At 04:25 PM 5/1/00 -0500, you wrote: >How can you run command line operating system calls in Unix or Windows from >a Rebol script? > >thanks, > >Steve > Can't do it with Rebol/Core. You'd need Rebol/Command, which is available to Beta testers. Propose a project that meets Carl's 5 requirements (below), email it to Dan, and wait for Dan's reply. At 12:49 PM 4/19/00 -0700, you wrote: >Dear REBOL friends, > ...snip... >So, what about REBOL/Command? That's what you want to know, right? > >There is both good news and bad news. The good news is that, yes, we do have /Command out to a small group of beta testers and the feedback has been positive. The bad news is that it runs on only a few platforms at this time, and we want to put more features into it before we release it to a larger group. > >Currently, the beta release of /Command has ODBC, external library (DLL) calls, and shell command access. But, I thought you wouldn't want to hear from us until we also had encryption, asynchronous messaging, network service management, full XML support, modules (namespaces), on-demand component loading, tasking/threading, etc. So, we didn't make a big deal out of the beta 1 release. > >Of course, I forgot about that yesterday and blurted out that it was in beta, and now you want to try it. I can't blame you. I would too! > >So, what now? > >We don't want to do an open beta test of /Command because it will become too crazy, and we'll be overloaded. ...snip... >So, here's my suggestion. I have to talk to Dan about it, but, if you really want to test /Command beta 1, and you can: > >1. test it with an actual database (using ODBC), >2. test the external library and shell calls, >3. not just report bugs, but suggest about how they might be fixed, >4. keep it strictly confidential and to yourself, >5. and, you do not care that it only runs on a few platforms right now, > >then we could send you a copy... after Dan approves it. But remember, /Command will be released as a commercial product and, because of the features it supports, it is not intended to be platform independent (like /Core is). > >If you agree to this, then send [EMAIL PROTECTED] an email telling him what kind of project you are doing, and he will get back to you. > >Do not worry if Dan says no. As we add more features to /Command, we'll need more beta testers. Right now we don't have the staff to keep up with the demand and feedback. (Although, we do plan on expanding our staff in a couple months, so if you're looking for a new job...) > >So that's the plan. > >Keep on rebolling, > >Carl Sassenrath >REBOL/Founder > >
