Re: Non-sequential error

["J.D. Smith" <jdsmith(at)astro.cornell.edu>]

William Thompson wrote:
> 
> "Steven Chetelat (CS)" <chetelat@csee.usf.edu> writes:
> 
> >I'm designing a program which calls another program I've written, and I'm
> >having a bit of a problem.  The section I'm having problems with is:
> >       str='mypro,'+thisim+','+newim
> >       b=execute(str)
> >       imarr(newint).occupied = 1
> >       expr = 'im=smallsiz('+newim+',windowsizex,windowsizey)
> >       res=execute(expr)
> 
> >My problem is that mypro (a program which allows modification of newim
> >using widgets) begins execution, but then the following statements
> >execute, so the modifications from mypro don't take effect until the
> >program has advanced well beyond where they're needed...I was wondering if
> >this is supposed to happen, of if it's some shortcut the compiler takes
> >because of the execute statement, or what?  I've tried a similar set of
> >statements in a test program, calling mypro, but I don't seem to have the
> >problem when I'm looking for it...any ideas?
> 
> >K-Bye, STEVE!
> >(chetelat@csee.usf.edu)
> 
> You'll need to execute mypro as a modal widget.

Or a blocking widget via XManager, /BLOCK.  

JD

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