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RNDBLank.rexx by Fergus Duniho
DISCLAIMER
You use this script entirely at your own risk. I am not
responsible for anything that happens from running this script.
LEGAL
RNDBlank.rexx is public domain. It's too short and simple to
bother copyrighting.
INTRODUCTION
RNDBlank.rexx randomly selects a screen blanker from a drawer of
screen blankers and runs it as though it were started from the workbench.
It will actually run any sort of program, not just screen blankers. But I
wrote it with screen blankers in mind. I have been using a program called
BlankIt for this same purpose. But BlankIt relies on WBStart-Handler,
which doesn't work well with GarshneBlanker. This script does the same
thing as BlankIt, but it uses WBRun, which relies on parm.library, and
which has no problems with GarshneBlanker.
USAGE
rx RNDBlank <pattern>
The pattern will normally be a directory. I use "Work:Blankers/".
Be sure to put a "/" at the end of a directory name. A pattern such as
"Work:Blankers/B" will select from the blankers beginning with "B". A
pattern such as "Work:Blankers/*" would select from everything, including
.info files. So don't use a pattern such as this. This is because
RNDBlank.rexx appends "~(.info)" to the end of the pattern.
RNDBlank.rexx uses ARP pattern matching. I think this is the same
as AmigaDOS pattern matching, except that "*" means the same as "#?".
REQUIREMENTS
WBRun, parm.library, and RexxARPLib.library. These are all
available on the Aminet.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
If you like RNDBlank.rexx, or even if you don't, try out XES and
the DDLI. XES is a bunch of ARexx scripts and other stuff for making XDME
one of the most powerful text editors available. The DDLI is a personality
indicator. Both are available on the Aminet.