alfredo@ajahnv.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn V) (07/01/90)
I have never used the "execute" command before and I'm having some
problmes... I am trying a new boot process where a short startup-
sequence file EXECUTEs another file on the hard disk. I get the
following error:
EXECUTE: No K directive
DH0:c/execute failed returncode 20
The file I am executing does not take any parameters. Do I still need
to add a .K at the start of the file I am executing eventhough I don't
plan to pass it any arguments??
- alfredo jahn
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------bleys@tronsbox.xei.com (Bill Cavanaugh) (07/03/90)
>I have never used the "execute" command before and I'm having some >problmes... I am trying a new boot process where a short startup- >sequence file EXECUTEs another file on the hard disk. I get the >following error: > >EXECUTE: No K directive If you start your script file with .bra { .ket } your problems will magically vanish. I'm sure someone out here will have a technical explanation why, but I had the same problem, and this was the solution... /******************************************************************** * All of the above copyright by the below. * * Bill Cavanaugh uunet!tronsbox!bleys * * "You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever." * * Larry Anderson * ********************************************************************/
kevin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Kevin Klop) (07/03/90)
In article <268f7858-75c.1comp.sys.amiga.tech-1@tronsbox.xei.com> bleys@tronsbox.xei.com (Bill Cavanaugh) writes: >>I have never used the "execute" command before and I'm having some >>problmes... I am trying a new boot process where a short startup- >>sequence file EXECUTEs another file on the hard disk. I get the >>following error: >> >>EXECUTE: No K directive > >If you start your script file with > >.bra { >.ket } > >your problems will magically vanish. I'm sure someone out here will have a >technical explanation why, but I had the same problem, and this was the >solution... > The normal use of "<" and ">" within a script file is for delimiting parameters that were passed into the script. Thus, redirection from within a script file yields the "No K directive" error message. By using the .bra and .ket directives, you change the parameter delimiters to something else, and thereby allow redirections. -- Kevin -- Kevin Klop {uunet|rutgers|amiga}!cbmvax!kevin Commodore-Amiga, Inc. ``Be excellent to each other.'' - Bill and Ted's most excellent adventure Disclaimer: _I_ don't know what I said, much less my employer.
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (07/03/90)
In article <alfredo.7122@ajahnv.lonestar.org> alfredo@ajahnv.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn V) writes: >I have never used the "execute" command before and I'm having some >problmes... I am trying a new boot process where a short startup- >sequence file EXECUTEs another file on the hard disk. I get the >following error: > >EXECUTE: No K directive >DH0:c/execute failed returncode 20 For me it sounds like you forgot to provide the correct path for your script file in the execute command. The error message said execute failed but it doesn't say that something _inside_ the script failed. The K directive doesn't have anything to do with this message. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ rutgers!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
bleys@tronsbox.xei.com (Bill Cavanaugh) (07/08/90)
Hmm.. here we go... The K Directive message occurs when you have
redirection inside a script file. The execute command uses "<" and ">" to
identify .key arguments in the file, and if you've got something like "type
'hello' >ram:", it thinks the ">" is part of a .key, and bombs. If you put
.bra {
.ket }
at the beginning of the script, it will use { instead of < and } instead of
>, and the script will work fine. Just remember that if you ARE using a
.key, you have to change the brackets around those arguments in the file,
too.
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