Loading a pathname from command line parameter

I need some help fixing the script below. The command used to start Rabble from the NT command line is: rebol test.r /g/psa106/NAJun25.Txt The probe command shows that the value of messagefile is: /g /psa106 /NAJun25.txt The question is how can I convert this data series into pathname with file type file! so that the file can be sent with the email command? Thank you. John Wirt ***************************** REBOL [ Title: "Test script" File: %test.r Author: "jwirt" Date: 20-May-2001 Purpose: { Load an email script from command line. } ] messagefile: load system/script/args probe messagefile change-dir %/k/internettools/rebol/ members: load %addresses.txt send members read %messagefile

Hi John, instead of using load, which will create a block out of your data (test with type? load system/script/args), you should use 'to-file. ***************************** [REBOL [ Title: "Test script" File: %test.r Author: "jwirt" Date: 20-May-2001 Purpose: { Load an email script from command line. } ] messagefile: to-file system/script/args ; ------- probe messagefile change-dir %/k/internettools/rebol/ members: load %addresses.txt send members read %messagefile ] kind regards, Ingo

I'm not sure why you're using 'load; to automatically parse multiple arguments? Parsing multiple arguments is a different subject, I think. Don't use 'load. Just remove it, or replace it with 'copy. Also, placing % in front of 'message causes a literal interpretation of "message" as a filename. Then, to convert the argument received (a string) just use 'to-file. messagefile: copy system/script/args probe messagefile change-dir %/k/internettools/rebol/ members: load %addresses.txt send members read to-file messagefile - Michael Jelinek From: "Wirt, John" <[jwirt--toward--com]>@rebol.com on 06/25/2001 10:42 PM Please respond to [rebol-list--rebol--com] Sent by: [rebol-bounce--rebol--com] To: "Rebol Listserv" <[rebol-list--rebol--com]> cc: Subject: [REBOL] Loading a pathname from command line parameter I need some help fixing the script below. The command used to start Rabble from the NT command line is: rebol test.r /g/psa106/NAJun25.Txt The probe command shows that the value of messagefile is: /g /psa106 /NAJun25.txt The question is how can I convert this data series into pathname with file type file! so that the file can be sent with the email command? Thank you. John Wirt ***************************** REBOL [ Title: "Test script" File: %test.r Author: "jwirt" Date: 20-May-2001 Purpose: { Load an email script from command line. } ] messagefile: load system/script/args probe messagefile change-dir %/k/internettools/rebol/ members: load %addresses.txt send members read %messagefile