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text-expression | Text to display in the alert dialog box. |
ALERT ("Thank you for using Gobe Productive.")
When evaluated, displays a dialog box with the text above.
Beeps the computer's speaker.
Syntax
BEEP( )
Arguments
none
Example
BEEP ()
This function executes a shell command line and returns the output of the script or program. This function is identical to SYSTEM except that it executes the command asynchronously and does not return any output from the command.
Syntax
LAUNCH( command, {command-input} )
Arguments
command Command line to execute. command-input Standard input to pass to the executing command. Example
LAUNCH( "/boot/apps/CDPlayer" )
Launches the CDPlayer application located in the /boot/apps directory.
This function executes a shell command line and returns the output of the script or program. The output is returned as text. The optional parameter is used for standard input to the shell command.
Syntax
SYSTEM( command, {command-input} )
Arguments
command Command line to execute. command-input Standard input to pass to the executing command. Example
SYSTEM( "ls /boot" )
Returns a stream of text listing the contents of the boot drive.
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