. Are you saying you must use 
GETENV?

Dennis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
To: "Fplist (E-mail)" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: RE: printer file "name" - problem RESOLVED!!!!!


>
> Dennis,
>
> I have completely avoided this thread... it just seemed to be going on
> pretty well between you and Ken... or others... I ignored. Today I caught
> one question from either you or Brian (it was apparently from Brian, but
> looked to be from you.. the whole message was unquoted...)  Anyway, no
> matter. It mentioned Ken saying that using PUTENV and filePro variables
> would not affect the current running process...
>
> Okay, first off... PUTENV works entirely... correctly, and completely. At
> least it has for me for many years... I rely on it heavily, daily in 
> almost
> everything I write. I think you should have no qualms about using it and
> GETENV.  What Ken was probably talking about (and I can only guess because 
> I
> didn't see his words...) was that you can not use PUTENV with the filePro
> PATH variables, i.e., PFDIR, PFDATA and PFPROG... to change the 
> environment
> of the "current" process.  Doesn't that sound reasonable. As for all other
> variables (maybe excepting PFDSK??) I don't see any problem.
>
> Of course, this is just a guess about what you are asking about.
>
> John
>
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