#CLI rx vs WB rx
11-Feb-95 08:14:56
Sb: #45494-#CLI rx vs WB rx
Fm: Bill Hawes 72230,267
To: Jim Butterfield 73624,14
Jim,
The difference in operation of RX under Workbench reflects the limitation of
the Execute() function used to run a command (in this case, rexxmast.) Calling
Execute() from a WB environment prior to OS 2.04 caused a crash, as WB didin't
provide a valid shell environment. With 2.04 and later, ARexx shipped with the
system, and rexxmast was either started in the SS or could be placed in the
Workbench startup window.
BTW, host applications would not normally run ARexx macros via RX anyway, but
would send messages directly to the ARexx server process.
-Bill Hawes