Livecode as a command-line application

Hi All, Does anyone have created a simulation of a command-line application using LiveCode? I mean, when you open the application, it shows a command line prompt where you type commands and the results are show inside the same scrolling field. Notice that this is not as trivial as it sounds

Re: Livecode as a command-line application

of a command-line application using LiveCode? I mean, when you open the application, it shows a command line prompt where you type commands and the results are show inside the same scrolling field. Notice that this is not as trivial as it sounds. Thanks in advance! Al

Re: Livecode as a command-line application

a clairvoyance feature, and using the up and down keys in the single line message box will cycle through what has been entered in the past. Bob On Nov 29, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: Hi All, Does anyone have created a simulation of a command-line application using LiveCode? I mean

Re: Livecode as a command-line application

I have an extremely simple stack(read, not complete but might be a starting point) that does this very thing. I use 2 separate fields though, 1 for commands other for output but it works well enough. Stack can be found at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11957935/simpleInteractiveShell.livecode This is

Re: Livecode as a command-line application

/simpleInteractiveShell.livecode [snip] Extraordinary! This is an excellent starting point. :-) Many, many thanks! Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Livecode-as-a-command-line-application-tp4120313p4120688.html Sent from the Revolution - User

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Alejandro, Apparently you are not looking for a command line app but for a terminal-like GUI. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 Become our partner

Re: Livecode as a command-line application

Those who have suffered on a VT100 will understand the difference ;) Le 29 nov. 2011 à 21:38, Mark Schonewille a écrit : Alejandro, Apparently you are not looking for a command line app but for a terminal-like GUI. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille

Re: Livecode as a command-line application

Hi Mark, Mark Schonewille-3 wrote Alejandro, Apparently you are not looking for a command line app but for a terminal-like GUI. Probably this was exactly the kind of application that I was thinking, when I ask for a simulation of a command-line application using LiveCode. :-) Al