[REBOL] EOF? Help please Re:

2000-02-15 Thread Al . Bri
That looks OK. Perhaps there's a problem with the code in the 'while. Andrew Martin Sleepy REBOL... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ -- - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 16 February 2000 4:09 AM Subject: [REBOL] EOF?

[REBOL] AW: [REBOL] Dialecting...Stack Overflow ?! Re:(2)

2000-02-15 Thread Al . Bri
Andrew wrote: 'head is also the name of word used a lot by REBOL. Have a look at the source for 'append, and you will see why. Jean wrote: using a reserved word is not a good idea, right ?! 'head is not reserved. It can be replaced like virtually all words in REBOL. It's just that a lot of

[REBOL] AW: [REBOL] Dialecting...Stack Overflow ?! Re:(2)

2000-02-15 Thread Al . Bri
Jean wrote: So if I use a block within a block I need reduce to tell rebol to evaluate the embedded block. But why do I need rejoin in this case ? join "HTML" [reduce block1 "/HTML"] also worked as I tried it. Theoretically, rejoin ["HTML" block1 "/HTML"] should work,too. The

[REBOL] AW: [REBOL] Dialecting...Stack Overflow ?! Re:(4)

2000-02-16 Thread Al . Bri
Nitish wrote: I am interested in the dialect you have written... There's a complete package, incorporating Robert Muench's enhancements from this page: http://openip.org/html/ow_overview.html or directly from: http://openip.org/html/rebol_html.zip The first page has some

[REBOL] New? programming construct

2000-02-16 Thread Al . Bri
Those interested in new and unusual programming constructs, take a look at R++ from ATT, where Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++, works. Here's the link: http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/r++/ Quote R++ extends the C++ language with a single new programming construct -- the rule.

[REBOL] migration paths Re:(3)

2000-02-18 Thread Al . Bri
Matthew asked: What is Rebol/view, and is there any sort of GUI dialect out there? GUI dialect = REBOL/View Asking and answering are simply the rearranging of words; It's timing that is the most surprising of things! - Tsai Chih Chung, Shouts of Nothingness. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169

[REBOL] migration paths Re:(2)

2000-02-18 Thread Al . Bri
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2000 5:48 AM Subject: [REBOL] Re: migration paths Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED]! On 17-Feb-00, you wrote: b in X-SELMA: [REBOL] 107012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: b My latest work on the

[REBOL] unsubsribe Re:

2000-02-19 Thread Al . Bri
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[REBOL] problem with sort a file Re:(3)

2000-02-10 Thread Al . Bri
Try this: write %foo.txt {2-Feb-2000 1 2 1-Feb-2000 2 1 6-Feb-2000 3 5 24-Feb-2000 4 6} Lines: read/lines %foo.txt Block: make block! 100 foreach Line Lines [ append/only Block load Line ] print mold Block sort Block print mold Block delete %foo.txt foreach Line Block [

[REBOL] How can i get rebol/view Re:(3)

2000-02-10 Thread Al . Bri
Gabrielle wrote: REBOL/View is more than just a GUI frontend to REBOL. You will be amazed when you'll see it. :-) kolla wrote: This doesn't make sense to me. Will it be like "something you run inside a window" like f.ex Oberon? Or will it be integrated into the graphical environment of

[REBOL] Foreach function Re:

2000-02-20 Thread Al . Bri
gerry wrote: Quote Hi,all, try following: a: [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ] b: c: copy [] foreach [d f] a [append b d append c f] print b result: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 not 1 3 5 7 /Quote b: copy [] == [] c: copy [] == [] foreach [d f] a [append b d append c f] == [2 4 6 8] print b 1 3 5 7 print c

[REBOL] Reading a file line by line Re:

2000-02-24 Thread Al . Bri
Peter wrote: I need to read a BIG text file line by line but I don't know exactly how to do. Use a port, Peter. Look in "Ports Access to Files", from the REBOL manual, here: users-guide\users\filports.html Of course, your directories may vary, but there's a copy at the REBOL site.

[REBOL] REMOVE Re:

2000-02-24 Thread Al . Bri
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[REBOL] un subscribe Re:

2000-02-24 Thread Al . Bri
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[REBOL] Script return code Re:

2000-02-24 Thread Al . Bri
Mauro wrote: My question of the day is: what mechanism can be used to (programmatically) test whether the execution of a Rebol script has been successful or not? S1: [print "This is S1" true] == [print "This is S1" true] do s1 This is S1 == true S2: [print "This is S2" false] == [print "This

[REBOL] texthtml.r Re:

2000-03-06 Thread Al . Bri
ay wrote: looking for a method to use texthtml.r to process several text files at once... Something like: Files: [%file1.txt %file2.txt] foreach File Files [ data: text-to-html/convert read file write head change find file "." ".html" data ] I hope that helps! Andrew Martin ICQ:

[REBOL] Why doesn't this work? Re:(2)

2000-03-04 Thread Al . Bri
Caution! REBOL currently doesn't deep copy derived objects with embedded objects in them. Your best bet is: obj!: [a: "" b: ""] obj: make object! obj! t!: append copy/deep obj! [c: ""] t: make object! t! Extend: func [Base [block!] Extension [block!]] [ append copy/deep Base Extension

[REBOL] Command Line Args Re:(3)

2000-03-09 Thread Al . Bri
Bo wrote: system/script/args is only for arguments passed with DO/ARGS. system/options/args is for arguments passed from the command line. Elan wrote: Interesting enough, under Win95 system/script/args did contain the command line args! Actually, they both worked! Bug in Windows version? Or

[REBOL] Command Line Args Re:(2)

2000-03-09 Thread Al . Bri
It may help to write a little test program, like this: write %trim.r { {[ {rebol [] {write %text.txt mold system/script/args {] {} and view the contents of %test.txt. Given the example of: rebol -swq trim.r file1.in file2.out I get: "file1.in file2.out"

[REBOL] Is there a shorter way to pass refinements? Re:

2000-03-11 Thread Al . Bri
Volker asked: Is there a shorter way to pass refinements? for example a: func[ /header][] b: func[ /header][ either header [ a/header ][ a ]] Yes. For example: SNA_switch: function [ "Selects a choice and evaluates what follows it." value "Value to search for." cases [block!] "Block

[REBOL] mail help? Re:

2000-03-16 Thread Al . Bri
t wrote: I'm thinking that I can change the value of "file" conditionally.. if mail/to = "address@com" file: thisfile would I put that in a block? if address@com = mail/from [file: address_com_file] where in the while loop would it go? After this: mail: import-email message: first

[REBOL] look like forth Re:

2000-03-19 Thread Al . Bri
Eric wrote: Rebol look like forth or I dream ? Actually, more like LISP, but without the Lots of Irritating, Stupid Parenthesis. Actually, more like Forth, but easier to read. Actually, more like C/C++, but I don't have to compile it to run it. Actually, more like BASIC, as it's easier for

[REBOL] Need some basic help: file/txt manipulation Re:

2000-03-22 Thread Al . Bri
Alan wrote: I'm fooling around with rebel/core and find the documentation skips around a little to much for a bonehead like myself: Forget all you thought you knew... :-) BTW, welcome to the list. I want to try a simple procedure: open a file, find a text marker in that file, and replace the

[REBOL] [REBOL] Error Message Re:

2000-03-22 Thread Al . Bri
another_bob wrote: What is the meaning of this error message? How can I avoid it? Invalid data type during recycle ** Press enter to quit. It could be a bug. Send a copy of the script to the list. Or run the feedback script. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/

[REBOL] Newbie question #2 - Pattern making and using? Re:(4)

2000-03-24 Thread Al . Bri
TBrownell wrote: That works great, but how about finding more than one word in the string...eg. cat: ["fat cat" "furry feline"] And what about "Rufus, he's a cool cat, man!" ? :-) Does it apply to a cat or a human? :-) Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] JPEG, GIF, and PNG dimensions Re:(2)

2000-03-26 Thread Al . Bri
Eric wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone written any Rebol/Core code that will extract the dimensions of JPEG, GIF, and PNG files? I know this is more the realm of Rebol/View, but it would be useful for Rebol/Core CGI scripts too. I believe there's a CGI script on REBOL.org, that generates gif

[REBOL] [REBOL] How to write text one line at a time Re:

2000-03-28 Thread Al . Bri
tim wrote: I would like to open a text file. like FILE *f = fopen("text.txt","w") in C. Then I would like to write text one string at a time. Then close it. f: open/new/write %test.txt append f "Hello from Andrew!^/" append f "Goodbye!^/" close f prin read %test.txt Hello from

[REBOL] B2 Status Re:(2)

2000-03-30 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is REBOL/View? Something wonderful... Is it a text editor built especially for REBOL? No. That would be RIDE - REBOL Integrated Development Environment... Andrew Martin Going Dave... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] [REBOL] stand output handle? Re:

2000-03-31 Thread Al . Bri
Tim wrote: Does rebol have a standard output handle like c? Example : In "C" I can write something like this: file://=== FILE* f; IF write_to_file THEN f = fopen("test.htm","w") ELSE f = stdout; ENDIF fprintf(f,"This could be

[REBOL] [REBOL]Problem with function argument Re:

2000-04-02 Thread Al . Bri
do %test.r no server name, application run from console ** Script Error: fprint expected fp argument of type: file. ** Where: fprint fp "line one" if not-equal? type? fp == port! fprint: func [fp[file!] value[string!]] port! = file! == false I hope that helps. Andrew Martin Awakening the

[REBOL] Unsubscribing Re:

2000-04-03 Thread Al . Bri
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[REBOL] [REBOL]Advice in using global values Re:

2000-04-03 Thread Al . Bri
Tim wrote: How do I make a value global? That is, so that it can be "seen" by any code in a file, include user-define functions? Global_Value: 0 As simple as that. I would also welcome advice as to the pro and cons of using globals, as well as when best to use them, and what under

[REBOL] Dialecting Re:(2)

2000-04-04 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How is dialecting different from defining a new word in Forth? How does this make REBOL better than any language which allows you to define new words? And Elan replied: Dialecting goes beyond just extending REBOL's vocabulary. It permits you to also define your own

[REBOL] [REBOL]Advice in using global values Re:(2)

2000-04-04 Thread Al . Bri
Michael Jelinek wrote: ...I have noticed that loop indices are local to the loop block, and of course function (dummy) arguments are local to the function... It's revealing to look at the source of 'forall: source forall forall: func [ "Evaluates a block for every value in a series."

[REBOL] saving and loading objects - Bug in 'save Re:

2000-04-07 Thread Al . Bri
doug edmunds wrote: I am stuck. I have followed along with the "Simple Database" contained in the Rebol how-to.html file, but I can't manipulate the header object that save/header load/header creates. I want to make changes and save the data back, with the header intact. This should work:

[REBOL] free web hosting with rebol Re:(3)

2000-04-10 Thread Al . Bri
Martin Lindholm wrote: I'm new at Rebol, and I would like to have some thoughts of mine straighted out or confirmed: Welcome to the list! 1. A Rebol script can be used to fetch data from a textfile and put the data into a HTML template, thus creating an unique web page? In this way one

[REBOL] first second third ... last

2000-04-11 Thread Al . Bri
Elan wrote (in another thread): Note that pick is safer, it will return none if parse returns none or if parse returns an empty block, whereas first will fail with an error exception in both cases. 'second, 'third and so on do the same as well as 'last. I'm of the opinion that these functions

[REBOL] Parse Re:

2000-04-13 Thread Al . Bri
Larry asked: How would I parse such that ThisIsTheLine would result in: This Is The Line. I know, it doesn't use 'parse, but this way was more obvious... [ REBOL [ ] Line: "ThisIsTheLine" Split: function [Line [string!]] [Result] [ Result: make string! 0 foreach C Line [ if

[REBOL] Parse Re:(3)

2000-04-15 Thread Al . Bri
Gabriele wrote: A C == #"Y" A C == #"Z" A ] [ Hmmm... this seems a bit crazy to me... ;-) What about: if all [C #"A" C #"Z"] [ ... ] Actually, I tried a approach very similar to that, but I seemed to get a result that indicated that the comparison was case _insensitive_.

[REBOL] Parse Re:(6)

2000-04-17 Thread Al . Bri
Actually, it was just my mistake. I was comparing single character long strings. That comparison is case insensitive. Comparing charsets _is_ case sensitive. Andrew Martin Stumbling over my C/C++ experience... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ -- - Original Message -

[REBOL] unsubsribe Re:

2000-04-18 Thread Al . Bri
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[REBOL] The new little REBOL. Re:

2000-04-19 Thread Al . Bri
Bo's new baby girl, our new little REBOL, has been named Tatiana, Tatiana Lechnowsky. Wouldn't that be a beautiful name for the heroine in a Tolstoy novel. Congratulations and best wishes to Bo, Tatiana and the wife/mother (who is?)! Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169

[REBOL] Rebol webserver which executes Rebol scripts? Re:

2000-04-20 Thread Al . Bri
Bob wrote: ... is it possible to create a Rebol webserver which executes Rebol scripts? Have a look at http://www.rebol.org There's a rebol web server or two there. Plus there's a simple one in the examples, I believe in the rebol site. There's also been other web servers posted on this

[REBOL] is it possible to access local vars from outside? Re:

2000-04-25 Thread Al . Bri
Volker wrote: Is it possible to access local vars from outside? To view values for debugging? I don't think so. But a function could be written to supply an object with the function local arguments as member variables. The /local refinement is removed as are the local arguments, so that a new

[REBOL] For all those folks unsubsribing from the list

2000-04-25 Thread Al . Bri
Just reply to this email, change the subject to just this: UNSUBSCRIBE and click "send". Big hint: Use copy and paste, so the spelling remains correct. OK? Then you'll be unsubscribed from the list. Andrew Martin Scribe, scribe, scribe, scribe, scribe, scribe... ICQ: 26227169

[REBOL] Rebol/Command Sherman Re:

2000-04-26 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: #1 Basically in a nutshell, what does Rebol/Command do? Lots of stuff, Database interaction, Operating System access and DLL/External code library access. But to know more you'll have to get REBOL/Command from the very nice people at REBOL and read the users.html

[REBOL] Question on Sort ? Re:

2000-04-28 Thread Al . Bri
Mike asked: How would I sort to get name/ages in descending order by name? Have a look at sersort.html in the Users guide. There's a nice little tutorial in there that should help you a lot. Andrew Martin Who keeps his drool in a bucket... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Mimetypes Built-in? Re:

2000-04-28 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mimetypes Built-in? What do you all think of asking Rebol to put a mime type datatype into REBOL along with the most common mime types? Here is a bit of code from webserver.r: err-num " " err/2 "^/Content-type: text/html^/^/" That could be reduced, clarified, or

[REBOL] Ping! Delete me!

2000-05-05 Thread Al . Bri
Just seeing if the list works. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Question on Wait Re:(3)

2000-05-09 Thread Al . Bri
There's a bug in the documentation or the implementation of 'wait. I believe it was reported some time ago, but I can't yet recall when. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ -- - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[REBOL] Slide Show Re:(2)

2000-05-15 Thread Al . Bri
Don Cox wrote: Can anyone tell me if it is possible to do a slide show of a sequence of JPGs (held on the server) by using View,... Carl's slide show dialect can do this, I believe. ...and if so whether it can fade smoothly from one image to the next? With adjustments to the dialect, I'm

[REBOL] load/next - bug?! Re:(5)

2000-05-15 Thread Al . Bri
Volker wrote: ...there is some need for namespaces (moduls)... Arriving soon (along with other neat stuff) as mentioned on Ally list by Carl some time ago. Andrew Martin Sign writer - works cheap! ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] HTML.r Re:

2000-05-16 Thread Al . Bri
I notice in the file HTML.r on the web section of rebol.org that there is a line that reads: include %Nest.r I assume that Nest.r is necessary for this program to work, but I cannot locate Nest.r on the web site. Can anyone steer me to this include file? H, I must fix that some time.

[REBOL] Question on Secure (repost) Re:

2000-05-16 Thread Al . Bri
But if I try using: downloaddir: %/d/anti%20virus%20downloads/ == %/d/anti%20virus%20downloads/ secure [downloaddir allow] ** Script Error: Invalid argument: downloaddir. ** Where: secure [downloaddir allow] it doesn't. Shouldn't either way work? 'secure doesn't evaluate the block

[REBOL] Question on Secure (repost) Re:(3)

2000-05-17 Thread Al . Bri
Hi, Volker. Call me idiot, but I didn't understand what you're trying to say here: do compose/deep[secure[(my-dir) allow]] attention to the 'level in secure, this means, the compose is not evaluatet! you have to hack a bit more :) source secure secure: native [ {Specify security

[REBOL] Question on Secure (repost) Re:(5)

2000-05-17 Thread Al . Bri
Mike wrote: Not sure what to say, Andrew. Don't take this personally but your solutions didn't work whereas Volker's did. I won't take it tooo personally. I can call my self an idiot for not checking it? :-) 'source doesn't evaluate it's argument. I didn't check for that. :-( source

[REBOL] When? Re:

2000-05-20 Thread Al . Bri
Could we know when RT plans to release the next products, with all the approximations, warnings, disclaimers and plain don't-trust-this-dates-too-much granted? Have a look on the Ally and Command lists. More details from Carl have been published there. Andrew Martin Submerging... ICQ: 26227169

[REBOL] Calling external functions Re:(2)

2000-05-21 Thread Al . Bri
I can't take credit for this function, but I've used it to "include" several different scripts and use their functions: include: func [files] [ either block? files [ forall files [do first files] ] [ do files ] ] include %whatever.r Many thanks to the

[REBOL] [REBOL] [REBOL] Default Port Values? Amended Re:

2000-05-23 Thread Al . Bri
tj wrote: What would be the preferred way to initialize a port prior to a possible open? would it best to be: my-port: none OR my-port: [] This way: my-port: none or: my-port: port! This has the advantage of reminding the writer/maintainer as to what type of

[REBOL] refinements Re:

2000-05-24 Thread Al . Bri
I want to pass all of the given refinements to another function. There's a better way of doing this. Just 'append (you have to replace 'append with a better 'append, though) the refinements of the function to the function as a path. Like this: ; A replacement 'append function that doesn't

[REBOL] Website Direction Re:

2000-05-25 Thread Al . Bri
Yes. This is our "first wave" business direction. It's a fertile ground that we think has great potential. It gives us the niche we need to build our business, but gives us a lot of dynamic range to expand into other markets as we succeed. Besides, it gives all us REBOL folks, both you and

[REBOL] Website Direction Re:(3)

2000-05-25 Thread Al . Bri
Daniel wrote: Rebol : A Better Way to Deliver Marketing Rebol : Building a better Internet channel between businesses and customers I don't have much understanding of business and marketing, but I think it's pathetic you have to use those cheap formulas for a good product. While innovative

[REBOL] refinements Re:(3)

2000-05-26 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But (unless I don't get it, here) this uses exactly what I am trying to avoid using: an 'if statement for each possible refinement. I agree it's easier and more straight forward, but it also creates more work to maintain (such as when refinements are added to a

[REBOL] refinements Re:(5)

2000-05-26 Thread Al . Bri
Michael Jelinek wrote: door-man: make object! [ vocab1: "hello" vocab2: "world" speak: func [][say-greeting self] ] say-greeting: func [idiot][ print [idiot/vocab1 idiot/vocab2] ] door-man/speak May be I'm missing something crucial, but wouldn't this be simpler: Person: [ vocab1:

[REBOL] refinements Re:(7)

2000-05-30 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What you are missing is that I want the function element of door-man (speak) to call a global function defined outside of the object to perform the functionality. I think your design needs better encapsulation. I prefer to have objects which can act under their own

[REBOL] One function per class

2000-05-31 Thread Al . Bri
Michael Jelinek wrote (in refinements thread): I really just want to separate the definition of the method (function body) from the object, but I still want the method to be called as part of the object. Some of these objects can be saved to a file and reloaded, and I want the function "bound"

[REBOL] One function per class Re:(2)

2000-06-01 Thread Al . Bri
Ladislav wrote: the solution was presented here some time ago. Can repost it. I must have missed it. Please do so. Thanks! Andrew Martin Full of curiosity... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] One function per class Re:(2)

2000-06-01 Thread Al . Bri
galt wrote: Andrew, you play the fiddle? I didn't know that! I love playing the fiddle, too! (although I seem to spend more time playing with Rebol these days...) Sorry, I meant fiddling as in playing or fooling around in REBOL. :-) Swaine in DDJ once mentioned that programmers have a

[REBOL] One function per class Re:(4)

2000-06-01 Thread Al . Bri
Swaine in DDJ once mentioned that programmers have a high correlation with musicians. I wonder how much of a correlation there is with REBOL scripters and musicians there are on this list? I really connected with "C" with I found out that I could set the PC speaker (8086 in 1989) to Concert

[REBOL] Stupid Question Re:

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
I am starting programming in Rebol and have the following problem: I have a file with an email adress in the first line. How can I grab the email adress and use it ? [REBOL [] message: read %/F/Apfel.txt file: read/lines %/F/Apfel.txt to: load first file header: make system/standard/email

[REBOL] group projects Re:

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
Ryan Christiansen wrote: I checked SourceForge and there isn't a single REBOL project listed. I have started a project myself and I have a vision, but I'm not sure whether SourceForge is the place to post it. Does anyone have plans for a REBOL site where persons can work together on REBOL

[REBOL] HTML.r Re:(4)

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
Perhaps there is another file missing? Yes, I just wonder whenever it stops? ;-) It's constant problem with html.r. It should be packed together or just use header Needs: item pointing to some url location (will work with /View only imho). Ah, yes. The problems of out of date software and

[REBOL] (no subject) Re:

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
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[REBOL] Stupid Question Re:(3)

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
On 04-Giu-00, you wrote: A to: load first file I think it's not a good idea to use the word 'to here. Agreed. My defence is the original script used 'to. :-) Andrew Martin Rapidly papering over the cracks... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Windows path question Re:

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
A.D.ing wrote: How I can access the d:\autoexec.bat file? print read %/d/autoexec.bat The drive letter is like a higher level directory. I hope that helps! Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Looking for an Australian REBOL programmer Re:

2000-06-04 Thread Al . Bri
David Jacobs wrote: Any takers out there? Try approaching Allen K: [EMAIL PROTECTED] He's offline at the moment, but I'm fairly sure he's looking for work like this. I've CC him directly Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ -- - Original Message

[REBOL] q's regarding reb Re:(2)

2000-06-05 Thread Al . Bri
Do we have a hint yet how much it is going to cost? Surprise, surprise, AFAI /View's supposed to be completely free :-) It's confirmed on the rebol web site too. :-) Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Bug! system/schemes/ftp/timeout not used?

2000-06-06 Thread Al . Bri
A.D.ing wrote: I put: system/schemes/ftp/timeout: 300 but the timeout error appear at 30 sec. What I do wrong? I suspect you did nothing wrong. There could be a problem in Rebol's FTP code, as this value appears to be unused?! or overwritten When I 'mold-ed the FTP object, I could find

[REBOL] parsing by period and newline Re:(4)

2000-06-08 Thread Al . Bri
"Complexity is immediate, simplicity takes time" (quoted from a sign that Dan has on his wall at REBOL. One of the earliest and best articulations of the REBOL philosophy that struck me when I first got there..) I heartily agree! Andrew Martin Taking my time... ICQ: 26227169

[REBOL] Frames Problem Re:

2000-06-11 Thread Al . Bri
Louis wrote: I am using one frames based web site to tie several other web sites together so as to be able to navigate through them as parts of a unified body. The header frame has links to the various web sites which display in the main frame. This is working great except for one problem: a

[REBOL] How and when is bind useful? Re:

2000-06-15 Thread Al . Bri
Brett wrote: It takes me awhile sometimes... But can someone give me an example of how bind is useful please? It's useful in dialects. Here's a quick example: O: make object! [ f1: func [] [] f2: func [] [] set 'Dialect func [Dialect [block!]] [reduce bind Dialect 'f1] ] B:

[REBOL] How and when is bind useful? Re:(2)

2000-06-15 Thread Al . Bri
Here's a better example: O: make object! [ [F1: func [] [print "I'm F1"] [F2: func [] [print "And this is F2"] [set 'Dialect func [Dialect [block!]] [reduce bind Dialect 'F1] [] B: [F1 F2 F1] == [F1 F2 F1] Dialect B I'm F1 And this is F2 I'm F1 == [unset unset unset] Andrew

[REBOL] Andrew, you beast! - GC too tidy? Re:(2)

2000-06-15 Thread Al . Bri
:-) It would be really, really nice if Rebol's Garbage Collector worked properly. :-( Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] pseudo-globals? Re:

2000-06-16 Thread Al . Bri
Galt wrote: So, how do I have a sort of almost global variable in the sense that I can set it and then have all these functions know about it without having to pass the darn value all around to everyone of them? It gets tedious and one hopes that an advanced language like Rebol might have some

[REBOL] pseudo-globals? Re:(2)

2000-06-16 Thread Al . Bri
set 'Dialect func [Dialect [block!]] [reduce bind Dialect 'f1] Feel free to substitute 'do for 'reduce if you prefer one result to a multiplicity of results. Andrew Martin Many to Many... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Andrew, you beast! - GC too tidy? Re:(8)

2000-06-19 Thread Al . Bri
b By the way, there is nothing about REBOL's GC problem that is b inherent in its execution model. It can be fixed, and it can b be avoided easily until it is fixed. As GC bugs go, I've seen b much worse than that. I'd still like it fixed, though :( Yup. I assume they have a very good

[REBOL] for loop block Re:(2)

2000-06-21 Thread Al . Bri
Think of a Rebol block as a data structure. Another way perhaps better way is to think of it is as "many" instead of "one". Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Optional Arguments Working? Re:(4)

2000-06-21 Thread Al . Bri
Larry wrote: REBOL [] print { Bug in optional args called from script. If 123 is removed from the 6th call to f, f is not called at all. } f: func [a [any-type!]][print "f got called"] f f f f f f 123 halt Actually, there is no bug. Here's a console session: f: func [a

[REBOL] Ping Tool Re:

2000-06-22 Thread Al . Bri
Thorsten M wrote: I am new to Rebol as well as to Network-Programming. I need to develop a kind of Ping Tool to check which IP-adresses in our WAN are connected and get the adresses returned. 1 Q. How can i ping via TCP/IP with REBOL? 2 Q. How can i retrieve the connected adresses? Being

[REBOL] Rebol the goal directed programming. Re:

2000-06-23 Thread Al . Bri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian pointed me to the goal directed programming (Andrew, you beast!...), and I started to think about its feasibility in Rebol. The first sign of the goal directed programming is Rebol Any function. Can you enlighten us about goal directed programming? I'm

[REBOL] child object initialization Re:

2000-06-26 Thread Al . Bri
Mike Yaunish wrote: Am I doing this correctly or is there another way to initialize the "buried" variable? You're doing it correctly. There's a problem with Rebol here, I believe. Use blocks to store your object code, like this: main!: [ name: "Mike" sub: make object! [ name:

[REBOL] Kicked of list / Empty lines Re:

2000-06-28 Thread Al . Bri
Try: parse/all Andrew Martin No blank lines... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Kicked of list / Empty lines Re:

2000-06-28 Thread Al . Bri
Thorsten M wrote: I wanted to write "Remove empty lines" as subject for this and get kicked off the list with a remark "Thanks for your visit". Think that should be fixed! The source for %selma.r seems to be of the wrong version, too. The selma script that's sent in response to "selma-source"

[REBOL] Need to accept cookies. Re:

2000-06-29 Thread Al . Bri
Peter wrote: Is there any way to accept cookies and then get the actual page that I am looking for? IIRC, there's cookie accepting scripts on http://www.rebol.org I hope that helps. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Webcam URL Re:(2)

2000-06-30 Thread Al . Bri
Allen wrote: How often is it updated? Looks like its stuck on Friday June 30, 2000 1:22:25PM I'm more concerned as to why the tree to the right, looks like a giant snarling rat? Andrew Martin Rebol voyeur... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Parser seems to have bug - different results on multiple calls. Re:(4)

2000-07-01 Thread Al . Bri
But, now I'm confused. Why is that different to what I had? Or, why didn't I get a new empty string each call previously? It's one of the differences Rebol has with other languages. When you assign a string to a word, like this: s: "" You're literally assigning 's to the string just

[REBOL] Webcam URL Re:(3)

2000-07-02 Thread Al . Bri
Looks like the webcam: http://demo.rebol.net/webcam/ is still stuck. Andrew Martin Rebol rat catcher... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Inherit global var? Re:

2000-07-04 Thread Al . Bri
Deryk wrote: If I declare a global variable in one script, then do another, is that variable inherited by the done script? Not exactly inherited, but it's able to be accessed in the 'do-ne script. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --

[REBOL] Nesting blocks query... Re:

2000-07-08 Thread Al . Bri
Q. How can I turn this... ["this" "is" "a" "sample"] Into this... [[this][is][a][sample]] Test: "This is a sample" == "This is a sample" block: parse test "" == ["This" "is" "a" "sample"] r: copy [] == [] foreach string block [ [append/only r to block! to word! string [] == [[This]

[REBOL] Data type control Re:

2000-07-08 Thread Al . Bri
Tim wrote: I know that I can protect a value, so that it becomes a constant (sort of). BUT: Can I protect the data type? In other words, can I force a variable to retain a specific data type? I'm very sure that's a no. But with an object and using getter/setter functions, you can do this,

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