OSProcess is partially implemented on Windows, but the required
plugin is not normally distributed with Windows VMs. That is the
reason for "WindowsProcess with pid nil". The WindowsProcess object
is a proxy for the external Windows process, and the pid is nil
because the actual process could not be started (because of the
missing plugin).

http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/708

Dave

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:28:14AM +0200, Tudor Girba wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As far as I know, OSProcess does not work on Windows.
> 
> Cheers,
> Doru
> 
> 
> On 12 May 2010, at 23:54, Andrei Stebakov wrote:
> 
> >Installation worked well.
> >Something is still missing (docs for sure!) when I type "OSProcess  
> >thisOSProcess" and evaluate/print it it says "a WindowsProcess with  
> >pid nil".
> >
> >
> >2010/5/12 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>
> >It seems the wiki is outdated. Please try this to install it:
> >
> >Gofer new
> >    squeaksource: 'Coral';
> >    package: 'LoadCoral';
> >    load.
> >
> >(Smalltalk at: #CoralLoader) load.
> >
> >
> >DISCLAIMER: I have no idea of it is working or not. It just load.  
> >And I am not even sure if loads completely correct
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >mariano
> >
> >
> >2010/5/12 Andrei Stebakov <[email protected]>
> >Right, I just didn't get it on the first read...
> >
> >2010/5/12 Gabriel Brunstein <[email protected]>
> >As I read there, Coral IS A PACKAGE FOR PHARO! so you would not be  
> >using another tool.
> >I don't know which is the state of Coral, if it works or not (based  
> >on the previous mail of Stephane)
> >
> >2010/5/12 Andrei Stebakov <[email protected]>
> >Thank you, I'll give it a try. See, maybe my philosophy is wrong,  
> >but I'd rather get better at one tool (where it's possible) than  
> >learn multiple different tools to do similar tasks.
> >I think Pharo has a potential to be if not a Swiss army knife like  
> >Python, but a very useful language for any programming tasks  
> >(scripting is one of them).
> >So far, as a newbie, I like what I see in Pharo and having a blast  
> >learning it. I am so thrilled, that just a thought that it could do  
> >scripting sends shivers down my spine :)
> >
> >2010/5/12 Gabriel Brunstein <[email protected]>
> >
> >What about coral?
> >http://scg.unibe.ch/wiki/projects/bachelorsprojects/coral
> >
> >2010/5/12 Andrei Stebakov <[email protected]>
> >Is it possible to start Pharo headless and execute some command (say  
> >to get some info from a web page)?
> >
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