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Subject: Re: Command procedure input
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Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 13:33:00 EDT
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[ Limbo 'till your spine cracks!  Then limbo some more. ]

If you throw in a DEASSIGN sys$input you should be okay.  Eg.:

    $ vi :== vi_definition
    $ DEASSIGN sys$input
    $ vi 'P1'
    $ other stuff

The DEASSIGN only lasts for the duration of the next image, in this case
vi.  This works for telnet as well.  Don't ask me why.  I think I know but
I'm sure I'd embarrass myself horribly trying to explain it.  I suppose that
telnet, vi, and other WG software demand that their input come from
sys$command or from a real TT.  That's probably the crux of the biscuit.

heisterb@uxe.uiuc.cso.edu