On Tue, 3 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi --
>
> I use metatalk scripts all the time on unix, a la
>
> mc test.mt
>
> where test.mt has an "on Startup" handler. I have not been successful
> in applying the same strategy in an MS*Dos window under Windows 95/98.
> In particular, my puts dont appear (as do not my writes to stdout).
>
> on Startup
> put the files
> end Startup
Sorry, it's impossible to support this on Windows or MacOS due to the
design of those operating systems: MacOS doesn't have any concept of
stdout, and Windows apps can either be GUI apps or console apps, but
not both. I'm not sure why Windows was designed this way. It's a
serious flaw IMHO (it makes debugging GUI apps harder than it should
be, for example).
It would be relatively straightforward to create a MetaCard engine for
Windows with the GUI disabled, but we don't get many requests for this
and so don't currently have any plans to build one. What are you
planning to use this for? Maybe there's a better way...
Regards,
Scott
> Thanks for reading,
>
> -- Allen Morgan
> Novartis NABRI
> RTP, NC
>
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Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com
MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that...
