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It was on the night of 31-Jan-98, when no creatures were stirring, and all was
silent. Suddenly, Martin jumped out from behind a rock and wouldnt stop
shouting about "Arexx calls from amos" until I was forced to knock them out:
�-> Hi guys.

�-> Can anyone of you tell me if there exists a arexx extension for amos.

Not that I know of, one isnt needed  =)

�-> I would like to be able to send a command directly to yam.

�-> Something like this would be nice:

�-> Arexx address="YAM"
�-> Arexx send "getmail"

�-> Does this extension exists?, and where to get it?

�-> I know i'm able to use the exec command like exec "RX Script.arexx".
�-> But that's another problem i'm having, it's not stable enough.
�-> Some times the script works perfectly, other times it just executes
�-> the first three or four lines. and then hangs. Have anyone else had this
�-> problem, and how do i avoid it?.

OK, take a look at this program that allows AMOS to interact with AmIRC. At
the bottom is also the small AREXX script, mish.amirx, which goes in AmIRC and
all channel text is sent to it:

Rem ********************************************************************
Rem **    NIALL  Non-Intelligent AMOS Language Learner Version 1.0  � **
Rem **   ==========================================================   **
Rem **                Written By Matthew Peck in 1990                 **

Rem ********************************************************************
Set Buffer 400
MNW=3000
Randomize Timer
Hide On : Close Editor
Close Workbench
Dim WORD$(MNW,1),W$(255),CO(1)
Global COM,T$,WORD$(),NUM,W$(),W,SPEAK,HARD,CO(),MNW
WORD$(0,0)=" " : WORD$(MNW,0)="."
SETUP
Do
   USER_INPUT
   If COM=1 Then Goto SKIPIT
   NIALL_REPLIES
   SKIPIT:
Loop
Rem --------------------------------------------------------------------
Procedure SEE_INSTRUCTIONS
   Screen Hide 1 : Screen Hide 0
   For F=1 To 2 : Unpack 2 To 2 : Gr Writing 0
      For G=1 To 25 : Read C,A$ : Ink 0 : Text 17,33+G*8,A$
         Ink C : Text 16,32+G*8,A$
   Next G : Wait Key : Fade 2 : Wait 30 : Next F
   Screen Close 2
   Screen Show 1 : Screen Show 0
   Data 6,"                               COMMAND WORDS"
   Data 1," "
   Data 1," When you are given the prompt USER: you will normally type in  a
sentence,"
   Data 1,"but you can also type in a command word.    All command words  are
prefixed"
   Data 1,"by a '#'.  This version (1.0) can support the following commands."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#LIST        Displays Nialls current dictionary on the screen."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#LLIST       Outputs the dictionary to a printer."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#LPRINT      Toggles direct output to printer."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#SPEAK       Toggles speech."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#SAVE        Saves the current dictionary to disc under any name."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#LOAD        Loads a previously saved dictionary from disc."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#CORRECT     Corrects a mispelt word in the dictionary."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#FRESH       Clears the current dictionary."
   Data 1," "
   Data 7,"#QUIT        Leaves the program."
   Data 1," "
   Data 5,"                                PRESS A KEY"
   Data 5,"                                  CREDITS"
   Data 1," "
   Data 4,"         Written by Matthew Peck in AMOS Version 1.1 in August
1990"
   Data 1,"  The original idea for NIALL was adapted from a program called
DANI, which"
   Data 1,"was written for the MSX machines and published in a magazine,MSX
Computing."
   Data 1,"NIALL is a complete re-write but I would like to give credit to the
 author"
   Data 1,"of DANI for the inspiration.  However, I no longer have the
magazine and do"
   Data 1,"not know the author's name. If you wrote DANI then contact me so
that I can"
   Data 1,"place your name in the credit list."
   Data 1," "
   Data 1,"  Many thanks go to the following people for their help,
suggestions etc."
   Data 6,"Adam Wright................................For waiting for me to
code this."
   Data 6,"Pat Fox and Julian Brown.....For playtesting my BBC basic version
to death."
   Data 6,"Kevin Tye...................................For being a generally
nice guy."
   Data 6,"Gary Keogh...............For being a great room-mate and friend at
college."
   Data 6,"Francios Lionet........................For AMOS, what else, and
finally to "
   Data 6,"Sarah Gould...........For being such a caring and understanding
girlfriend."
   Data 1," "
   Data 1,"My address is:"
   Data 4,"      23 Welbeck Avenue, Bedgrove, Aylesbury, Bucks, ENGLAND, HP21
9BH."
   Data 1," Contact me with/for ideas, programs, NIALL dictionaries and NIALL
updates."
   Data 1," "
   Data 5,"                                PRESS A KEY"
   Data 1," "
   Data 5,"                        AMOS (c) 1990 Mandarin/Jawx"
End Proc
Procedure USER_INPUT
   COM=0 : For F=1 To 3 : Print : Next F : For F=1 To 3 : Cup : Next F
   Pen CO(1) : Print "USER:"; : Pen 1 : Line Input " ";T$
   Cup : Pen CO(1) : Print "USER: "; : Pen 1 : Print T$
   If HARD=1 Then Lprint " USER:";T$
   If T$="" Then Pop Proc
   T$=Lower$(T$)
   Rem --- Is it a command string ---
   If Left$(T$,1)="#" Then COMMANDS : COM=1 : Pop Proc
   Rem --- Cuts out the rubbish ---
   R$="" : For F=1 To Len(T$)
      If Mid$(T$,F,1)="," Then Mid$(T$,F,1)="."
      If Instr("!�$%^&*()_+|}{@?></#\="+Chr$(34),Mid$(T$,F,1))=0 Then
R$=R$+Mid$(T$,F,1)
   Next F : T$=R$
   Rem --- Seperates into words ---
   If Right$(T$,1)="." Then Right$(T$,1)=" "
   Q$=T$
   FULLSTOP:
   If Instr(Q$,".")<>0 Then FS=1 : T$=Left$(Q$,Instr(Q$,".")-1) :
Q$=Right$(Q$,Len(Q$)-Instr(Q$,"."))
   W=1 : W$(W)="" : For F=1 To Len(T$)
      If Mid$(T$,F,1)=" " Then If Mid$(T$,F+1,1)<>" " Then W=W+1 : W$(W)="" :
Goto SKIP
      W$(W)=W$(W)+Mid$(T$,F,1)
   SKIP: Next F
   If NUM<>MNW-1
      ANALYSE_SENTENCE
   End If
   If FS=1 Then FS=0 : T$=Q$ : Goto FULLSTOP
End Proc
Procedure ANALYSE_SENTENCE
   Rem --- Loop for the number of words +1 ---
   OLD=0
   For H=1 To W+1
      If H=W+1 Then F=MNW : Goto FOUNDIT
      For F=1 To NUM : If W$(H)=WORD$(F,0) Then Goto FOUNDIT
      Next F
      Rem --- The word is a new one ---
      NUM=NUM+1 : WORD$(NUM,0)=W$(H) : F=NUM
      FOUNDIT:
      If WORD$(OLD,1)="" Then WORD$(OLD,1)="1|"+Str$(F)+"(1)" : Goto ALLDONE
      C$=WORD$(OLD,1) : C$=Str$(Val(C$)+1)+Right$(C$,Len(C$)-Instr(C$,"|")+1)
      For G=Instr(C$,"|")+1 To Len(C$)
         If Val(Right$(C$,Len(C$)-G))=F Then Goto HERE
         G=Instr(C$,")",G)
      Next G
      C$=C$+Str$(F)+"(1)" : WORD$(OLD,1)=C$ : Goto ALLDONE
      HERE:
      G=Instr(C$,"(",G) : I=Instr(C$,")",G)-1
      C$=Left$(C$,G)+Str$(Val(Right$(C$,Len(C$)-G))+1)+Right$(C$,Len(C$)-I)
      WORD$(OLD,1)=C$
      ALLDONE:
      OLD=F
   Next H
End Proc
Procedure NIALL_REPLIES
   If NUM=0 Then Pen CO(1) : Print "I cannot speak yet!" : Pen 1 : Pop Proc
   REP$="" : C=0
   RLOOP:
   C$=WORD$(C,1) : R=Rnd(Val(C$)) : If R=0 Then Goto RLOOP
   For G=Instr(C$,"(") To Len(C$)
      R=R-Val(Right$(C$,Len(C$)-G)) : If R<=0 Then Goto THISWORD
      G=Instr(C$,"(",G+1)-1
   Next G
   End
   THISWORD:
   For F=G To 1 Step -1
      F$=Mid$(C$,F,1) : If(F$=")") or(F$="|") Then Goto WORD
   Next F
   WORD:
   D=Val(Right$(C$,Len(C$)-F))
   REP$=REP$+WORD$(C,0)+" "
   C=D : If C<>MNW Then Goto RLOOP
   Do
      If Left$(REP$,1)<>" " Then Exit
      REP$=Right$(REP$,Len(REP$)-1)
   Loop
   If REP$="" Then Pop Proc
   Left$(REP$,1)=Chr$(Asc(Left$(REP$,1))-32)
   Right$(REP$,1)="."
   Pen CO(1) : Print "NIALL:"; : Pen 1 : Print REP$
   If SPEAK=1 Then Say REP$,0
   If HARD=1 Then Lprint "NIALL:";REP$
End Proc
Procedure SETUP
   If Fast Free<>0
      Unpack 1 To 0 : Screen Display 0,128,40,320,28
   End If
   If Fast Free<>0
      Screen Open 1,640,230,4,Hires : CO(0)=2 : CO(1)=3
   Else
      Screen Open 1,320,230,2,Lowres : CO(0)=1 : CO(1)=1
   End If
   Screen Display 1,128,70,, : Flash Off : Screen 1 : Palette $0,$FFF,$F00,$48
   Pen CO(0) : Paper 0 : Cls
   Centre "Welcome to NIALL" : Print
   Centre "Non Intelligent AMOS Language Learner" : Print
   Centre "Written in AMOS Basic Version 1.1" : Print
   Centre "by Matthew Peck in 1990" : Print : Print
   Centre "This program is fully Public Domain" : Print : Print
   If Fast Free<>0
      Centre "Would you like further instructions (Y/N)" : A$=Input$(1) :
Print
      A$=Upper$(A$)
      If A$="Y"
         SEE_INSTRUCTIONS
      End If
      Centre ".......... Get Typing ..........."
   End If
   Print
End Proc
Procedure COMMANDS
   If T$="#list"
      For F=0 To NUM Step 20
         For G=0 To 19 : If F+G<=NUM
               Print F+G,WORD$(F+G,0),WORD$(F+G,1)
            End If
         Next G : Print : Pen CO(0) : Centre "PRESS A KEY" : Pen 1 : Print :
Wait Key
      Next F : Pop Proc
   End If
   If T$="#llist"
      For F=0 To NUM : Lprint F,WORD$(F,0),WORD$(F,1) : Next F
   End If
   If T$="#save"
      Show On : A$=Fsel$("*.NIALL") : Hide On
      If Upper$(Right$(A$,6))<>".NIALL"
         A$=A$+".NIALL"
      End If
      Open Out 1,A$ : Print #1,NUM
      For F=0 To NUM : Print #1,WORD$(F,0) : Print #1,WORD$(F,1) : Next F
      Close 1
   End If
   If T$="#load"
      Show On : A$=Fsel$("*.NIALL") : Hide On : Open In 1,A$
      Input #1,NUM
      Y=Y Curs
      For F=0 To NUM : Locate 0,Y : Print "Countdown:";NUM-F;"  "; : Input
#1,WORD$(F,0) : Input #1,WORD$(F,1) : Next F
      Close 1
      Print
   End If
   If T$="#correct"
      Pen CO(0) : Print "Enter incorrect word:"; : Pen 1 : Input " ";O$
      For F=1 To NUM
         If Lower$(O$)=WORD$(F,0)
            Pen CO(0) : Print "Enter correct spelling:"; : Pen 1 : Input "
";N$
            WORD$(F,0)=Lower$(N$)
         Else
         Next F : Print "Cannot find word ";O$
      End If
   End If
   If T$="#fresh"
      Pen CO(0) : Centre "Are you sure (Y/N)" : A$=Input$(1) : Print
      If Upper$(A$)="Y"
         For F=0 To NUM : WORD$(F,0)="" : WORD$(F,1)="" : Next F : NUM=0
      End If
   End If
   If T$="#quit"
      Pen CO(0) : Centre "Do you really want to quit (Y/N)" : A$=Input$(1) :
Print
      If Upper$(A$)="Y"
         Screen Close 0 : Screen Close 1 : End
      End If
   End If
   If T$="#speak"
      If SPEAK=0
         SPEAK=1
      Else
         SPEAK=0
      End If
   End If
   If T$="#lprint"
      If HARD=0
         HARD=1
      Else
         HARD=0
      End If
   End If
End Proc

And now for the AREXX script (mish.amirx):

/**************************************************************************/
/*    Script to parse stuff from AmIRC to AMOS                            */
/**************************************************************************/

parse arg args
options results

address AMOS args

EXIT 10

--
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