[REBOL] Unsubscribing Re:
Hi! To unsubscribe from the list, send an email with _only_ this: unsubscribe in the subject line. Or click on this link (in an advanced email client): [EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe Or run this rebol script: [REBOL [] send [EMAIL PROTECTED] "unsubscribe" ] I hope that helps! Andrew Martin Ping-ing the fjords... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --
[REBOL] [REBOL]Advice in using global values Re:
Tim wrote: How do I make a value global? That is, so that it can be "seen" by any code in a file, include user-define functions? Global_Value: 0 As simple as that. I would also welcome advice as to the pro and cons of using globals, as well as when best to use them, and what under what circumstances where such usage would be a bad idea. In any but small programs, avoid them. In small programs, it doesn't matter as much, but if you reuse your code, this bad habit will bite you. Andrew Martin Long-winded... ICQ: 26227169 http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ --
[REBOL] Reading binary file as 16-bit words
Hello! I need some help to read a binary file in to a series of 16-bit words. How can I do this easily? Best regards, Peter Carlsson Peter CarlssonTel: +46 31 735 45 26 Saab Ericsson Space ABFax: +46 31 735 40 00 S-405 15 Göteborg Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SWEDENURL: http://www.space.se
[REBOL] SERIES for LISP
Hi Does anyone know the SERIES package for CommonLisp (http://series.sourceforge.net/) and can explain difference and common referring to Rebol ? Thanks AR -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net
[REBOL] [REBOL]Advice in using global values Re:
How do I make a value global? That is, so that it can be "seen" by any code in a file, include user-define functions? Values are global by default, aren't they? Although I have noticed that loop indices are local to the loop block, and of course function (dummy) arguments are local to the function... I would also welcome advice as to the pro and cons of using globals, as well as when best to use them, and what under what circumstances where such usage would be a bad idea. We could probably start a mailing list on the debate regarding the use of globals, but most people are probably tired of rehashing the arguments. There was one passage I read that nailed it down as well as anything: If all (or most all) of your functions use particular piece of data, then that data should probably be global. On the other hand, library functions should never use globals. - Michael Jelinek
[REBOL] my most frequent complaint
...about scripting languages is that they let you do a whole lot *very* quickly and then you're stuck. My current case in point, is this program I'm writing to sync files from the three different computers I use to a central location. (bookmark files, address books, etc.) All the stuff that I expected to be hard was easy: querying a FTP site, uploading and downloading files, comparing file dates and times. The part that I expected to be easy seems impossible: setting the time on a file in the local file system. I never once imagined that I wouldn't be able to do this. It's incredibly frustrating. Is there a way to make calls to custom DLL's? Thanks, Brad = Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 4/03/00 8:06 am Hi Does anyone know the SERIES package for CommonLisp (http://series.sourceforge.net/) and can explain difference and common referring to Rebol ? Thanks AR -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net
[REBOL] Security violation
Hi, I'm trying to use REBOL for a CGI script that 'saves some data to a file, and I'm getting a "REBOL - Security Violation" message. The permissions of the Rebol executable (which is just stuck in my cgi-bin directory) and my cgi script are set to 755, and the data file I'm trying to write to has permissions set to 777. Any ideas about what could be wrong? Thanks! Keith
[REBOL] my most frequent complaint Re:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...about scripting languages is that they let you do a whole lot *very* quickly and then you're stuck. My current case in point, is this program I'm writing to sync files from the three different computers I use to a central location. (bookmark files, address books, etc.) All the stuff that I expected to be hard was easy: querying a FTP site, uploading and downloading files, comparing file dates and times. The part that I expected to be easy seems impossible: setting the time on a file in the local file system. I never once imagined that I wouldn't be able to do this. I am sorry, but I don't think you will easily find many scripting languages which will allow you to do so, or am I wrong? It's incredibly frustrating. Is there a way to make calls to custom DLL's? Wait for the /Command version ... -pekr- Thanks, Brad = Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 4/03/00 8:06 am Hi Does anyone know the SERIES package for CommonLisp (http://series.sourceforge.net/) and can explain difference and common referring to Rebol ? Thanks AR -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net
[REBOL] my most frequent complaint Re:
= Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 4/03/00 9:41 am [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...about scripting languages is that they let you do a whole lot *very* quickly and then you're stuck. My current case in point, is this program I'm writing to sync files from the three different computers I use to a central location. (bookmark files, address books, etc.) All the stuff that I expected to be hard was easy: querying a FTP site, uploading and downloading files, comparing file dates and times. The part that I expected to be easy seems impossible: setting the time on a file in the local file system. I never once imagined that I wouldn't be able to do this. I am sorry, but I don't think you will easily find many scripting languages which will allow you to do so, or am I wrong? No. You are correct, hence my complaint. It wasn't targeted at Rebol, but scripting languages in general. I'm C/C++programmer, and I constantly have hopes that a scripting language will arise that I can switch to. The happiest I've been was when I had my own interpreter using the Postscript dialect. For the most part I wrote in Postscript. When I need to do something better done in a language like C, I wrote it in C and added it as a builtin function. It was awesome, but it since it was all custom it wasn't something I could really use at work. If you supported a mechanism to call DLL's, and maybe created a generic one, people could use Rebol for what it's good at and switch to a langauge like C for the things it's not good at--like talking to the system. I know this violates the whole portable code thing, but it's *really* useful and no one *has* to use it. I really doubt that one language will ever be all things to all people. Two languages quite possibly might do the trick. We just need some glue and Rebol looks like pretty good glue. It's incredibly frustrating. Is there a way to make calls to custom DLL's? Wait for the /Command version ... Okay, I'm waiting... (any idea how long???) Brad
[REBOL] [REBOL] my most frequent complaint
What's the schedule on REBOL / NT being able to talk to COM objects? Len = Wait for the /Command version ... Okay, I'm waiting... (any idea how long???)
[REBOL] [REBOL] my most frequent complaint Re:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the schedule on REBOL / NT being able to talk to COM objects? I don't know - all I know about /Command can be found at: http://www.rebol.com/news9B09.html -pekr- Len = Wait for the /Command version ... Okay, I'm waiting... (any idea how long???)
[REBOL] [REBOL]Formatting variables in strings Re:(2)
Thanks: That did it! tj At 10:12 AM 4/3/00 -0800, you wrote: print reform ["the numbers are:" test "and" (test + 1)]
[REBOL] Dialecting
How is dialecting different from defining a new word in Forth? How does this make REBOL better than any language which allows you to define new words? __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
[REBOL] recommend a REB friendly host Re:(2)
I'm interested in how you did it because I already have a Prohosting free account on thor.prohosting.com. I tried to upload rebol and a CGI script but it didn't work. Could you tell me in which directory you installed it, and send me a script that work ? Are you using a user.r file ? Olivier - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 2:08 PM Subject: [REBOL] recommend a REB friendly host Re: Hi, it is possible to use the free web hosting service free.prohosting.com, you can run REBOL for BSDI there, though you have to upload it yourself. If you like the service, you can upgrade to their paid prohosting.com. Look at my test script at http://hammer.prohosting.com/~rebol/cgi-bin/cgitest.cgi -- Michal Kracik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: recommend a REB friendly host Howdy Guys, Can someone point me to someone reliable who can host my domain? I think I remember some mention of Dreamhost.. I'd like it inexpensive, with cgi capabilities (of course) and, another of course, support the big bad REBOL. What do you guys use? thanks! -t
[REBOL] my most frequent complaint Re:(2)
Hi Brad, Those were the words of [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ... No. You are correct, hence my complaint. It wasn't targeted at Rebol, but scripting languages in general. I'm C/C++programmer, and I constantly have hopes that a scripting language will arise that I can switch to. ... Have you seen pliant? ( http://pliant.cams.ehess.fr/ ) I think there is nearly nothing you can't do with it (if you had good docs, that is). It does tcp/ftp/http/smtp/ scripts are compiled when started can use dlls / be used as dll (there seem to be still some rough edges) highly customizable (even the whole syntax) on the downside: only Linux / Windows 10 MB on disc slow on startup missing docs default syntax is awful but if someone implemented a rebol syntax translator for pliant ;-) regards, Ingo -- _ ._ ingo@)|_ /| _| _ We ARE all ONE www._|_o _ _ ._ _ www./_|_) |o(_|(/_ We ARE all FREE ingo@| |(_|o(_)| (_| http://www.2b1.de/Rebol/ ._| ._|
[REBOL] recommend a REB friendly host Re:(3)
Hi, actually I tried to write a small guide, but failed because I don't know English well. I can send you the unfinished guide, if it is of any use. -- Michal Kracik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm interested in how you did it because I already have a Prohosting free account on thor.prohosting.com. I tried to upload rebol and a CGI script but it didn't work. Could you tell me in which directory you installed it, and send me a script that work ? Are you using a user.r file ? Olivier - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 2:08 PM Subject: [REBOL] recommend a REB friendly host Re: Hi, it is possible to use the free web hosting service free.prohosting.com, you can run REBOL for BSDI there, though you have to upload it yourself. If you like the service, you can upgrade to their paid prohosting.com. Look at my test script at http://hammer.prohosting.com/~rebol/cgi-bin/cgitest.cgi -- Michal Kracik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: recommend a REB friendly host Howdy Guys, Can someone point me to someone reliable who can host my domain? I think I remember some mention of Dreamhost.. I'd like it inexpensive, with cgi capabilities (of course) and, another of course, support the big bad REBOL. What do you guys use? thanks! -t
[REBOL] No REBOL/Command Beta ? Re:(2)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the schedule on REBOL / NT being able to talk to COM objects? I don't know - all I know about /Command can be found at: http://www.rebol.com/news9B09.html -pekr- Len = Wait for the /Command version ... Okay, I'm waiting... (any idea how long???) "... REBOL/Command Beta will be available later this fall for Microsoft Windows, Linux and popular Unix platforms with FINAL RELEASE scheduled for Q1, 2000 " says this article ! What are you waiting for ? I've seen the Rebol/view beta 1 and now I 'm trying beta 2 but .. I 'dont have a glimpse on any beta of REBOL/Command ? Why ??? Why don't release a beta from this product ???
[REBOL] Dialecting Re:
Hi, you wrote: How is dialecting different from defining a new word in Forth? Dialecting goes beyond just extending REBOL's vocabular. It permits you to also define your own syntactic structures (i.e. language grammar). How does this make REBOL better than any language which allows you to define new words? Some differences between REBOL and languages that allow you to define new words: 1. There are now holy cows, i.e. keywords. REBOL allows you to define new words as well as any word from REBOL's existing vocabulary to be anything you want. 2. Using REBOL's dialecting support, you can also define new syntactic structures. 3. Using contexts you can precisely control under what circumstances your new word definitions/syntactic structures become affective, without impacting REBOL's default vocabulary and behavior. 4. Based on contexts you can freely mix REBOL's default behavior and any number of dialects. Example: See the CID dialect that is shipping REBOL/View beta Hope this helps, ;- Elan [: - )]
[REBOL] my most frequent complaint Re:(2)
Thought I would throw a little different take on this thread: I'm a modestly accomplished C/C++ programmer. I use C++ extensions carefully and conservatively. I love C because of it's great extendability. I've done a lot of CGI programming in this medium and will most likely continue with it as my main programming language for the foreseeable future, especially for large databases. I'm using rebol because it is a C program written by far better programmers than I am. (Carl S and company). I know it will be a valuable addition to my tool kit. And I am also looking at Python. Rebol has got a lot to learn from Python, but I think they WILL learn from python and be better than either python or perl. just my point of view. tim At 01:05 PM 4/3/00 +0100, you wrote: Re the "ideal scripting language": have you looked at Python? Rebol is great for internet related scripting, but as a general scripting system, Python is about as good as it gets right now (in my humble opinion). At 09:19 AM 4/3/00 -0700, you wrote: about scripting languages is that they let you do a whole lot *very* quickly and then you're stuck. My current case in point, is this program I'm writing to sync files from the three different computers I use to a central location. (bookmark files, address books, etc.) All the stuff that I expected to be hard was easy: querying a FTP site, uploading and downloading files, comparing file dates and times. The part that I expected to be easy seems impossible: setting the time on a file in the local file system. I never once imagined that I wouldn't be able to do this. It's incredibly frustrating. Is there a way to make calls to custom DLL's? Thanks, Brad = Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 4/03/00 8:06 am Hi Does anyone know the SERIES package for CommonLisp (http://series.sourceforge.net/) and can explain difference and common referring to Rebol ? Thanks AR -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net
