hi again!

i'm stumped....  i've got a bit a ci script that should work
and actually sometimes works <sigh>

to describe the environment -- i've got a message file (file
x=...;semi;gmulti;acc=in) being watched by the following:
while 1=1
  setvar hpcierr 0
  input _s_rec;wait=60 <*x >*x
  if hpcierr = _s_time_out
  ....

_s_time_out is set to -9003 -- the number that hpcierr
should be set to if the input function times out.  the first
time thru the loop (allowing it to timeout), i get the
expected result hpcierr = _s_time_out = -9003.  the next
(and the next and the....) time thru the loop (still
allowing it to timeout), hpcierr is 0 and obviously not
equal to -9003 and things go sour.  shouldn't hpcierr always
be set if the input's wait time is met?              - d

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