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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

5260.0. "ARexx Problem 2" by JAYMES::BELL () Mon Dec 09 1991 14:36

    I'll start a new note, because I think I caused great confusion in
    another (moderators--sorry if this wastes notespace).
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Hi.  I have (perhaps related) a problem with an ARexx macro, and I
    figured I'd try to consolidate notes and put a reply here.
    
    I'm accessing HANDSHAKE, the Vt220 emulator.  In the ARexx document,
    there are listed commands and functions.  I'm able to access the
    functions just fine, an example:
    
    address HANDSHAKE
    
    return_boolean = hs_string('Print this string to serial port')
    
    However, I can NOT access the commands.  In the document, one is listed
    as:  HS_TIMEOUT seconds    <specifies the timeout for GETSTR>
    
    So, I:
    
    address HANDSHAKE
    
    HS_TIMEOUT 30
    
    I get:  Host environment not found (even though the functions work)
    
    I tried address HANDSHAKE 'HS_TIMEOUT 30'
    
    I get:  same thing.
    
    Am I missing some important part of ARexx syntax for external commands
    (which I couldn't find in the reference manual), or is Handshake
    screwing up?
    
    thanks,
    Mike

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
5260.1	Nobody cares?	JAYMES::BELL		`Tue Dec 10 1991 15:10`	3
	What, do people just not like me? Mike
5260.2	Stump the band?	TLE::RMEYERS	Randy Meyers	`Tue Dec 10 1991 21:06`	3
	Re: .1 I suspect that it is just no one has a clue. Don't take it personally.