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I'v been playing with 'FastMenu1' by Steve Kapplin which is a script that
sets up a menu bar at some convenient place on the workbench screen and
provides a set of pull down menus for running programs.
Everything is fine, I can access POPCLI, or run any application that
opens its own window. However, if the application does not open its own
window the program will load, but there is no output to the window I launch
the script from. I have tried to redirect output to a newshell by as soon
as the program finishes WHAM, so does the window. Can somebody tell me what
I am doing wrong ?
Tom,
You can open a STDOUT stream in ARexx with the open() function, as for
example
call open STDOUT,'con:0/0/640/100/RexxOut'
Usually you don't need to do this, as the output is inherited if the
program is launched by a shell. But if it starts from an environment
without streams, this will open one for you.
-Bill Hawes
Bill,
Thanks for the reply. What I really need to do is spend some time reading
the manual and not just flipping pages. ( a bad habit I have gotten into !!
) Can you tell me of any plans you are aware of to publish more
documentation on ARexx now that 2.0 is here ?
Thanks Again,
Tom
Tom,
I've heard of several people working on AMiga-specific ARexx books, but
can't comment on their schedule for publication. Commodore will be
supplying ARexx documentation when the 2.0 enhancer packages are available.
-Bill
Bill,
I have seen the "docs" that come with 2.0. I was looking forward to
something just a bit more detailed. Oh well, I'll wait!
Thanks Again
Tom