I tried the script you posted (with my own programs), but when I ran it, I got a REBOL Dialog box that says "Launch can only be used by launcher programs." The dialog box has an OK button. I don't get an error.
I haven't read all of the posts on this subject. What did I miss? This would be a great way to collect all my programs into a menu. Thanks, Jim REBOL [] view layout [ button green / 1.8 "Registers" [launch %registers.r] button green / 1.8 "Text Editor" [launch %ed-70.r] button red "Quit" [unview/all] ] ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Cunliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:58 AM Subject: [REBOL] Re: 'launch and scripts running other scripts. > Alan > > I tried 'launch and it works for me. I wrote a launch-test.r script: > > REBOL [] > > view layout [ > button "imagine" [launch %imagine.r] > button "quit" [unview/all] > ] > > My %imagine.r does a number of things, so is a good test I think: uses > request-file to select a PNG file, then extract and execute an embedded > rebol script, opening another window printing the output if the embedded > script if needs be. The nice thing is I can keep on doing this as long as I > liek becuase launch-test gui is just sitting their independently :-) Just > what I think we both needed. > > That is how it behaves when I run it from within the _same_ directory it > starts from: > > do %launch-test.r > > But when I move it somewhere else in the directory structure, for example: > > do %../tools/launch-test.r > > then I do have a obvious problem. REBOL/View looks for a REBOL installation > in ../tools directory and if it does not find it, then throws up its > installation GUI [the first time]. The next time it will run dierctly as it > finds rebol.exe in ../tools. > > This behavior is something generally I still don't understand about > REBOL/View [Win98se]. Namely why and when REBOL/View plants more versions of > rebol.exe all over the file structure. I don't know if my config is damaged, > or if there is a simple refinement or script param needed to avoid this. > > I hope this is some help to you, and that we both get sorted soon. > > cheers > ./Jason > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "alan parman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 10:07 AM > Subject: [REBOL] 'launch and scripts running other scripts. > > > > If I enter the following at the REBOL console, then the button works. > > > > view layout [button [launch %feedback.r]] > > > > If I save this as a REBOL script, and run it, then the button doesn't > work. > > > > Seems like a bug to me. If this is a security issue then 'launch could be > configured to always 'ask? > > [...snip...] > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the > subject, without the quotes. > > -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
