base:SendRexxCommand()

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djrikki
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base:SendRexxCommand()

Post by djrikki »

This function allows you to send messages to either Ringhio or the Workbench.

When sending to Ringhio it will 'show the message' when sending to Workbench it will open a window specified by the name 'message'.

There is some support going on here for Classic AmigaOS, AROS and MorphOS. I use both the base {} and the Application {} Array in all my projects.

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Global base
base = {}
application.name = "Your App"
application.platform = GetVersion().platform
Local t  = GetFileAttributes("PROGDIR:" .. application.name)
application.path = PathPart(t.path)

If application.platform = "MorphOS"
    systempartition = "MOSSYS:"
Else
    systempartition = "SYS:"
EndIf

;; base:SendRexxCommand(message,workbench)
; Send a Rexx Message to the Workbench or Ringhio
Function base:SendRexxCommand(message,workbench)
    Local res$
    ExitOnError(False)
	If workbench = False
	    If application.platform = "AmigaOS4"
	    	; configure this two lines below to your application
	    	res$ = SendRexxCommand("RINGHIO", "'REGISTERAPP APP=" .. application.name .. "'")
	   		If Exists(application.path .. "resources/" .. application.name .. "_ringhio.png") = True
				res$ = SendRexxCommand("RINGHIO", "'RINGHIO APP=" .. application.name .. " CLOSEONDC SCREEN=\"FRONT\" IMG=" .. application.path .. "resources/" .. application.name .. "_ringhio.png\" TITLE=\"" .. application.name .. "\" IMGVALIGN=1 TEXT=" .. message .. "'")
	    	Else
				res$ = SendRexxCommand("RINGHIO", "'RINGHIO APP=" .. application.name .. " CLOSEONDC SCREEN=\"FRONT\" IMG=" .. systempartition .. "Prefs/Presets/Ringhio/impronta_32.png TITLE=\"" .. application.name .. "\" IMGVALIGN=1 TEXT=" .. message .. "'")
	    	EndIf
	    EndIf
	Else
		res$ = SendRexxCommand("WORKBENCH", "WINDOW '\"" .. message .. "\"' OPEN")            
    EndIf
    ExitOnError(True)
    
    Return (res$)
EndFunction
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djrikki
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Joined: Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:26 am

Re: base:SendRexxCommand()

Post by djrikki »

Hmm, cannot edit first post now.

In addition the variable 'systempartition' should have global scope, so the first line should read:

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Global base, systempartition
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