> If you stick to the 3.5 engine or switch to RevServer but want to do some
> net stuff not enabled by libURL, you can always shell() to cURL and be
> happy.

Yes.  However, I'm still having to work with 'non-rev' syntax (learning how 
cURL works).  As it turns out, I already know most of it (bash'ing for so 
long), but that knowledge of how to use cURL or shell out to any other Unix 
shell command (awk, sed, etc.) really won't translate over to Rev if I want to 
use it as my primary development tool.  For example, if I want to FTP a file 
from a LiveCode project developed for use on Windows, then I would be better 
off using libURL.  (Yes, I know cURL could be installed on Win, but I'm wanting 
to simplify things) So, I've got to not only work with all the Unix tools while 
developing at the 'shell' level, I've also got to learn all the LiveCode ways 
of doing the same task.  That is what I am doing, I was just hoping to to use 
Rev at the shell level (since most of my work is done there) in order to get 
more proficient with the Rev/LiveCode syntax.  Kill two birds with one stone!

So, the short answer is: "No, Rev will not work well as a shell scripting 
language 'out of the box'"

I've used PHP to do 'shell utilities', I sure wish Rev could act similar.  How 
nice would it be to just have one language/syntax for the bulk of your code.

Thanks to all

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