[Coco] Nitros9/Scripts question

[Bill Nobel]

I now understand what you want Kandur, It’s called shortcuts in modern terms.  You have an interesting idea here, could be feasible.

Bill Nobel

> On Dec 9, 2014, at 8:57 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
> 
> Bill and Robert, thanks for the infos.
> Then let's forget about OS-9 scripts, all I want is to avoid 
> typing in long path names of often used subdirs, when I want to 
> chd into them. Perhaps a small utility with a menu like this?
> 1   dd/Coco/_Software/_OS-9/_OS-9_Utilities/Kwikgen
> 2   d1/Media_Players/WD_TV_Media_Player_-_New_for_2014/WD_TV_2014
> 3   d0/Coco/_Software/_CoCo_Controller_Software/LR-Tech/SUPER_BOARD
> Just enter the number to go to that directory.
> 
> Kandur
> 
> Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 5:20:14 PM, you wrote:
>> What you can do Kandur is whatever your CHD or CHX directory stuff you put in
>> the script will stay in the script. Scripts get thier own shell for execution,
>> it inherits the directory paths from the calling shell (and device layout i.e.
>> <>>>/wx). Until that shell dies by you exiting the program in that script.
>> Then all directory paths revert to what you have in each shell you have running.
> 
>> Bill Nobel
> 
>>> On Dec 9, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
> 
>>> Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 11:47:05 AM, Robert wrote:
>>>> Kandur wrote:
>>>>> I have another script question.
>>>>> What script would take me to a subdir?
>>>>> Instead typing every time: chd /dd/nitros9/6809L2/modules/RBF
>>>>> just to type: go2rbf
>>>>> I used build go2rbf with the above command line
>>>>> changed it's attribute to e pe, but it did not work.
>>>>> Kandur
> 
>>>> I may be wrong, but I don't think you can make a permanent change of directories
>>>> within a script. What you can do is change directories, open a new window, and 
>>>> use the CLEAR key to switch to that window.
>>> Don't mind at all to push the CLEAR key to go to a new window,
>>> as long as it's default directory is, e.g. /dd/NIRTOS9/8809L2
>>>> As an example, I can start Koronis Rift with the following script. I must use 
>>>> the CLEAR key to get to the game window.
> 
>>>> xmode /w4 par=1 pag=10
>>> What are these parameters mean?
>>>> cd games/krift
>>>> (/dd/games/krift/cmds/autoex <>>>/w4)&
> 
>>>> A new window and shell start for the game.
>>> Sounds great. 
>>> When you iniz or xmode a window, or starting a shell in it,
>>> is there a way to specify in which subdir should it start up?
>>>> Robert
> 
>>> Kandur
> 
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