Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!tut!ra!rosenber From: rosenber@ra.abo.fi (Robin Rosenberg INF) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: AREXX commands standardization Keywords: AREXX, standards Message-ID: <166@ra.abo.fi> Date: 31 Oct 89 21:10:30 GMT Reply-To: rosenber@ra.abo.fi Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga Distribution: comp Organization: Abo Academy, Finland Lines: 35 Well I'll been thinking AREXX-interfaces ought to be somewhat standardized. I.e a minimum standard for which commands to implement and how. I.e. commands to a specific type of application (eg editor) should be the same independently of which editor is used. A standard would make writing AREXX-programs simpler and perhaps more intuitive. It also would facilitate changing a rexx program to use another host than was initially used. It would also make reading these programs easier; actually much easier. I think this is important since the number of rexx programs on the Amiga is likely to increase (expnentially) soon and one has to be able to edit these with a minimal effort. A standard must be expandable upwards, so it wouldn't impose resricions on the rexx interface. For example an editor that fills the standard could be required to have a minumum set of commands with a specific syntax. create-buffer buffer-name delete-buffer buffer-name current-buffer buffer-name insert-file file-name etc etc. (these are just examples) Maybe the standard could have levels so that less powerful programs could adhere to it in some way. So. Is there an inofficial standard (I doubt)? If not: Are people interested in such a standard being defined? I think we all would benefit from it. Comments?? --------------- Robin Rosenberg,