[Coco] Nitros9/Scripts question

[Kandur]

Or in Linux called symlinks.

Kandur

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 7:07:30 PM, you wrote:
> 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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