Re: gbs3 fails with ://

[Brian G <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/23/24 04:04, Bruce Steers wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 00:45, Brian G <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>     On 4/22/24 16:28, Brian G wrote:
> >     On 4/21/24 21:05, Bruce Steers wrote:
> > >     On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 04:58, Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >     wrote:
> > >
> > >         This has bugged me a few times.
> > >         using file:// or http:// the : turns into a linefeed when
> > >         gbs3 is piped
> > >         Is it me doing something wrong or is it a bug?
> > >
> > >         echo 'Print "http//www.there"'| gbs3
> > >         http//www.there
> > >
> > >         echo 'Print "http://www.there";'| gbs3
> > >         # Gambas Project File 3.0
> > >         Title=Gambas Script
> > >         Startup=MMain
> > >         Vendor=Ordinary
> > >         Version=0.0.1
> > >         License=General Public License 2.0
> > >
> > >         # Gambas module file : MMain:4:2: Non terminated string
> > >
> > >             1 :' Gambas module file
> > >             2 :
> > >             3 :Public Sub main()
> > >             4*:Print "http
> > >         //www.there"
> > >                 ^ Non terminated string
> > >             5 :End
> > >             6 :
> > >             7 :
> > >
> > >         Respects
> > >         BruceS
> > >
> > >     Aah i discovered this...
> > >     echo 'Print "file://www.there"'| gbs3 -
> > >
> > >     works okay if i add the dash -
> > >
> > >     I'll use the dash if i need it :)
> > >
> > >     Respects
> >
> >     try
> >
> >     echo 'print "https"&chr(58)&"//www.endofworld"' | gbs3
> >
> >     Yes it is a bug I guess!
> >
> >     -- 
> >     ~~~~ Brian
>
>     Yes the - causes it to read the stdin as if it were as file until eof
>     and process it that way.
>     -- 
>     ~~~~ Brian
>
> I have a fix, not sure how valid it is...
>
> A slight change in the _call() method of ParseArgs.class
>  Ie.
> The loop now goes from 0 To aArgs.Max not 1 To aArgs.Max to still 
> function if there are no args
> if no args it checks Lof(File.In) to see if there's data and add the - 
> arg if yes.
>
> Public Function _Call(c As Context, aArgs As String[]) As String
>   Dim I As Integer
>   Dim sApp As String
>   Dim index As Variant
>   If File.Name(aArgs[0]) = "gbw" & System.version Then c.$bWebPage = True
>   For I = 0 To aArgs.Max
> If I = 0 Then
> If aArgs.Count = 1 And If Lof(File.In) Then ' if there are no args but 
> there is data waiting in stdin
> aArgs.Add("-")
> Goto gStdIn
> Break
> Else
> Continue
> Endif
> Endif
> Respects
> BruceS
I am not sure what this will do to the expected behavior of the colon on 
the input line?

--
~~~~ Brian

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