davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) (01/29/91)
I've been doing some experimenting with VLT's ARexx port and have found
something curious. The commands EMIT (which displays a string on VLT's
window) and SEND (which sends a string to whoever VLT is connected to),
only seem to recognize the first word of the string sent. For example:
----
/*A test of VLT's ARexx command 'SEND'*/
address vlt
"send ls -l News*N"
----
results in only 'ls' being sent to the host. Does anybody know if this is
a bug, or if it is intentional? If it is intentional, any recommendations
on sending an entire line of text aside from using multiple 'send' commands
or doing an ASCII file transfer? I'm using version 4.846, BTW. Thanks.
--
Dave Schreiber davids@slugmail.ucsc.edu
or (but not both) davids@ucscf.ucsc.edu
"It was fun learning about logic, but I don't see where or when I will ever
use it again."yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) (01/29/91)
davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) writes: >/*A test of VLT's ARexx command 'SEND'*/ >address vlt >"send ls -l News*N" >---- >results in only 'ls' being sent to the host. Does anybody know if this is >a bug, or if it is intentional? If it is intentional, any recommendations try send 'ls -l News*N' or if that don't work send "'ls -l News*N'" Watch out for "UPPERCASING" C-ya . -- yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu Willis F York ---------------------------------------------- Macintosh... Proof that a Person can use a Computer all day and still not know ANYTHING about computers.
griffin@frith.uucp (Danny Griffin) (01/30/91)
davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) writes: >I've been doing some experimenting with VLT's ARexx port and have found >something curious. The commands EMIT (which displays a string on VLT's >window) and SEND (which sends a string to whoever VLT is connected to), >only seem to recognize the first word of the string sent. For example: >/*A test of VLT's ARexx command 'SEND'*/ >address vlt >"send ls -l News*N" >results in only 'ls' being sent to the host. Does anybody know if this is Try this: /* ob cmt */ address VLT 'send "ls -l News*N"' -- Dan Griffin | A "critic" is a man who creates nothing and griffin@frith.egr.msu.edu | thereby feels qualified to judge the works of | creative men. There is logic in this; he is "Crritic!" -- Estragon | unbiased -- he hates all creative people equally.
davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) (01/30/91)
In article <yorkw.665162359@stable.ecn.purdue.edu> yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) writes: >davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) writes: [...] >>"send ls -l News*N" >>---- >>results in only 'ls' being sent to the host. Does anybody know if this is >>a bug, or if it is intentional? If it is intentional, any recommendations >try >send 'ls -l News*N' >or if that don't work >send "'ls -l News*N'" The second example works perfectly. Thanks. [...] >yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu Willis F York -- Dave Schreiber davids@slugmail.ucsc.edu or (but not both) davids@ucscf.ucsc.edu "It was fun learning about logic, but I don't see where or when I will ever use it again."