JDBP> I'm writing an interpreter "engine" for command scripts (a.k.a. "batch
files").
    >  The idea is that one can link CMDAPI.DLL into one's application and run
    > command scripts and execute command lines in the context of the current
process
    > much like one does with the REXX interpreter in REXXAPI.DLL.

JDBP> I've reached the stage where the engine executes command lines and runs
command
    > scripts, and supports pretty much everything from environment variable
    > expansion and internal commands to multiple commands on one line and
pipelines.
    >  I'm now looking for people to use and test the API in their programs.  

JDBP> I can see a wide variety of uses for such an API, from NC clones and
YAOS
    > variants that no longer need to "shell out" to run commands, to novel
    > approaches to specliased command interpreter programs, such as NSLOOKUP
or an
    > FTP client, giving them the scripting, redirection, environment variable
    > expansion, and pipelining abilities that they so often lack because
their own
    > interpreters are comparatively primitive.  (The CMD interpreter, like
the REXX
    > interpreter, is designed to be extensible.  So an FTP client would
extend it by
    > adding internal commands for "GET", "PUT", "LS", and the like, for
example.)

JDBP> If anyone is interested, please let me know immediately.


   Johnathan, I'd be interested, but my current state of knowledge 
   of OS/2 programming (Expert DOS, so-so at Win32), might make for 
   a significant latency in useful feedback...probably not what you 
   are looking for.

   But I'd be interested in taking a look anyways, just to see what 
   I can learn, and I'd certainly report any findings. Might even be 
   good to have a novice look at it from the understandability / 
   usability standpoints. If that's good enough for you then:  
   leea@psynet.net

   Thanks,                          

                                       LRA


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