Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!pawl!shadow From: shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Dealing with multiple scripting languages (was: Elinating the 'rx' from AREXX) Message-ID:Date: 27 Sep 89 16:45:49 GMT References: <721@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> <1989Aug29.031707.9022@agate.uucp> <4190@sugar.hackercorp.com> Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Lines: 37 In-Reply-To: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com's message of 22 Sep 89 17:12:51 GMT On 22 Sep 89 17:12:51 GMT, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) said: peter> Deven suggested doing it just like UNIX, except that when the peter> interpreter is started up... In article , shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) writes: Deven> Stdin of interpreter is set to the script file, starting at the Deven> SECOND line. That way, you don't have to worry about comment Deven> syntax. peter> Two problems: peter> (1) This has to work with existing programs, that might peter> not work with the script on Input(). But then you're right back to the same problem of the interpreter needing to filter it out. (though I suppose it would be easier to imbed in some other comment syntax...) peter> (2) This has to allow interactive input, which goes by the peter> wayside if Input() has been stolen. Good point. peter> The best solution, if you want to change things, is to add a peter> standard command input seperate from stdin [...] Maybe. Is it worth it? -- Deven T. Corzine Internet: deven@rpi.edu, shadow@pawl.rpi.edu Snail: 2151 12th St. Apt. 4, Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (---) --none-- Bitnet: deven@rpitsmts, userfxb6@rpitsmts UUCP: uunet!rpi!deven Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.