Neil,

While I can't help with getting tail to work OK, I can suggest using the
PRINT command instead.  PRINT filename;START=-## should accomplish the same
thing as tail.

Regards,

Adam Dorritie
Easy Does It Technologies LLC
(702) 270-6402
http://www.editcorp.com


Neil Harvey laments:

> I added a designer procedure to quick screen to allow the user to tail the
> end of a logfile.
> I use "tail.hpbin.sys -f /ACCOUNT/GROUP/LOGFILE".
>
> It works, but when hitting ctrl-y to stop the tail process, Quick ends as
> well, returning the user to the command prompt (or Qedit or wherever Quick
> started from).
>
> I wrapped the command in sh.hpbin.sys -c, but the same thing happens.
> I tried other Posix commands from within Quick (ls -l), and they end
> normally on ctrl-Y, returning the user to Quick, as expected.
> I ran a new copy of the CI for the command, and Quick is toast
> after ctrl-Y.
>
> Is tail.hpbin.sys misbehaved?
>
> What can a poor boy do?

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