[REBOL] Solution: Launch Programs from REBOL/View Re:(4)
From: jsc:dataheaven at: 28-Sep-2000 8:26
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> > This script implements a little telnet-client. By using this code we are
> > able to launch programs on all computers that have telnet access!!!
>
> Oh, great...
>
> I know of many workarounds, but hey, give me break. Isn't this great that
> we can call a telnet client or do a wrap around client/server (like
> telnet, but specialized only for this purpose) for calling one single OS
> system call? This should be in REBoL. Just like the
> "open" "listen" "write" "read", these are basically system calls. We need
> "execute/spwan" and/or "fork" and have many things that we could stop
> complaining about for quite some time. I know Carl wanted to implement it
> in different way (to have task! and stuf) but this wouldn't break that
> schema, I believe...
Well imagine following:
in pseudo-code:
ftpcopy rebol to host x
open telnetsession to host "x"
run rebol on host "x"
Do you see the possibilities?
Regards
Jochen
