Problem with Defaulticons

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Octopus66

I am exploring the possibility of running an Arexx script from default icon, but I am unclear how this works. What should the default tool be? How does this interact with the rexx script?

What do you want to execute? depending on the type of script you have to use a tool, for example for all video formats (MP4, MPG, AVI, QT, etc..) in the Def Icon of these formats i play a small script from the Icon using the "Shell" parameter "no prompt for input", see attached video".

http://eab.abime.net/zone/VideoPlay.zip

[Octopus66]

Nice - all working now. Curious as to why Script is the tool and not Arexx?

Thanks to Thomas for pointing out the examples on OS3.9 CD & all other suggestions too.

This is my arexx script for reference.

/* $VER: ShowREKO.rexx 1.0 (11.07.2021) */

OPTIONS RESULTS
PARSE ARG files

/* Enter options here */

DO WHILE files~==""
files=STRIP(files)
IF files~=="" THEN DO
IF left(files,1)='"' THEN DO
PARSE VAR files '"'file'"' files
END
ELSE DO
PARSE VAR files file" "files
END

IF EXISTS(file) THEN DO
ADDRESS COMMAND 'c:run <>NIL: c:showreko "'file'"'
END
END
END

[Octopus66]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

What do you want to execute? depending on the type of script you have to use a tool, for example for all video formats (MP4, MPG, AVI, QT, etc..) in the Def Icon of these formats i play a small script from the Icon using the "Shell" parameter "no prompt for input", see attached video".

http://eab.abime.net/zone/VideoPlay.zip

My problem was on post #8 https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...73&postcount=8

Solution post #22 above. I believe this is the same as your solution?

[thomas]

Originally Posted by Octopus66

Curious as to why Script is the tool and not Arexx?

Because you want to run the script, don't you?

If you use Arexx as default tool, then Arexx is called with the Reko file as argument. And what should happen then? Arexx does not know what to do with a Reko file.

If you use the script as default tool, then AmigaDOS tries to run the script as a shell command. It recognises it as Arexx script and runs Arexx implicitly.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Octopus66

. I believe this is the same as your solution?

Yes it works with your script too, see attached video:

http://eab.abime.net/zone/ShowREKO.avi