On 2020-06-08 08:05, Peter Pentchev wrote:
On Mon, Jun 08, 2020 at 10:45:21AM +0100, Richard Hainsworth wrote:
Ok Todd, let me have a go at this issue.
Thank you, Richard, for your help. I apologize to Todd and to everyone
on the list for my outburst in my last e-mail.
G'luck,
Peter
Hi Pe
Hi All,
I am starting a program (run from crontab) to test some
things and
eMail diagnostics to me.
I am looking at
https://github.com/retupmoca/P6-Net-SMTP
I pretty much understand everything, but
send($from, $to, $messag
On 02/09/2017 08:51 PM, Brandon Allbery
wrote:
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 11:41 PM,
ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com>
wrote:
I am looking at
https://github.com/retupmoca/
Hi All,
I know I asked this once before and I had though I'd written it
down, but do you have any favorite Perl5 to Per6 converters?
Many thanks,
-T
--
~~
Computers are like air conditioners.
They malfunction when you open windows
On 02/12/2017 06:34 AM, Moritz Lenz wrote:
Hi,
What's the use case for converting Perl 5 to Perl 6 automatically?
If you want to use Perl 5 code from within your Perl 6 code, you can do
that through Inline::Perl5.
But automatic translation (if it works at all) typically doesn't produce
good or
On 02/12/2017 05:00 PM, yary wrote:
There's Rosetta Code to compare short programs in different languages.
Not as handy as what you are asking for, still it is educational
To try it out I started at http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Perl_6
to find all the pages that have P6 examples. I chos
On 02/12/2017 05:02 PM, Brandon Allbery
wrote:
On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:48 PM,
ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com>
wrote:
The case
is, if I can't figure out the syn
On 02/12/2017 05:12 PM, Darren Duncan wrote:
On 2017-02-12 5:08 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
I presume my eyes would tell where I made the boo-boo. Lets hope!
I am real tired of Perl 5's stone age subs declarations. @_, oh
brother.
In principle there is nothing wrong with @_ at least fro
On 02/13/2017 12:55 PM, Darren Duncan wrote:
I think the important thing is having choice. Declaring parameters in
terms of named variables is normal and important, but when one does
that it would still be ideal to get a single extra variable that has
all the arguments in it as components, f
On 02/13/2017 02:23 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
naming and commending
oopscommenting
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~~
Hi All,
rakudo-star-0.0.2016.11-1.el7.x86_64 (Linux)
Two questions about substitutes for system calls:
1) Is there a reliably Perl 6 way to copy things to the
clipboard? (Perl 5 has a module, but it is unreliable
and I have to make a system call.)
2) Is there a way to get a list of
Hi All,
$ cat die.pl6
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use strict;
# use warnings;
# use lib; # fill name of lib in
die "Curses on you!";
$ die.pl6
Curses on you!
in block at ./die.pl6 line 7
What is the best way to exit, like "die", without
the commentary "in block " from the "die" command?
I jus
Hi All,
What is the difference between these two commands and why would
you use ".perl"?
say "$ServiceName";
say $ServiceName.perl;
Many thanks,
-T
--
~~
Computers are like air conditioners.
They malfunction when you open windows
Hi All,
Is there a reverse of .lines?
Original code:
@SystemCtl = qx ( systemctl -la ).lines;
I presume this is the same as the original code:
@Lines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.lines;
Would the reverse be sometime like this?
$StringFullOfLineFeeds = @Lines.reverselines;
Many thanks,
-T
--
On 02/17/2017 06:51 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:47 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
What is the difference between these two commands and why would
you use ".perl"?
say "$ServiceName";
say $ServiceN
On 02/17/2017 07:26 PM, yary wrote:
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:52 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
@Lines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.lines
@Lines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.lines.reverse
-y
Thank you!
--
~~
Computers are li
On 02/17/2017 07:44 PM, yary wrote:
my $StringReversedLines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.lines.reverse.join("\n")
or
my $StringReversedLines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.split("\n",:v).reverse.join
**//___^
Cool. I was wondering how to put the line feed back in!
--
~~~
Havi
Hi All,
Before I go using Panda and lose my revision control, does anyone
know what Net::SMTP is called in RPM land?
$ yum --enablerepo=* whatprovides */net-smtp
Many thanks,
-T
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Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
~~~
Hi All,
In Net::SMTP, we have:
$debug when set to a true value, will print the SMTP
traffic to stderr.
Is there an easy way to intercept this so I can analyze if
the mail went through properly?
Many thanks,
-T
--
~~
Computers are like air conditio
Hi All,
Sorry for the 1000 questions today, but I have anb entire
week to think them up. And I have another one.
In Windows, I am noticing that Cobian Backup and Windows
Explorer (not Internet Explorer) can tool around CIFS
(Windows) shares based on the IP (not the drive letter).
Can I do this
On 02/17/2017 07:44 PM, yary wrote:
Oh, then chain join on the end:
my $StringReversedLines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.lines.reverse.join("\n")
or
my $StringReversedLines = $StringFullOfLineFeeds.split("\n",:v).reverse.join
**//___^
Hmmm. I wanted to recreate the array, not reverse the line.
On 02/17/2017 06:43 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
$ cat die.pl6
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use strict;
# use warnings;
# use lib; # fill name of lib in
die "Curses on you!";
$ die.pl6
Curses on you!
in block at ./die.pl6 line 7
What is the best way to exit, like "die", wi
On 02/18/2017 03:30 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
It is usually considered The Right Thing to output error messages to
stderr instead of stdout; you can use "note" to output to stderr (and
it'll also put a newline at the end for you, which print doesn't do).
True. Thank you
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~~~
On 02/18/2017 03:51 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
Almost no linux distros package perl6 modules for their native package
manager yet.
The only distro i know of that has any kind of perl6 module packaging at
all is archlinux:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0&K=perl6
You need to use panda
On 02/18/2017 06:16 AM, yary wrote:
If your code will be running on Windows, then you should be able to use
Perl6's native filesystem calls with UNC paths, and those can take IP
addresses instead of host names eg.
\\192.168.1.154\C$\Users\MiniMe\Documents
Cool. Thank you!
--
~~~
Hi All,
I need to figure out how to use {} is substitutes. I
got the // down, now I need to learn {}. I am trying
to get away from the \/\/\\/\/\/\\/ nightmare.
#!/usr/bin/perl6
print "FILE = <$?FILE>\n";
(my $IAm =~ $?FILE ) ~~ s/.*\///;
print "IAm = <$IAm>\n";
(my $IAm2 =~ $?FILE ) ~
On 02/18/2017 04:47 PM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
/ doesn't have a meaning in regex, but it's not an alpha character, so
if you want to "match literally" it "must be quoted" as the first error
message tells you.
On top of that, balanced characters like () and {} aren't allowed for
the s/// form (only
Hi All,
I am having issues writing to STDERR. I am using this as
a reference:
https://perl6.org/archive/rfc/30.html
The p52p6 translator needs to be able to spot
instances of barewords and globs and translate them
to scalars:
print STDERR @foo; -> pri
On 02/17/2017 06:43 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
$ cat die.pl6
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use strict;
# use warnings;
# use lib; # fill name of lib in
die "Curses on you!";
$ die.pl6
Curses on you!
in block at ./die.pl6 line 7
What is the best way to exit, like "die", wi
On 02/18/2017 07:35 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 10:33 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
am having issues writing to STDERR. I am using this as
a reference:
https://perl6.org/archive/rfc/30.html
<https://perl6.org/archi
On 02/19/2017 07:15 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
Oh, another question:
please tell us how you reached that site? I expect you did a google
search or something; can you tell us what search terms you've used to
get there? We should obviously improve the docs so that they get found
instead of the archi
On 02/17/2017 06:38 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
rakudo-star-0.0.2016.11-1.el7.x86_64 (Linux)
Two questions about substitutes for system calls:
1) Is there a reliably Perl 6 way to copy things to the
clipboard? (Perl 5 has a module, but it is unreliable
and I have to make a
On 02/23/2017 06:08 PM, yary wrote:
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 7:09 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
But ... it calls xclip (Linux), pbcopy (OS X), or clip (Windows),
so you might as well call these programs directly with qx or qqx
rather than having to use
Hi All,
I am having trouble installing "panda" on Fedora Code 25.
$ perl6 -v
This is Rakudo version 2016.11 built on MoarVM version 2016.11
implementing Perl 6.c.
What is going on?
Many thanks,
-T
$ git clone --recursive http://github.com/tadzik/panda.git
$ cd panda
# perl6 bootstrap.pl
==
Hi All,
Am I blind or is there nowhere to set the subject of an eMail
in Net::SMTP?
https://github.com/retupmoca/P6-Net-SMTP
Many thanks,
-T
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All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
~~~
On 02/23/2017 11:50 PM, Luca Ferrari wrote:
On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 7:51 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
Am I blind or is there nowhere to set the subject of an eMail
in Net::SMTP?
I suspect it is implementing a quite low-level interface: smtp does
not know anything about a subject, it
On 02/23/2017 10:41 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
I am having trouble installing "panda" on Fedora Code 25.
$ perl6 -v
This is Rakudo version 2016.11 built on MoarVM version 2016.11
implementing Perl 6.c.
What is going on?
Many thanks,
-T
$ git clone --recursive http://github.
Hi All,
I do adore the Geany editor for coding, but ... it
coughs on group comments
=begin Introduction
blah blah blah
=end Introduction
after the first "=" everything is blue and I lose my
fancy colors that tell me when I forget a quote, etc..
Anyone know a way to keep my group comments and
r
On 02/24/2017 11:51 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
Hey Todd,
Net::SMTP (doesn't support SSL, but others do)
$ zef --force install > Net::SMTP
Are you sure that's the case? i definitely see SSL-related verbiage in
Net::SMTP's Readme. The simple interface offers an "ssl" and a
"starttls" flag in its
On 02/24/2017 04:05 AM, Luca Ferrari wrote:
"$Subject$StringFullOfLineFeeds);
Guilty as charged. I missed the quote at the end of the line.
--
~~
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They malfunction when you open windows
~~
http://padre.perlide.org/
Any good for Perl 6? You have a better one you like?
On 02/24/2017 04:58 PM, yary wrote:
I installed and used Padre a little bit last year. It showed promise and
seems to have had quite a bit of activity in its day. As of now it works
for basic editing in perl6 but it seemed a little rough, and as Brandon
noted it isn't maintained, fixes would be D
On 02/24/2017 05:47 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
On 02/24/2017 04:58 PM, yary wrote:
I installed and used Padre a little bit last year. It showed promise and
seems to have had quite a bit of activity in its day. As of now it works
for basic editing in perl6 but it seemed a little rough, and as
On 02/24/2017 01:56 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
I do adore the Geany editor for coding, but ... it
coughs on group comments
=begin Introduction
blah blah blah
=end Introduction
after the first "=" everything is blue and I lose my
fancy colors that tell me when I forget a
Hi All,
Reference: https://github.com/tadzik/Terminal-ANSIColor/
How do I clean this Perl 5 line for Perl 6?
44: use Terminal::ANSIColor qw( BOLD BLUE RED GREEN RESET );
# perl6 -c CimTrakCheckAndResatart.pl6
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling
/home/linuxutil/CimTrakCheckAndResatart.pl6
Und
On 02/26/2017 05:12 AM, yary wrote:
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 7:13 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
Undeclared routine:
qw used at line 44
Use any other bracketing than parens, eg qw[a b c d] or qw/a b c d/
Parens are used for calling subs/methods
On 02/26/2017 07:28 AM, yary wrote:
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 8:21 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
Now what am I doing wrong?
Read the POD!
I was over here at
https://github.com/tadzik/Terminal-ANSIColor/
"This is a Term::ANSIColor module for
On 02/26/2017 05:14 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
And he doesn't link the POD. Where is the POD by the way?
Found it:
https://github.com/tadzik/Terminal-ANSIColor/commit/c95c318efe6ee1596d012146f4fed7e15f1f316e
--
~~
Computers are like air conditioners.
On 02/26/2017 05:59 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
On 02/26/2017 05:14 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
And he doesn't link the POD. Where is the POD by the way?
Found it:
https://github.com/tadzik/Terminal-ANSIColor/commit/c95c318efe6ee1596d012146f4fed7e15f1f316e
This is better:
https://githu
On 02/26/2017 06:02 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 8:14 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
Speaking of syntax errors, what is wrong with these
two lines (not used a the same time)?
use Terminal::ANSIColor qw[ color ];
use Te
On 02/26/2017 05:56 PM, yary wrote:
Hmm...
use Terminal::ANSIColor;**//___^
by itself will import color and everything else. For selectively
importing only what you want- which is good style IMHO- I looked up this
https://docs.perl6.org/language/modules#___top
which says "Note there currently
On 02/26/2017 06:44 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
It should be the first, but it appears to be unimplemented at present.
Only tagged imports work
(https://docs.perl6.org/language/modules#Exporting_and_Selective_Importing).
"Note there currently is no way for the user to import a single object
if th
On 02/26/2017 04:13 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
Reference: https://github.com/tadzik/Terminal-ANSIColor/
How do I clean this Perl 5 line for Perl 6?
44: use Terminal::ANSIColor qw( BOLD BLUE RED GREEN RESET );
# perl6 -c CimTrakCheckAndResatart.pl6
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling
Hi All,
Follow up on Net::SMTP:
Thank you for all the help!
I am posting this back to help others. And, yes, I know I
don't have to use "~" so much.
-T
Comments:
1) "@to" is an array, not a string
2) the "To:", "From:", and "Subject:" are headers that
you make up yourself. And they are
On 02/27/2017 11:34 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
Follow up on Net::SMTP:
Thank you for all the help!
I am posting this back to help others. And, yes, I know I
don't have to use "~" so much.
-T
Comments:
1) "@to" is an array, not a string
2) the "To:
On 02/28/2017 04:11 AM, yary wrote:
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:53 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
sub PrintRed ( $Str ) { print color('bold'), color('red'),
"$Str", color('reset'); }
sub PrintGreen ( $Str ) {
On 02/28/2017 12:53 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 3:46 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
On 02/28/2017 04:11 AM, yary wrote:
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:53 AM, ToddAndMargo
mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>
<mail
Hi All,
Anyone know how to do an attachment with Net::SMTP.
I need to attach a tar ball.
I see this is Thunderbird's message source, but ..
--0__=0ABB0A53DFD693F18f9e8a93df938690918c0ABB0A53DFD693F1
Content-type: image/gif;
name="pic15602.gif"
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename
Hi All,
In Windows 7 Pro, I know that several backup programs
are able to manipulate files on hidden NTFS partitions.
Is there a Perl6 way to do this? (I am trying to avoid
mounting with a drive letter to end around ransomware.)
Many thanks,
-T
--
~
I am Windows
I
Hi All,
There are times when I want to know th4e index of an array
when I am in a "for @array" loop. I can do it with a
variable outside the for loop and increment it, but
I would line to know know if there is a way to incorporate
it in the loop command.
This is my long winded way of doing it i
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:04 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
Hi All,
Anyone know how to do an attachment with Net::SMTP.
I need to attach a tar ball.
I see this is Thunderbird's message source, but ..
On 03/01/2017 12:03 PM, yary wrote:
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 3:01 PM, yary mailto:not@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:54 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
MIME::Lite
Sorry not MIME::Lite but "a number of alternatives, like Em
On 03/01/2017 01:27 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 4:04 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
Anyone know how to do an attachment with Net::SMTP.
Didn't you ask that a couple months ago, and I told you to look for a
MIME module?
Yes, bu
Hi All,
I am trying to write myself an example of how
to use Inline::Perl5 (yes, I know there is a way
to write in color in Perl 6).
I also have a low level test(.use), which I am not
showing, as it works.
I am doing this in an Xfce 4.12 (Linux) "Terminal".
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use Inline::Perl
Hi All,
In the following code, how do I get access to the Perl 6 variables
inside the Perl 5 code?
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use Inline::Perl5;
my $p6str = "string from Perl 6";
my $perl5 = Inline::Perl5.new();
$perl5.run(' print $p6str . "\n\n"; ');
Many thanks,
-T
--
~
On 03/04/2017 12:52 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
In the following code, how do I get access to the Perl 6 variables
inside the Perl 5 code?
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use Inline::Perl5;
my $p6str = "string from Perl 6";
my $perl5 = Inline::Perl5.new();
$perl5.run(' print
Hi All,
I am coming frrom Modula2 here.
I M2 (using Perl syntax),
sub A () {
sub B () {
}}
B can only be seen inside A. Outside of A, B is
invisible.
What are the rules for embedded subs in Perl 6?
Many thanks,
-T
--
~~
Computers are like ai
On 03/04/2017 06:27 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 9:22 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
I am coming frrom Modula2 here.
I M2 (using Perl syntax),
sub A () {
sub B () {
}}
B can only be seen inside A. Outsid
Hi All,
This is one of those really dumb questions, but can I call
what I write in Perl a "program" or a "script"? Or, does
it even matter?
Many thanks,
-T
--
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
On 03/04/2017 07:31 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 10:23 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
This is one of those really dumb questions, but can I call
what I write in Perl a "program" or a "script"? Or, does
it ev
On 02/17/2017 06:38 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
1) Is there a reliably Perl 6 way to copy things to the
clipboard? (Perl 5 has a module, but it is unreliable
and I have to make a system call.)
In Linux, OS::Clipboard is using xclip and is writing to the
"mouse over" and &qu
On 03/05/2017 09:05 PM, Brock Wilcox wrote:
Looks like Term::ANSIColor does weird things with exported constants --
they are some sort of constant-function rather than simple strings. Here
is an alternate usage that does what you want:
#!/usr/bin/perl6
use Inline::Perl5;
use Term::ANSIColor:from
Followup,
This is my notes on Inline::Perl5. I hope this is useful to others.
-T
#!/usr/bin/perl6
# Inline::Perl5 test
# Reference:
https://github.com/niner/Inline-Perl5/commit/cc683dae98df19db8cfbb551f7a87ef79bdc2a8b
use Inline::Perl5;
use Term::ANSIColor:from;
# my $Red = Term::
qx{ echo $Str | xclip -selection primary };
passes syntax, but hangs when run
Hi All,
Is there a $*DISTRO or some such that will tell me just "linux"
and not "rhel ..." or "fedora ..."?
Many thanks,
-T
--
~~
Computers are like air conditioners.
They malfunction when you open windows
~~
On 03/06/2017 01:32 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
This is because of how xclip works. It keeps running until you kill it,
or until the number of pastes has been reached that you specify with -loops.
You will want to use Proc::Async or run with an :in parameter instead of
shelling into a redirect with
On 03/06/2017 01:40 AM, Steve Mynott wrote:
Try $*KERNEL
S
Hi Steve,
That works! Thank you!
-T
$ perl6 -e ' say $*KERNEL;'
linux (3.10.0.514.6.1.el.7.x.86._.64)
C:\perl6 -e "say $*KERNEL;"
win32
By the way win64 also give win32 including with the 64 bit raku
Don't know if I will ever
On 03/06/2017 01:32 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
This is because of how xclip works. It keeps running until you kill it,
or until the number of pastes has been reached that you specify with -loops.
You will want to use Proc::Async or run with an :in parameter instead of
shelling into a redirect with
On 03/06/2017 01:35 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
Doesn't seem to be, but there's $*DISTRO.is-win, which is usually enough
(i.e. you have to do one dumb thing on windows and another sane thing on
literally anything else)
Thank you!
--
~
I am Windows
I am the Blue Scree
Hi All,
Is there a list of all the \n pairs out there somewhere?
Many thanks,
-T
On 03/06/2017 01:55 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
Is there a way to send and "end of file" marker to terminate the pipe?
That is exactly what the call to .close does.
Looking over at
https://github.com/kmwallio/p6-OS-Clipboard/blob/master/lib/OS/Clipboard.pm6
lines 47 to 52
sub clipboard-cop
On 03/06/2017 12:20 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
qx{ echo $Str | xclip -selection primary };
passes syntax, but hangs when run
I figured it out. I will get back later today with
and explanation and examples
--
~~
Computers are like air conditioners.
They
On 03/06/2017 12:20 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
qx{ echo $Str | xclip -selection primary };
passes syntax, but hangs when run
Hi All,
I figured it out. The reason the above "hangs" is
because it is "ambiguous". What is Perl and what is
bash are not tightly delineated. Is
On 03/06/2017 02:21 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Why is he
putting the commands into an array
He's being "fancy".
--
~~
Computers are like air conditioners.
They malfunction when you open windows
~~
On 03/06/2017 08:28 AM, Will Coleda wrote:
Can you clarify the request here, I'm not sure what you mean.
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 5:14 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
Is there a list of all the \n pairs out there somewhere?
Many thanks,
-T
Hi Will,
I am trying to figure out if
Hi All,
Two questions:
1) Looking at other code, I see this at the top a lot:
use v6;
Mine have as the first line
#!/usr/bin/perl6
What is "use v6;" used for?
2) I have been looking at other's modules in Perl6.
In Perl 5, the first line is
package Packa
On 03/06/2017 09:35 AM, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
0aLINE FEED
0cFORM FEED
0dCARRIAGE RETURN
1eRECORD SEPARATOR
1fUNIT SEPARATOR
8dREVERSE LINE FEED
002028LINE SEPARATOR
0023ce ⏎ RETURN SYMBOL
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On 03/07/2017 12:21 AM, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 00:13:49 -0800, ToddAndMargo
wrote:
On 03/06/2017 09:35 AM, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
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On 03/06/2017 09:46 AM, Parrot Raiser wrote:
This is an "angels dancing on the head of a pin" sort of question.
"Program" is about purpose, "script" is about form.
Any set of instructions (even a single one), given to a computer , can
be considered a program. (If you don't believe me, see what B
On 03/07/2017 09:29 AM, Timo Paulssen wrote:
For example: > > sub WriteSecondaryClipboard ( $Str ) { #
my $Cmd = "echo \"$Str\" | xclip -selection clipboard";
shell $Cmd;
} > > > problem solved.
Please don't forget that if $Str can be modified by a user or outside
process somehow, you've
On 03/07/2017 11:53 AM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 3:12 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
1) Looking at other code, I see this at the top a lot:
use v6;
Mine have as the first line
#!/usr/bin/perl6
W
On 03/07/2017 07:42 AM, Shlomi Fish wrote:
Hi Todd,
On Sat, 4 Mar 2017 19:23:07 -0800
ToddAndMargo wrote:
Hi All,
This is one of those really dumb questions, but can I call
what I write in Perl a "program" or a "script"? Or, does
it even matter?
Many thanks,
-T
On 03/07/2017 05:05 PM, yary wrote:
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:51 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
I have it running perfectly with the sub I showed. Thank you for
the help!
I enjoy helping out and you've stuck through our suggestions in the
past. St
Hi All,
I am trying to print out the name of the sub I am in.
Reference:
https://docs.perl6.org/language/variables#index-entry-%26%3FROUTINE
&?ROUTINE Which routine am I in?
sub LinuxCheck () { print &?ROUTINE ~ " " ~ "$*DISTRO $OS\n"; }
rhel linux
&?ROUTINE resolves to "",
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:30 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
Hi All,
I am trying to print out the name of the sub I am in.
Reference:
https://docs.perl6.org/language/variables#index-entry-%26%3FROUTINE
<https://docs.perl6.org/language/variab
On 03/07/2017 11:46 PM, yary wrote:
No, my main intent is showng that the code won't copy a string with a
quote in it, and can have unintended side effects.
I was thinking you were concerned over security,
This guy's workaround is
https://github.com/kmwallio/p6-OS-Clipboard/blob/master/lib/OS
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:54 PM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:30 PM, ToddAndMargo
mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>
<mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com
<mailto:toddandma...@zo
Hi All,
In Linux, how do I call system functions from Perl 6?
int XStoreBytes(Display *display, char *bytes, int nbytes);
And what is that? "C"?
Is there an inline "C" call?
Many thanks,
-T
man XStoreBuffer
NAME
XStoreBytes, XStoreBuffer, XFetchBytes, XFetchBuffer,
XRotateBu
On 03/08/2017 06:41 AM, yary wrote:
On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 3:13 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
This guy's workaround is sub clipboard-slash($text) {...
And there's another part to the workaround: the code adds double-quotes
around the string t
On 03/08/2017 07:49 AM, Brandon Allbery wrote:
On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 5:51 AM, ToddAndMargo mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:
int XStoreBytes(Display *display, char *bytes, int nbytes);
Do I want to know why you're using X11R3 compatibility functions?
Well now ...
I a
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