-=> Quoting Tony Pater to All, [14 Nov 99  00:06:28] <=-

 TP> I've done re-installs, using defaults etcetera but
 TP> to no avail ... it keeps flashing up an error message
 TP> when invoked to the effect that 'a non-recognised
 TP> command in 'Termcap.Dat'.

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 TP> Has anyone encountered this before or any suggestions ?
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Hi, Tony!

I really don't have any suggestions, but I use ISpell in Warp 4 in
almost identical fashion to JSpell in DOS, with a slight difference due
to the GNU parentage.

CFSys envars:
SET ISPELL=D:\GNU\LIB\ISPELL\
SET TERMCAP=D:\GNU\LIB\ISPELL\

Implementation: (via the batch file calling my editor--Boxer/2).
----------------
/* BOX.CMD */
/* Rexx Script to launch Boxer then ISpell */
/* Enter in config.sys: SET ISPELL=D:\GNU\LIB\ISPELL\ */
/* Install Ispell in the above path */
/* For a different editor, replace the first filespec/arguments */
/* with that of your editor. */
/* You must reboot for the config.sys addition to be in effect, */
/* Place BOX.CMD in a dir in your path */
/* Config your e-mail client to use Editor: BOX.CMD */
/* PRIVDICT (your Private Dictionary) will be created in %ISPELL% */
/* Pressing 'I' will Insert (append) any 'questioned' words to PRIVDICT */
Parse arg filename

'd:\box2\b2.exe -i -a10 -w72 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 '||filename   <<====<<< 1
'%ISPELL%\Ispell.exe -p %ISPELL%\privdict '||filename     <<====<<< 2
exit
----------------

My email client is MR2 ICE. As soon as I hit R)eply, the email is loaded
into my editor by the line marked 1 above (those arrows are only there
as pointers), after composing my reply in Boxer, as soon as I save and
exit Boxer, line 2 executes Ispell against my reply. When thru spell
checking, I am returned to my email client, ready to S)end.

I suggest that you may have replaced an earlier TERMCAP.DAT with a newer
one, which has an unrecognized (by Ispell) term therein. On my system, I
have two versions of that file. The earlier one is in my %ISPELL% path,
whilst a later one is in my EMX area. The earlier one is:

4955  07/13/92  18:14:38  ----   TERMCAP  DAT  D:\GNU\LIB\ISPELL\

If you will give me your email address, I'll file atch a cy of this
earlier TERMCAP.DAT.

NOTE: My ISPELL.EXE filedate is 01/31/94, which predates the later
TERMCAP.DAT in EMX by about a year.

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