topic Re: ON_MAC, ON_PC commands: do they EXIST? in Libraries & objects

ON_MAC, ON_PC commands: do they EXIST?

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:09:31 GMT

When you plan to open a file (using "OPEN" GDL command), if you're working on MAC on or a PC, the path syntax is different for that platform... so, isn't there a way to tell the object what is the platform to use...???

IF ON_MAC THEN PRINT "you are on a mac"
IF ON_PC THEN PRINT "you are on a PC"

Thank you
PWD

Re: ON_MAC, ON_PC commands: do they EXIST?

Frank Beister — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 09:52:19 GMT

Try:

i=REQUEST ("Name_of_program", "",TeX)
if STRSTR(TeX,".EXE") or STRSTR(TeX,".exe") then Dose=1
if Dose then Slash="/" else Slash=":"

Returns in DOSE 1 vor PC and 0 for Mac.

Bases on a trick posted by Laurent? Karl? So far away, I don't remember.

Does not work under 8.x, because of a bug in the request-statement.

Re: ON_MAC, ON_PC commands: do they EXIST?

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 10:30:46 GMT

GREAT...

Only works in 9 and 7?

Thank you
Marco