readline() strangeness on 4.8.10D4

[Nancy Palmquist]

Roger Cornelius wrote:
> Filepro 4.8.10D4 on SCO OSR507
>
> I'm seeing strange behaviour from readline(), which I haven't had a need
> to use before now.  Or maybe it's len() or call processing or the
> debugger that's the problem.
>
> - I'm using a called table via "call noauto"
> - In auto processing I have field kz(12,*)
> - In called table I have field kz(64,*)
> - fh has been opened to a filepro "map" file with mode "rt"
> - readline(fh,kz) returns the correct number of bytes read and kz is
>   populated correctly as evidenced by "show popup kz", but len(kz) always
>   returns 12 which is the length defined in auto processing.  When I
>   display field kz in debug mode using "F", display field, it displays
>   as a blank field 12 characters long.  If I change the field length in
>   auto processing, values returned by len() and debug mode display field
>   change accordingly.  According to the manual, "call auto" causes dummy
>   fields from auto processing to be ignored.  Not what seems to be
>   happening here.
>
>   

Variables defined in AUTO are used by all tables.  So by defining kz in 
auto you have set the size to 12.
This is not a bug so it will never work differently.

> And also:
>
> - readline() doesn't like it when it's arguments are variables with long
>   names.  At least I get a syntax error when I try to save the table.
>   writeline() seems to work fine with long name variables.
>
>   
Yes I noticed this also.  None of the READ() READLINE() WRITE() 
WRITELINE() variables like long
variables value.  (This bug took me hours to figure out.)  I am not sure 
if it is fixed.  I use 5.0 for the programming
that uses this stuff and it is still broken in 5.0
> Since we're on an old fp version, can I assume these issues have already
> been reported and fixed?  If so, in what version?
>
>   
Am I going to have problems reusing vars which exist in auto processing
> even though I'm using "call noauto"?
>
> Thanks.
>   


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