hi all!

here's an interesting one...  say you running a script with io
redirection:

    myscript < foo

pretty straight forward.  then say within 'myscript' another script is
called and that script too uses io redirection:

    myscript:  setvar myeof finfo('HPSTDIN','eof')
    myscript:  while setvar(myeof, myeof-1) > 0
    myscript:    cmd1
    myscript:    xeq script2 < bar
    myscript:    cmd2
    myscript:  endwhile

when control returns to 'myscript' eof for $stdin is (most likely,
depending on the behavior of 'script2') is going to be set to zero.
this has nothing to do with the contents  of the *variable*  that
'myscript' is (most likely) is using to act as a counter for foo's eof.
 that value is still correct.  if 'script2' did in fact read 'bar' to
eof, then the next 'read' (input) for 'myscript' will fail.

so -- is there a workaround?  i sure hope paul or jeff are
listening....         - d

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