>I'm not sure what you mean by "standalone" here. The issue is that
>this is only possible on UNIX systems: Mac OS doesn't have any concept
>of console I/O, and a Win32 app must either be graphical *or* console,
>it can't be both.
Scott,
I'm aware of that. I meant a UI-less MetaCard. Like one would use for Unix
CGIs.
>The syntax you want is:
>read from stdin [for | until] <condition>
>write <expression> to stdout
>
>BTW, The latter command is pretty handy for debugging because you can
>"put" a lot of stuff and still be able to view it in a scrolling
>window without going to the trouble of creating a separate stack for
>the output.
I have to admit this is the command that suits me the least, but I think
it'll work for my purposes. I'd suggest you mention "console" somewhere
close to stdin and stdout (maybe give them their own entries) in the
MetaTalk Reference so people looking for "console" will bring up
read/write, too.
I'm also happy that "read" in MetaTalk supports "read for 5 words" --
otherwise I would've suggested it :-) Any chance of providing more
English-like names for stdin and stdout? Maybe "console", "screen" or at
least long forms like "standardInput" and "standardOutput"? "read from
console for 5 words" sounds much better to me. Stdin and stdout are sooooo
geeky.
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
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