ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (06/08/90)
Date: 06-05-90 (20:51) Number: 629 (Echo) To: RAY DUNCAN Refer#: 624 From: SCOTT SCHAD Read: 06-05-90 (21:51) Subj: WINDOWS? Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE That should give me enough time to debug the programs I want to port to Windows! I'm by no means a Forth wiz, but I'm finally to the point that I feel as comfortable working in Forth as in Basic. Forth fought me off successfully in three previous attempts to master it over the years, and while I haven't mastered it yet at least it doesn't frustrate me as much now. One thing would make life easier for me though: I've resorted to using Qedit as a source editor for an invoicing program because it is difficult to design input screens in the 16x64 block editor mode. Is there a way to automate the INCLUDE [sourcefile] statement in Forth so I don't have to retype it each time I shell out of Qedit and into PC Forth? <STS> NET/Mail : LMI Forth Board, Los Angeles, CA (213) 306-3530 ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated process. Report problems to: uunet!willett!dwp or willett!dwp@hobbes.cert.sei.cmu.edu
ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (06/08/90)
Date: 06-05-90 (20:53) Number: 630 (Echo) To: RAY DUNCAN Refer#: 625 From: SCOTT SCHAD Read: 06-05-90 (21:51) Subj: WINDOWS? Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE It might be a good idea to have his version 2 book around for reference, in any case. Lots of folks may not immediately convert to Windows 3.0 <STS> NET/Mail : LMI Forth Board, Los Angeles, CA (213) 306-3530 Date: 06-05-90 (21:47) Number: 631 (Echo) To: SCOTT SCHAD Refer#: 1320 From: RAY DUNCAN Read: NO Subj: WINDOWS? Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE It would be easier if you were to SHELL" out of PC/FORTH into QEdit. THen it should be straightforward to write a special word that parses the filename off the input stream, executes QEDIT passing it the filename, then executes INCLUDE passing it the same filename. NET/Mail : LMI Forth Board, Los Angeles, CA (213) 306-3530 ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated process. Report problems to: uunet!willett!dwp or willett!dwp@hobbes.cert.sei.cmu.edu