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  2. From: wuth@castrov.cuc.ab.ca (Brett Wuth)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
  4. Distribution: world
  5. To: bugs@commodore.com
  6. Cc: 
  7. Bcc: 
  8. Subject: bug in 'execute'
  9. Message-ID: <wuth.239i@castrov.cuc.ab.ca>
  10. Date: 15 Nov 92 04:03:26 MDT
  11. Organization: Castrovalva is a state of mind
  12. Lines: 38
  13.  
  14. Here's an obscure bug report I've sent off to bugs@commodore.com.
  15.  
  16. The name of the script given to execute can be at most 79 characters.
  17. It looks like someone used a fixed length buffer:  char filename[80];
  18.  
  19. Demonstration attached:
  20. --------- cut ----------
  21. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> execute hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem/AutoSetup.execute    
  22. EXECUTE: Incorrect file name
  23. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> execute hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem/AutoSetup.execut
  24. EXECUTE: Incorrect file name
  25. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> execute hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem/AutoSetup.execu
  26. EXECUTE: Can't open hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem/AutoSetup.execu
  27. object not found
  28. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> rename AutoSetup.execute AutoSetup.execu
  29. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> execute hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem/AutoSetup.execu
  30. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> version
  31. Kickstart version 37.175. Workbench version 37.67
  32. 14.hdisk-sup:stuff/data/wuth/career/companies/PowerStor/FileSystem> which execute
  33. RES execute
  34. --------- cut ----------
  35.  
  36. Cheers,
  37. -- 
  38. Brett Wuth  wuth@castrov.cuc.ab.ca BCWuth@uncamult.bitnet wuth@castrov.UUCP
  39. U302, 3510 44St SW, Calgary, Alberta, T3E 3R9, CANADA  Tel: +1 403 242-0848
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