History <was Re: echo-input=0 from command line>

[Matt Flax]

Hello everyone,

I would appear that my original question was answered correctly by the 
list, however my problem was left unsolved.
As it turns out, the problem was to do with 'history' and not line echo 
!

Whilst in a function the history gathers user input. I was wanting to 
turn that off.
Here is how I have accomplished that :

function main_function(signal)
        %# save the history and turn off hitory
  save_history(".history_file.txt");

  unwind_protect
    main_function_body(signal);
  unwind_protect_cleanup %# no matter what the exit state re-instate the history
    load_history(".history_file.txt");
  end_unwind_protect

endfunction

function save_history(name)
  history -w name
  stop_history;
endfunction

function load_history(name)
  history -r name
  start_history;
endfunction

function stop_history
  history_size=0;
endfunction

function start_history
  history_size=1024;
endfunction


On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 03:27:54PM +1000, Matt Flax wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to stop the input to an 'input' command from being echoed in 
> an 'ans=' console printout.
> 
> For example I evaluate the following :
> 
> input("type anything")
> 
> at the prompt I type 123 and this is output :
> ans = 123
> 
> I want to stop the 'ans = ' reply ...
> Anyone know how ?
> 
> thanks
> Matt
> 
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