Problem:
When attempting to animate a program, the screen goes blank and then control returns, that is, nothing apparently happens. This occurs both when compiling from the command line, or when using 'F4 Animate' from within SDE/Toolbox.
Alternatively, when attempting to animate from within SDE/Toolbox, a message appears:
ERROR: File incompatibility
Resolution:
The solution is that the program for which animation is being attempted is a .gnt, but it has not been compiled for animation. By default a .gnt will be found in preference to an .int, so if both exist, the .int will not be used, *unless the extension is explicitly specified*, which can be done both from the command line, or by filling in the complete filename from within SDE/Toolbox, as seen below:
Animate****************************Non-Threaded**************Ins*Caps*Num*Scroll
F1=help F2=dir F3=switches F4=threads F9/F10=options Esc
File /home/support/pth/intgnt/yy.int <** Ctrl
^^^^
Compiling for animation can be achieved in the following ways
(1) from the command line: cob -ug <program name>
(2) from within SDE/Toolbox: <F6> generate, <F9> Option (turns Option on), <F10> shows directives: add 'g' (but without the quotes) if it is not specified.
