#Arexx windows
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I'm fairly new to AREXX and I've got a question. If you have two applications
running and want to enter data into one, process that data, transfer it to the
other application and then view and/or edit the data in the second application,
how do you move the windows of the applications to the front/back and make the
windows active/inactive under AREXX control ?
Thanks
Roger
Hi Roger
I don't think you can do that just using standard ARexx commands. ARexx
doesn't know about windows as far as I have seen.
Look at the aplication's ARexx commands for any that directly or
indirectly cause that aplication to make it's window be the front or
active window. I just looked at ProWrite, it has the ARexx commands
ScreenToFront and ScreenToBack. So at least some aplications can do
this.
Alternatly, if all else fails, you could do it manually with the mouse.
🙂 Having ARexx do it would be much nicer though.
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\X/ Amiga or bust! Gary Bonnstetter
Thanks for the help. Maybe there's a support library out there to handle
windows. Any help will be appreciated
Roger
Roger –
> Maybe there's a support library out there . . .
Sure is. You need to get rexxarplib.library by Willy Langeveld, SLAC
> rexxarplib.library 45152 —-rwed 25-Apr-91 23:13:26
> : rexxarplib 3.0 (April 91)
Check LIB 7 of this Forum:
LIB 7 !sca des key:arp
[76703,2006]
RXARP.LZH/Bin Bytes: 53639, Count: 389, 30-Apr-92
Title : RexxArpLib version 3.0
Keywords: REXX AREXX ARP LIBRARY LANGEVELD
RexxArpLib version 3.0. This version of rexxarplib makes use of a lot
of AmigaDOS 2.0 features and has various bugs fixed and a few other
enhancements. Yet, it is smaller than previous versions because it is
now completely compiled using SAS/C version 5.10a.
REC
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Thanks for the info. I just downloaded the library and I'll give it a try Roger
Roger –
For an excellent example of using the rexxarplib functions in a host that is
implemented in ARexx, I highly recommend downloading:
AmigaUser LIB 5
[71650,424]
BBSQ60.LHA/Bin Bytes: 21189, Count: 3, 17-Jul-93
Title : bbsQUICK60.lha – Offline read reply ul dl 4 BBBBS
Keywords: AREXX BBS OFFLINE READ REPLY UL DL BBBBS
bbsQUICK.rexx is an offline read/reply/upload/download module for
the BaudBandit BBS system. With it, you can download a "QUICKOUT"
archive containing all new BBS activity, logoff, and do your BBS work
offline, have a "QUICKIN" archive made of your responses and requests,
and simply upload that archive to the BBS. The archiver used is LhA.
NOTE: THIS PROGRAM ONLY WORKS FOR BBBBS BBS USERS!
No other BBS formats are supported by this software.
Also IMHO, it's worth looking at Willy Langeveld's VLTPhoneBook.vlt (and the
associated VLTPhone*.rexx programs). They can be found (fer sure) with the
latest distribution of VLT (or VLTJr) which I'm sure are in the libs here.
REC
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