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Thanx Joe, I did ask Bill some time ago, if he thought, it would make sense translating it to english… he said: he does not think it would make sense…. If more people would ask me for an english translation I'd think it over. -Mike
Michael – Congratulations – your book sounds absolutely fantastic. I _sincerely_ wish my German was up to technical snuff, but I'm not much better that apologizing that "Mein Deutsche ist sehr schlick". And know I'm not even sure how to spell that last word – except it gives you an…
Hi Joe, as I've done some programming in ARexx for CED, ADPro, MorphPlus and SuperBase and got a lot of calls regarding those programs for their REXX support, I've started thinking about writing a book which covers everything. It start with very easy stuff like: what's a variable, compound variables……
AREXX Scripts
Message #48456
Help! I need an AREXX to control a BCD 2000 card with a BETA SP player and Video Toaster (ver. 3.1) to do sequence Frame Capture of video for use in animations. I would be most appreciative of anyone who can help me write a script for this or provide…
Michael – PMFJI, but can you give me a few more details on your book – what's covered (at what level), how much, where (or how)? Thanks – Joe
Hi, I don't remember you in my database (it's a large one). Yes, the book was written in CED 3.0, layouted in TeX (and PPage + Pagestream for the diagramm page) and printed on a HP postscript printer (with the help of Wolf Faust) 😉 I hope you like it.…
Tag Michael, Erfreut dich hier su sehen…. So you are the writer of that book, i bought it a year ago, (Amiga Messe Koln), and it has his own place next to my keyboard !!! Placed your Email address in my address book, just for in case…:-) BTW, ist das…
Sorry to interrupt you, perhaps you're able of reading german. I've written a book for ARexx which seems to be liked very much by my customers. If you're interested, just ask for more info. -Mike
Greg.. thanks for the help..I will look it up.. shaun
Shaun, I don't know the answer to your question about amigaguide, but I believe if you have Robin Evans' ARexxGuide program, he runs a few interactive ARexx programs from within ARexxGuide, which is in amigaguide format. His coding is all easy to study, so the answer for how to run…
#amigaguide
Message #48277
how can i display pictures and add sounds/samples to amigaguide databases??? can this be done in a visible window or is a separate screen shown while the picture is shown? I know that this type of thing can be done in some way as i recently saw it in a…
I never thought of Bill's work as a manual but more of a bare-bones guide. The only other ARexx book I have is Mastering Amiga ARexx by Pat Overaa – and it has a similar organizational problem. Here's hoping I run into the Abacus book at one yard sale or…
ARexx is so rich in commands and functions that it's easy to miss a few… I kinda wish the manual had been organized in a different manner, so that readers could go to an area they are interested in. Starting with ADDRESS seems to skew perception of the language, and…
Jim – I've wondered for _years_ how to do that! thanks… – Joe
The ARexx equivalent to POKE is EXPERT, form: count = EXPORT(addr,[str],[maxlen],[pad]) Thus, to store hex FF at address hex 1234 (I do NOT recommend you do this), you would code: y=EXPORT('1234'x,'FF'x). As you might guess the equivalent to PEEK is IMPORT. And if you're going to mess around with this…
#Poking with Arexx
Message #47870
Hi everyone, I've got a question about Arexx. I want to use VoRecOne (all you see is cobwebs, right?) with a 500 to control an external device through the parallel port. I know the addresses for setting up the data lines at the port as inputs and outputs, and I…
I got the call back from Dineen Edward Group.. they are still in business and dropped their dealerprices… I asked them to send me some papers… -Mike
Thanx Jim, I just called them and an answering machine took the call.. perhaps they're still in business. -Mike
ARexx competition in D
Message #47725
Hi, I just wanted to make sure, that all ARexx users in Germany get the info: The German Amiga-Magazin does make a contest for the best ARexx program. I'm responsible for the evaluation. The last day for incoming sources is the last of september. The ten winners gain a ARexx-Book…
The Rexx Plus ™ Compiler was produced by the Dineen Edwards Group, at 19785 West Twelve Mile Rd., Suite 305, Southfield, Michigan, 48076-2553, phone (313) 352-4288. I had heard that they had gone out of business, but have no confirmation of that. You could try phoning to see. (If the…
#ARexx-Compiler
Message #47715
Hi, does anybody know if the ARexx-Compiler for the Amiga is still sold? By whom? At what price? Is the company at reach through CIS? Thanx
Hi Mike, I haven't tried playing with ORexx yet, though I've seen references to it with the OS/2 developer software. Future work with ARexx depends mostly on how the Escom folks do with reviving the Amiga … -Bill
#ORexx for Amiga?
Message #47519
Hello Bill, I'm sitting here using OS/2 and ORexx – got it through the developer program. Are you thinking about ORexx for Amiga? Would be nice… thanx.. -Mike
>Try using the vertical bar instead of the word "or" > > If (X < 400 | Y < 900) then … I knew that the word `or' couldn't be used I just placed it there to give you guys the idea of what I wanted to do. I even…
Try using the vertical bar instead of the word "or" If (X < 400 | Y < 900) then … Mark Boyd InterNet: mboyd@dplanet.xbbs.com Still Learnin' 🙂 Compuserve: 76744.644
Jim, thanks for your help. I couldn't even remember what subject to look up in the book, I guess I won't forget they are Operators unless I stay up late again and can't get my mind to work. :^)
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#ARexx IF and THEN…
Message #47289
I would like some help getting a ARexx program of mine to work. I need to be able to do a IF/THEN statement that is something like this: If X < 400 or Y < 900 then … ^^ This is what I have a problem trying to get to…
Don't know about program SDARK or how it interfaces with ARexx, but the basic ARexx structure for doing things by day-of-week might run like this… note that I am asking the program simply to SAY the current day of the week, but you could substite code to launch your program,…
Most modular blankers have a "Random"-module. It's a module that picks a blanker-module everytime the program is started. I belive SDARK has one to. So you maybe want to check on that. I'm sorry not to help you with the programming, I only no very little AREXX. The little I…
#SDARK programming
Message #47205
I have SDARK from one of the libraries, and I had a question regarding an AREXX program for it. I know little about AREXX (only that I have it running in WBStartup) and I would like to write a script for SDARK that will activate a differnt screen blanker depending…
>(I'm seeking Macros for lightwave 3d modeler) There are a few macros for LW/Modeler for use with Batch Factory, these will let you process many objects or scenes. Modeler BatchFactory scripts: WRAP_OBJECT_TO_SPHERE 3706 —-rwed Today 12:23:33 SYMMETRIZE_OBJECTS 3237 —-rwed Today 12:23:33 SPHERIZE_OBJECTS 3530 —-rwed Today 12:23:33 SCALE_OBJECT_TO_TWICE_&_CENTER 2758 —-rwed Today…
I dont know much about Arexx, however I am pretty sure you would have to wait until rexmast is activated first. I wish I could help more . Good luck—- (I'm seeking Macros for lightwave 3d modeler)
#Arexx Question
Message #47083
Hi all, Could someone tell me if there is an easy way to tell if a key is being held down in Arexx? What I'd like to do, is write an Arexx script that would be launched during my S:Startup-sequence only if I'm holding a certain key down during the…
Thanks Jim – Well, I figured out the what the problem was. I was trying to control a X10 home automation module and that has a much lower baud rate than I expected – 600 baud. Once I set those parameters, using the ARexx Serial library, I got the result…
… d2c() vs. CHR$() … Yes, function d2c() does indeed give you ASCII characters based on the value you supply in the parens. Try the following direct command: RX "say d2c(65)" .. you'll get upper case A, similarly: RX "chnum = 65 ; say d2c(chnum)" .. same thing. With a…
Joe – > I guess I didn't indicate that . . . Great – just wanted to be sure since it is a common oversight on introduction to ARexx – at least I made it and I'm as common as can be 🙂 > . . . an ARexx function…
Bob – I guess I didn't indicate that I was using the "Call WriteCH()" format – as both you and Jim Butterfield caught the same syntax. Really though, I'm trying to find an ARexx function that would convert a binary or decimal number to ASCII, and so far have not…
Jim – Thanks for the reply. I've been using "Call WriteCH(byte)" in my program, so I'm covered there, but where I think I'm getting stuck is trying to find an equivalent for the CHR$() function. If I understand d2c()'s result, I'll won't get an ASCII character – which is what…
Jim – > I depend on the ARexx interpreter to . . . Me too — I won't tell you how many times it has given me the "+++ Error 46 . . ." message! And, of course, we have here a prime example of the "things just JUMP out…
Right you are! I depend on the ARexx interpreter to straighten me out on these small details, which big thinkers (like me) don't always pay attention to… 🙂 –Jim
Jim – Forgive me for being a PITA nitpicker but — 🙂 > But it's OK to use it as a boolean as in example 1, . . . I'm sure that you meant: "But it's OK to use it in a boolean expression as in example 1 . .…
Joe – Just a few comments (that probably are superfluous :). First, I'm sure that you are aware that ARexx (and REXX) functions always return a value — for writech it is the number of characters written (of course :). However, it is NOT always obvious that if you don't…
Joe … A few small technical details get in the way. You're generally on the right track: WRITECH() is a function. So, just like SQR() in Basic, you must do something with the result it returns. Some examples: IF WRITECH(…) THEN SAY 'OK' CALL WRITECH(…) Function WRITECH returns the count…
#Basic -> ARexx
Message #46824
I'm trying to translate a Basic program to Arexx and I wanted to doublecheck and see if I am using the right vocabulary… I'm writing a series of bytes to the SER: port, so I start by opening the port with x = OPEN(test,'SER:','Write') Now the basic line reads "Print…
A commercial product that has numerous AdPro batch processing scripts (plus scripts for a dozen or more other popular Amiga programs) is Batch Factory. It's only about $35 or so.
Not sure which forum and library I saw this file in but there is an arexx script written for Adpro to do batch image processing. Maybe do a filefinder with Adpro keyword search eh?
You could use the FRED to do such things. You'll find it easier to use than programming ARexx yourselfe -Mike
I don't know ADPro, but the general approach will go as follows: DO SUBSCR=1 TO 999 NAME = 'MOVIE.'RIGHT(SUBSCR,5,'0') [now do your ADPro script thing using file NAME…] END The RIGHT function forces a five-character string, padded with character '0', so the names end up as MOVIE.00001, MOVIE.00002, etc. If…
#Arexx-Script
Message #46547
Hi there, Help! I need an Arexx-Script that does the following: There are some images (like: "movie.00001" to "movie.00999") in the Amiga iff-format. Now they should be converted to the pict format (via AdPro) – and saved in a different directory. I know how to do a script that converts…
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