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   IGNATIUS to ALL   
   MPL   
   31 Jan 19 19:20:17   
   
   So, i'm trying to write an MPL. The following script compiles, but doesn't run.   
   It displays "Ia! Cthulhu!" about a dozen times, then locks up. If anyone out   
   there can tell me what's wrong with this script, please let me know. Thanks   
   for any and all help.   
      
      
      
   #### begin ##################################################################   
      
   uses    
   cfg,   
   user;   
      
   var  Twriters : array[1..10] of string;   
   var  Toneliner: array[1..10] of string;   
   var  S        : string;   
   var  foneline : string;   
   var  Ch       : char;   
   var  Ch2      : char;   
   var  Count    : byte;   
   var  Count2   : byte;   
   var       f   : file;   
      
   // begin show procedure ######################################   
      
   // Foneline := cfgDataPath + 'oneliner.lst'   
      
   Procedure show()   
   Begin   
     clrscr   
     dispFile('oneh.ans');   
     For Count := 1 To 10 do   
     Begin   
       write('þ ');   
       write(padRT(Toneliner[count], 64, ' '));   
       write(' : ');   
       writeln(padRT(Twriters[count], 10, ' '));   
     End   
   End   
       
   // end bot_bar procedure ######################################   
   // begin top_bar procedure ####################################   
      
   Procedure top_bar();   
   Begin   
     dispfile('oney.ans');   
     Ch2 := ReadKey;   
     If Ch2 = #13 then   
     Begin     
       dispFile('oneline.asc');   
       Write(': ');   
       S := stripmci(Input(70, 70, 11, ''));   
       If S = '' then   
         WriteLn('aborted');   
       Halt   
     End   
      
     For Count := 1 To 9 do   
     Begin   
       Count2 := Count + 1;   
       Toneliner[count] := Toneliner[count2];   
       Twriters[count] := Twriters[count2];   
     End   
      
     tWriters[10] := userAlias;   
     tOneliner[10] := S;   
      
     fassign(f, foneline, 66);   
     freset(f);   
     For Count := 1 To 10 do   
     Begin   
       fWriteLn(f, tOneliner[count]);   
       fWriteLn(f, tWriters[count]);   
     End   
     fClose(f);   
        
     show();   
   End   
      
   // end top_bar procedure ######################################   
   // begin position procedure ###################################   
      
   Procedure position();   
   begin   
     Repeat   
       DispFile('onen.ans');   
      
       Ch := ReadKey;   
       If IsArrow and Ch = #80 then   
       Begin   
         dispfile('onen.ans');   
         top_bar();   
       End   
       Else if IsArrow and Ch = #72 then    
         top_bar();   
      
     Until Ch = #13;   
   End   
      
   Procedure bot_bar();   
   begin   
     dispFile('onen.ans');   
     Ch2 := ReadKey   
     If Ch2 = #13 then   
       MenuCmd('go', 'main');   
     Halt;   
   End   
      
   // end position procedure ##########################################   
      
   // This starts the main program here.   
   Begin   
      
     If Not fileExist(foneline) Then   
     Begin   
       fassign(f, foneline, 66);   
       fReWrite(f);   
       For count := 1 To 10 do   
       begin   
         fWriteLn(f, 'Ia! Cthulhu!');   
         fWriteLn(f, 'ignatius');   
       End   
       fClose(f);   
     End   
      
     Foneline := cfgDataPath + 'oneliner.lst'   
      
     fassign(f, foneline, 66);   
     freset(f);   
     For Count := 1 To 10 do;   
     Begin   
       fReadLn(f, Toneliner[count]);   
       fReadLn(f, Twriters[count]);   
     End   
     fClose(f);   
        
     show();   
      
     // end show procedure #########################################   
     // begin bot_bar procedure ####################################   
       
   End   
      
   Done   
      
   ## end ######################################################################   
      
   TIA,   
      
   |09ignatius |07(|15cia|07/|15scrollz|07)   
      
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