How to make an Workbench Icon running a CLI Script ?

[Marskilla]

Here is my question :

I have a CLI script, and I want to create a Workbench Icon which launch the CLI a execute the script.

The Icon must work with 1.3 and 3.1.

How can I do that ?

I made the Icon but I have a message "Unable to open your tool"

Please be explicit with your answers I'm an amiga noob : For example I don't know how to change files attributes. I used Directory Opus to make the script executable.

[-Acid-]

Set the default tool to IconX (highlight the icon on WB and select information from the menu) and it will execute the script when you click the icon (not sure if that command is on 1.3 but definitely is in 3.x).

[jPV]

Originally Posted by Marskilla

For example I don't know how to change files attributes. I used Directory Opus to make the script executable.

You can do that with the Protect command. For example: protect file +s

I think IconX came with 1.3, but not with 1.2... there's also 3rd party alternative Xicon.

[TjLaZer]

IconX works in 2.x and 3.x just fine. Set default tool type to C:IconX

[zipper]

And in 1.3 (at least) too.

[Retrofan]

Can I take the oportunity to ask how to use a script to run a CLI command?

There is a "hidden" option with DOpus5 to "talk" with the AI typing from shell "Help me Eliza!" . I wonder how could I open that option from a script, what tool should I set as default and what command to use.

[Marskilla]

Thank you !

But it has been found it wasn't the problem after all.

In fact when I launch the exec from the CLI or with a startup-sequence, evrything is OK.

When I create an Icon, launch the workbench, launch with the Icon I have a Path problem :

"Error : Cant Locate Virtual World Runner"

It's a 3DCK2 game I made.

The floppy structure is this mainly one :

<DIR>S
startup-sequence
<DIR>_ESCAPE
(misc. data files...)
RUNNER
ESCAPE

I tried to make an Icon of the ESCAPE program : no luck.
I made a script launching Escape and a ICON of the SCRIPT : no luck.

Any Idea ?

Once again, evrything is just fine under CLI or with a boot / startup-sequence.

[Arnie]

Don't make a project icon for the escape executable. Rename your script to say Escape_Run and make a project icon for it. Make the default tool IconX.

In a script you have to type the absolute path to escape or use CD to enter the directory.

EDIT: Can upload the escape disk/program?? I could take a quick look for you.

[Marskilla]

Originally Posted by Arnie

Don't make a project icon for the escape executable. Rename your script to say Escape_Run and make a project icon for it. Make the default tool IconX.

In a script you have to type the absolute path to escape or use CD to enter the directory.

EDIT: Can upload the escape disk/program?? I could take a quick look for you.

I'll send you a PM with a link but please don't spread it, it's an early build and it's not done yet.

[Arnie]

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