On 7-Dec-1999/23:20:01-5:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >For instance, I can use the word read for so many different things... >reading from an ftp site, reading from a web page, getting a directory >listing, reading a file, and on and on. Is there something internal in the >read function that does something like > >if (arg.type == "ftp")<lb> > // Do the ftp read ><rb> >else if(arg.type == "file")<lb> > // Read a file from the filesystem ><rb> > >etc. (you get the idea)? So is it impossible to 'add' capabilities to "read" >without "overloading" the word so it wouldn't be able to be used as it >normally is? For instance, if I wanted to be able to say: > >read pnm://whatever-real-audio-file > >and have it do something over pnm (whatever that is... it's something the >realplayer uses). In other words, add a new protocol capability (but still >be able to say: read ftp://ftp.site.com). > >or read audiobook://blahblah > >and have read be some kind of speech synthesizer and actually "read" the >book. This is a silly example, but you get the idea. Maybe not so silly after all...REBOL can read a web page to you using the striptags.r file from www.rebol.ORG on the Amiga like so: ;first enter MOUNT SPEAK: on the Amiga do %striptags.r write %/speak striptags read http://www.rebol.com The result of this will be a robotic voice reading you the content of the page. -- Bohdan "Bo" Lechnowsky REBOL Adventure Guide REBOL Technologies 707-467-8000 (http://www.rebol.com) Download the REBOL Messaging Language for all Platforms
