[REBOL] context of a function Re:(5)

2000-08-22 Thread rebol
Hi Brian, Indeed it is. I didn't investigate that throughly enough. The implementation is not exactly consistent with its intended use. I wonder whether that's a good thing ... guess it's not likely to cause any harm. With respect to the function context binding I think it makes sense to skip /

[REBOL] "REBOL: The Official Guide" Re:

2000-08-22 Thread lance . edusei
8/15/00 9:00:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Phil, Finally, a question I can answer, because its completely non- technical. I strolled into Blackwell's last week and there it was sitting an the shelf. Surely it can't be that easy, I thought, but it was. Its about £27 - not bad considerin

[REBOL] command/mySQL Re:(2)

2000-08-22 Thread lance . edusei
Me too. Is this turning into a petition ? I do think that Carl and the Gang (sounds quite catchy doesn't it :-) will put this into "Command", so there's probably no need to worry. Lance. >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** 8/16/00 10:00:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >VERY much ag

[REBOL] English Syntax Re:

2000-08-22 Thread lance . edusei
But if languages get too dynamic they fracture and cannot be understood by others. Standardisation is needed to get cross- platform compatibility. If anyone knows this surely its computer people. Lance. >*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** 8/16/00 10:08:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

[REBOL] context of a function - Enhancement request Re:(2)

2000-08-22 Thread fsievert
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > BTW > > >same? first second :f in :f 'a > >== true > > does not work for objects: > > >> o: make object! [a: none b: none] > >> second first :o > == a > >> in :o 'a > == a > >> same? (second first :o) (in :o 'a) > == false > > so I wouldn't exp

[REBOL] Strange chars in the password

2000-08-22 Thread reboldes
HI all, I need to connect to a FTP server but the password contains strange chars like #"@" #"\" #"#" I tried to url-encode the password, but it does not work. I'm sure it was already discussed but I cannot find it. thanx for advice oldes

[REBOL] Strange chars in the password Re:

2000-08-22 Thread allen
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 12:00 AM Subject: [REBOL] Strange chars in the password > HI all, > > I need to connect to a FTP server but the password contains strange chars like #"@" #"\" #"#" > > I tried to url-

[REBOL] Going home ... :-)

2000-08-22 Thread Petr . Krenzelok
Hi, sooo, monday's gone, tuesday's slowly turning into its last third, and new beauty to "/view"'s still not here :-) I hope it's gonna be out soon, as it's always nice to play with the new stuff but right now ... I am going home Cheers, -pekr-

[REBOL] command/mySQL Re:(3)

2000-08-22 Thread ralph
yep, a lot of us see the need for REBOL >> mySQL >> REBOL. --Ralph Roberts > >Me too. > >Is this turning into a petition ? > >I do think that Carl and the Gang (sounds quite catchy doesn't it >:-) >will put this into "Command", so there's probably no need to worry. > >Lance. > > > >>**

[REBOL] Selma hits 250'000, let's party! Q's Re:

2000-08-22 Thread mailinglists
Way behind as always, I came across this: - Original Message - > Anyone happen to notice that little Selma REBOL (the script that runs this mailing list) has passed the > 25 incoming messages mark? I think she deserves a party... > > Good job, Selma! You're The Babe. > > -Carl How

[REBOL] Selma hits 250'000, let's party! Q's Re:(2)

2000-08-22 Thread doug . vos
Also.. do you have to reboot each day (each week) to clean up memory?? I have not had success keeping things running with other scripts that use forever [] (or similar continous loops.) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 20

[REBOL] command/mySQL Re:(4)

2000-08-22 Thread warp
what about valentina ?? http://www.paradigmasoft.com/benchmarks.html have a nice day Will

[REBOL] Ordering REBOL: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE from South America

2000-08-22 Thread ralph
To our South American friends: For your convenience in ordering REBOL: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE, we have added the South American postal rates to the secure order form at https://abooks.safeserver.com/orders/rog.html. For your information, surface mail to countries in South America for this book is $14

[REBOL] context of a function Re:(4)

2000-08-22 Thread galtbarber
Elan, excellent demonstration of words/contexts in functions! Thank you very much!! -Galt it's starting to make a lot of sense! >= Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] = >Hi Frank, > >I think you are speaking about three distinct, albeit related tasks: > >1. Determining which words

[REBOL] REBOL: The Official Guide review

2000-08-22 Thread danny
Thanks for your support of REBOL: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE. May we ask your help? If you purchased it from REBOL Press Online, please send your comments and review of the book emailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you purchased it from Amazon, please submit your review at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/f

[REBOL] context of a function Re:(4)

2000-08-22 Thread fsievert
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Frank, > > I think you are speaking about three distinct, albeit related tasks: > > 1. Determining which words are bound to the context of a function. > 2. Binding words that are bound in the context of a function to that context. > 3. Determi

[REBOL] context of a function - Enhancement request Re:(3)

2000-08-22 Thread rebol
Hi Frank, Aha, you wish to determine the equivalence of the BINDed word to the word the same word IN the object's body. You then must know the index of the local word you are comparing to in the object body i.e. your expression first second second o you wrote: >>> o: make object! [sth: [a] a

[REBOL] Re: Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(6)

2000-08-22 Thread alex . pini
>- Open Your Mind -< Quoting from [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message (21-Aug-00 09:23:20). I like the range! idea. My two cents follow... A>> I like the use of "-" but I feel it will cause confusion if a negative is A> used in the range. A>> A>> -1--10 A> A> Actually, the lesser value should be f

[REBOL] Re: Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(7)

2000-08-22 Thread alex . pini
>- Open Your Mind -< Quoting from [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message (21-Aug-00 16:15:16). p> I dont think we need a range datatype. Ranges can be quite complex for p> different and complex values inviting more and more source manipulation for p> every new type of value. Besides it seems evident th

[REBOL] Re: Enhancement Request - Range! datatype Re:(7)

2000-08-22 Thread alex . pini
>- Open Your Mind -< Quoting from [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message (21-Aug-00 09:58:38). A>> The "to" has won me. A> A> Me too. :-D A> A> Does anyone know if "to" in languages other than English, means something A> different from "to" in English? How about in: A> Italian A> German A> Gaelic A> Ge

[REBOL] Re: Objects

2000-08-22 Thread alex . pini
>- Open Your Mind -< Quoting from [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message (20-Aug-00 23:05:13). p> What benefit is there to make object!. I have not discovered the usefulness p> of this yet unless its just to access, thru refinements, the individual p> values within. Is there a bigger picture that I am

[REBOL] context of a function Re:(5)

2000-08-22 Thread galtbarber
Brian, /local revelation! Thanks! So, you really can see that when invoked, /local is normally set to none, and all "optional switch params" following it, up to the next /switch if any, are set to none also. Somehow I never realized that MULTIPLE parameters can follow a /switch in the functio

[REBOL] recent experimental core builds

2000-08-22 Thread jeff
Brief notes on items found in the latest experimental versions: Serial port support under windows and unix (others are being added as we go along..) Tcp ports are now asynchronous. If you want the "old" behavior, you need to do OPEN/wait, ie: tcp-port: open/lines/wait tcp:/

[REBOL] context of a function Re:(4)

2000-08-22 Thread rebol
Hi Frank, >> Re 1: >> You can easily determine which words are bound to the context of a function >> by retrieving the first or third block of a function. > >No, thats not possible. Example: > >> f: func [a] [a] > >> make object! [a: none insert second :f 'a] You are taking issue with the t

[REBOL] recent experimental core builds Re:

2000-08-22 Thread ptretter
Will these enhancements be posted somewhere consolidated or perhaps a new user guide. For those of us that bought the book we may want to get a better more concise view of the changes since alot of us are new to REBOL. Paul Tretter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

[REBOL] Refining functions.

2000-08-22 Thread bhandley
I've finally got paths working on functions. So you can call a refined function fairly easily. Other may know this, but it was new on me. In the following example f1 will called a refined version of f2. The nice thing is how it just calls existing functions. Also, it leaves the argument passing t