fink@acf5.NYU.EDU (Howard Fink) (05/04/91)
I would like to run a program from hypercard. Specifically, I would like to launch telnet, open a connection, type in the name of the machine (actually, a library catalog) and leave the rest of the session with the user. Well, I've been looking and looking. It's trivially easy to launch telnet, but I'm stumped as to sending commands out of hypercard and into telnet. Any suggestions would be welcome. Howard Fink ACF CIMS NYU fink@acf5.nyu.edu
johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu (05/04/91)
In article <15500001@acf5.NYU.EDU>, fink@acf5.NYU.EDU (Howard Fink) writes... >Specifically, I would like to launch telnet, open a connection, >type in the name of the machine (actually, a library catalog) >It's trivially easy to launch telnet, but I'm stumped as to sending >commands out of hypercard and into telnet. NCSA telnet has a save settings file that is double-clickable in the Finder. We configure machines with settings files that open sessions with any of several vaxen on a campus network. "Open settingsFile with "NCSA Telnet 2.3" " might do most of your work for you. Sending commands from Hypercard to Telnet would be nice, but that will have to wait for HyperCard 2.higher, System 7, and an IAC-ready version of Telnet. I can't wait ... Bill (johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu)
Harry.Myhre@p2.f863.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Harry Myhre) (05/10/91)
Howard Fink writes in a message to All on 08 May 91
HF> It's trivially easy to launch telnet, but I'm stumped as to
HF> sending commands out of hypercard and into telnet.
Not possible *YET*, but with Inter Application Communication just around the
corner, you'll be able to do it. Currently, HyperCard has no way of communicating
with other applications.
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