ON_MAC, ON_PC commands: do they EXIST?

[Anonymous]

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

[Frank Beister]

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.

[Anonymous]

GREAT...

Only works in 9 and 7?

Thank you
Marco