[REBOL] performance and bug

1999-11-23 Thread warp
Title: performance and bug Well doing a really simple performance like: rebol [] b: fourth now for a 1 100 1 [] fourth now - b it take 0:00:17 when not connected to internet and 0:00:23 when connected ! why the difference ?? And the 2.2.0.2.3 ( FAT ) correct some bug like stpping a

[REBOL] Re: REBOL Pricing / Open Source

1999-11-23 Thread ejolson
Hello, On 18-Nov-99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. My 2c: In the case of a programming language, ---snip--- What do you think ? Mike M. !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN" HTML HEAD META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type META

[REBOL] Re: DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(9)

1999-11-23 Thread ejolson
Hello, On 19-Nov-99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last I saw it was about $150 with a book. Please correct me if I'm wrong. http://gigabuys.us.dell.com/store/catalog.asp?Word_Phrase=beos BE INCORPORATED BE OS Operating System v4.5 ADD $41.45 BE INCORPORATED BE OS V4.5 BE OS

[REBOL] interacting with forms Re:(2)

1999-11-23 Thread anon_emouse
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I've done a similar thing with my PCS cell phone, except that I monitor an incoming e-mail address instead of checking a web server. My PCS provider also provides a web gateway. The attached script %pcspager.r should give you a pretty good

[REBOL] another dumb problem!!

1999-11-23 Thread subhra
i am trying to compare two string this is what i use .. if( str = "") [ x: x + 1 ] it gives me the following error ** Syntax Error: Invalid word-get -- :. ** Where: (line 37) if (str == "") [ x : x + 1 ] in C you can easily do this . i think i am making a fundamental mistake

[REBOL] Rebol System Variables

1999-11-23 Thread peter . carlsson
Hello! Sorry to bother you with this question again but a few weeks ago someone explained how to list all system variables in Rebol. I recall there was a script doing this but I don't remember the name. Is it explained elsewhere? Best regards, Peter Carlsson

[REBOL] Rebol System Variables Re:

1999-11-23 Thread petr . krenzelok
Hi :-) it should get to the list as an attachement. Enjoy :-) -pekr- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! Sorry to bother you with this question again but a few weeks ago someone explained how to list all system variables in Rebol. I recall there was a script doing this but I don't

[REBOL] another dumb problem!! Re:

1999-11-23 Thread petr . krenzelok
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am trying to compare two string this is what i use .. if( str = "") [ x: x + 1 ] it gives me the following error ** Syntax Error: Invalid word-get -- :. ** Where: (line 37) if (str == "") [ x : x + 1 ] - str: "" == "" - if (str = "") [print ["Str

[REBOL] Rebol System Variables Re:

1999-11-23 Thread allenk
Hi Peter, Here are a couple from www.rebol.org that will help you "Classified list of REBOL words" by Eric Long http://www.rebol.org/utility/huh.r "System Object Browser" by Bohdan Lechnowsky http://www.rebol.org/script/browse-system.r Cheers, Allen K - Original Message - From:

[REBOL] another dumb problem!! Re:

1999-11-23 Thread allenk
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 7:55 PM Subject: [REBOL] another dumb problem!! i am trying to compare two string this is what i use .. if( str = "") [ x: x + 1 ] it gives me the following error

[REBOL] interacting with forms Re:(2)

1999-11-23 Thread allenk
Hi Kevin, Cool script! Thought you might like to know a simpler way to remove "^/" These two lines while [ptr: find textmsg "^/"] [textmsg: insert (remove/part ptr (length? "^/")) " " ] textmsg: head textmsg can be replaced by this trim/lines textmsg Cheers, Allen K

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(11)

1999-11-23 Thread porterpa
OK, OK I have been dually chastized :-) The point that I was trying to make was: I feel that were REBOL to follow the pricing/Marketing example of Turbo Pascal, and price their product so that it is redally available to the masses combined with a top notched marketing plan I believe that

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(4)

1999-11-23 Thread ralph
Hello, On 21-Nov-99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd be more willing to pay for "Rebol for Dummies". How about a "Beginner's Guide to Rebol for Experienced Programmers"? Subtitle: "Forget all you know" :) Elliott Or even, IT'S SIMPLIER THAN YOU THINK g I may write that one.

[REBOL] Web Hosting Sites that support Rebol? Re:(9)

1999-11-23 Thread ralph
I take it that you consider their service has been good. Their software arrangements are unusual, and new to me. I am just starting to study their offerings, and haven't seen anything like it elsewhere - it sounds like you control your own config like a webmaster would on a private

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(12)

1999-11-23 Thread ralph
OK, OK I have been dually chastized :-) The point that I was trying to make was: I feel that were REBOL to follow the pricing/Marketing example of Turbo Pascal, and price their product so that it is redally available to the masses combined with a top notched marketing plan I believe that

[REBOL] Can'g read web pages Re:(2)

1999-11-23 Thread gerryxiao
Thanks, I connected Internet with modem(ISP dialing), set my IE5 without proxy setting,Ie worked very well! myrebol-ftp-login worked well also! but ... No proxy,No firewall... maybe rebol and win98??? or ie5 and rebol??? I really don't know,could you give a hand to me? best wish, -

[REBOL] SELMA stripping off the full names

1999-11-23 Thread t_degrav
Hi there, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curtis. My guess is that SELMA is stripping off his name (like it does my name. Usually my email messages identify me is "Elan" in the "from:" header). That's something I wanted to ask before! Why does SELMA do this? It shouldn't be a problem to add the full

[REBOL] [REBOL] I'm really new linux user. Re:(3)

1999-11-23 Thread hamster
No, it doesn't, I am sorry. Above section of code gets executed, once you "do http://..." in REBOL, while Maciej is asking for REBOL sections to be executed by webserver and result of code being inserted into resulted html code, sent to client. But, I have answer for you. REBOL

[REBOL] [REBOL] I'm really new linux user. Re:(4)

1999-11-23 Thread petr . krenzelok
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it doesn't, I am sorry. Above section of code gets executed, once you "do http://..." in REBOL, while Maciej is asking for REBOL sections to be executed by webserver and result of code being inserted into resulted html code, sent to client. But, I

[REBOL] How to easily get rid off x.yzE-2 decimal format?

1999-11-23 Thread petr . krenzelok
Hi, I haven't find easily way to do following: - num: 0.00181716 == 1.81716E-3 - num == 1.81716E-3 - ble: form num == "1.81716E-3" - print ble 1.81716E-3 - ble: to-string num == "1.81716E-3" - print ble 1.81716E-3 - I hope I don't need to create some special formatter function, or? ;-)

[REBOL] another dumb problem!! Re:(2)

1999-11-23 Thread strejcek
Hi, Actually what you have is a simple typo The clue is in the error msg, it shows x : x + 1 (notice the space between the x and the colon) With the typo str: "" x: 0 if( str = "") [x : x + 1] ** Syntax Error: Invalid word-get -- :. ** Where: (line 1) if( str = "") [x : x + 1]

[REBOL] Re: does CGI work on Macintosh ? Re:

1999-11-23 Thread dm98411
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hmm, I don't have a mac, so can't answer. But in general, I belive you should look in the server docs for: 1. how to associate rebol scripts with the rebol intepretor. (macs don't associate files by extension AFAIR but maybe the does?) in general: Does REBOL

[REBOL] Functions and moral imperatives Re:

1999-11-23 Thread jeff
Ladislav said: Could you try to *encourage* some of us to try more functional programming in Rebol? - I mean simply write some purely functional examples of Rebol code. I've sown enough discord and I repent. For my penance I will do as Ladislav has

[REBOL] Encouraging functional programming Re:

1999-11-23 Thread jeff
As it turns out, it isn't possible to do this in REBOL with purely functional code because there doesn't seem to be a way to prepend an element to a block in a non-destructive way. However, if we cheat a little and introduce these functions: prepend: func [item blk] [

[REBOL] cookies

1999-11-23 Thread anon_emouse
Does anyone here know how to negotiate a web site that uses cookie based authentication? --- Regards,Graham Chiu gchiuatcompkarori.co.nz http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin

[REBOL] cookies Re:

1999-11-23 Thread Andrew . M . Grossman
You could use my cookie-client script that is somewhere on rebol.org. It allows you to read access webpages while sending them cookies. I'm planning when I have a few minutes free on revising it to work a bit more nicely and automatically remember cookies and the like. Sort of a smart read

[REBOL] Encouraging functional programming

1999-11-23 Thread a142808
Jeff asks: What's wrong with prepend: func [item blk][append reduce [item] blk] This is no more functional than what I wrote, I just didn't understand it as well. Is REDUCE guaranteed to return a fresh block? __ Get Your Private, Free

[REBOL] another dumb problem!! Re:(3)

1999-11-23 Thread subhra
Hi folks. I don't wanna get you angry, but a few last lines convinced me that some I should recommend this document to your attention: http://www.rebol.com/user-guide/style.html Cheers, jan -- Jan Strejcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] hey that was cool .. actually overlooked it .. thanx

[REBOL] UDP Messaging ???

1999-11-23 Thread robert . lancaster
Hi, there Rebols! Was wondering if any of you had played around with the UDP messaging? As my attempts at using UDP, based on the TCP examples on REBOL.com, are failing and I need some pointers. I just want to send a stream of UDP messages from one PC to another. I don't care if the

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(12)

1999-11-23 Thread icimjs
At 08:46 AM 11/23/99 +, you wrote: OK, OK I have been dually chastized :-) The point that I was trying to make was: I feel that were REBOL to follow the pricing/Marketing example of Turbo Pascal, and price their product so that it is redally available to the masses combined with a top

[REBOL] does CGI work on Macintosh ? Re:(2)

1999-11-23 Thread icimjs
Hi Will, you wrote: no answer = Well does it mean it doesn't ?? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:55:51 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [REBOL] does CGI work on Macintosh ? Hi all 8) Well, would the rebol 2.2 work as CGI with WebStar

[REBOL] cookies Re:(2)

1999-11-23 Thread anon_emouse
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] DU writes You could use my cookie-client script that is somewhere on rebol.org. It allows you to read access webpages while sending them cookies. I'll head there now ... I'm planning when I have a few minutes free on revising it to work a bit

[REBOL] SELMA stripping off the full names Re:

1999-11-23 Thread ingo
Hi Tom, I don't no the the implementation of Selma (what was the command, by the way?), but I think that it is caused by import-email, which just strips real-names off. I have some patches, that will make it possible to use real-names within rebol, I tried to send it to rebol.org, hope it gets

[REBOL] interacting with forms Re:(3)

1999-11-23 Thread anon_emouse
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Kev, I tried out your script with modifications, but I get an error returned by the mtnsms server 'Object not found'. I don't know what this means, but I have noticed that in response to posting my userid and password, a cookie is sent back

[REBOL] Functional programming in REBOL

1999-11-23 Thread a142808
Here's my solution to the problems I posed. Don't peek if you are trying to do it yourself. rebol [] comment1: { Imperative programs that mimic basic functional operations mostly through an intense amount of copying. } prepend: func [item blk] [ result: make block! (length? blk) + 1

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(13)

1999-11-23 Thread porterpa
Absolutely correct. My comments about smart marketing are meant for Turbo not Borland. I agree Borland did a steller job of turning everything they touched into c---. It's good to hear from a fellow North Carolinian. I'm over here on the coast (with web feet) in Kinston NC. I would really

[REBOL] interacting with forms Re:(4)

1999-11-23 Thread Andrew . M . Grossman
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tion, but I am not seeing that request when I read their port --- end of quote --- There is no request. The server automatically gets sent all cookies that your browser has relating to that domain and path. If you look at the headers the server returns to you,

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(13)

1999-11-23 Thread anon_emouse
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Sprint is still in my toolbox for special jobs. While I'm happy, a lot of Sprint users (there's still a mailing list) are not. Borland mismanaged Sprint (and other products), and simply did the end users a massive disservice. People now use

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(14)

1999-11-23 Thread ralph
Absolutely correct. My comments about smart marketing are meant for Turbo not Borland. I agree Borland did a steller job of turning everything they touched into c---. Yep... Carl and you guys at Rebol should examine Borland's strategy over the years and do EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. You will

[REBOL] open and proxies

1999-11-23 Thread t_degrav
Hi all, to send a cgi POST query I'd like to open a port to a particular web server. As I'm behind a proxy I'd like to know if it's possible to set a proxy for every open command. port: open [ scheme: 'tcp host: :base-url port-id: 80 proxy/host:"wingate.intranet.gy"

[REBOL] DONT MAKE IT COMMERCIAL!!!! Re:(14)

1999-11-23 Thread ralph
Inprise allowed dBase to leave the fold - exclusively licensed it to KSoft ( aka dBase200 inc ). Why don't the Sprint users take over the product - get it open sourced or something. We've been trying for years, Grahamg. They won't let loose of it. --Ralph

[REBOL] How to easily get rid off x.yzE-2 decimal format? Re:

1999-11-23 Thread KGD03011
Hi Petr, you wrote: Hi, I haven't find easily way to do following: - num: 0.00181716 == 1.81716E-3 - num == 1.81716E-3 - ble: form num == "1.81716E-3" I submitted a script called %format.r to rebol.org that does that. num: 0.00181716 == 1.81716E-3 format num == "0.00" format num

[REBOL] [REBOL] changing server w/set-net Re:

1999-11-23 Thread icimjs
Hi x1cthach, you wrote: set-net [ (to-url rejoin [user "@" service]) (to-url service) none none none none] Shouldn't you have the smtp server's address (mail.host.dom, or smtp.host.dom) in third position of set-net [ ... ]? You now have 'none instead. Perhaps that's the problem? Elan

[REBOL] New REBOL User's Guide!

1999-11-23 Thread danny
Your patience is rewarded! The beta version of REBOL User's Guide is posted to http://www.rebol.com/manual/. This is a draft. Please send your comments, suggestions, corrections, and feedback to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. The REBOL Documentation Team will continue refining this document with

[REBOL] open and proxies Re:

1999-11-23 Thread sterling
You can use: port-spec: make port! [ scheme: 'tcp host: :base-url port-id: 80 proxy: make system/schemes/default/proxy [] timeout: 0:10 ] Root-Protocol/open-proto port-spec and now it should be open, going through your default proxy. For

[REBOL] changing server w/set-net Re:

1999-11-23 Thread x1cthach
Shouldn't you have the smtp server's address (mail.host.dom, or smtp.host.dom) in third position of set-net [ ... ]? You now have 'none instead. Perhaps that's the problem? From the REBOL Dictionary: Set-net [email-addr default-server pop-server proxy-server proxy-port-id proxy-type] and

[REBOL] New REBOL User's Guide! Re:

1999-11-23 Thread ddalley
On 24-Nov-99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a draft. Please send your comments, suggestions, corrections, and feedback to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. The REBOL Documentation Team will continue refining this document with your help and suggestions. Danny: is there an archive of the manual