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Arexx menu

In the ARexx menu you can execute arexx scripts and add arexx scripts to the fast menu. Execute arexx script - Executes an arexx script. (An ASL filerequester pops up). Add arexx script - Adds an arex script to the fast menu. (an ASL filerequester pops up). fastmenu items ,,, Pick one of the items and that script will be executed. There are some scripts in the rexx/ directory: Ping.rexx - Pings the selected client. (A window is opened). Finger.rexx - Fingers the selected client. (A window is opened). AmiComSysTest.rexx - Outputs the whole client list to a window. Note that these scripts will not work if you do not have ping or finger in the AMITCP:bin/ or MiamiXXXXX in the MIAMI: directory. If you want another program to use the host name of the selected client, just make a copy of the Ping.rexx script and make appropriate changes. ADDRESS AMICOMSYS; OPTIONS RESULTS; GET stem info. CLIENTLIST; /* "stem info." inserts the results to the structure 'info.'. */ /* "var s" would have inserted all the results to one string in s. */ /* "CLIENTLIST": We want to read the client list information. */ s=info.selected; ADDRESS COMMAND "AMITCP:bin/Ping " info.hostnames.s; /* To start another application just change ping to any other program name */

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