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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!taurus!oc.nps.navy.mil!rovero
  2. From: rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
  4. Subject: Re: ARexx and shell commands (question)
  5. Message-ID: <5918@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil>
  6. Date: 16 Aug 92 20:47:45 GMT
  7. References: <grabber.713975356@isy.liu.se>
  8. Sender: news@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil
  9. Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
  10. Lines: 17
  11.  
  12. Put the 'dir' and any other commands destined for AmigaDos (ie, any
  13. non-ARexx commands) in single quotes.  Examples:
  14.  
  15. /* Testing commands to ARexx and to AmigaDOs shell */
  16.  
  17. 'dir df0:'
  18. result = open(infile,'test.data','R')
  19. say result
  20.  
  21. /* run dw */
  22. 'dw'
  23.  
  24. -- 
  25. Josh Rovero   (rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil) | or Internet 5346p@cc.nps.navy.mil 
  26. Department of Oceanography, Code OC/Rv |      Bitnet 5346p@NAVPGS 
  27. Naval Postgraduate School              |              
  28. Monterey, CA  93943   (408) 646-2084   |
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