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: <syntaxhighlight>
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<syntaxhighlight>
  
 
/* Change the root window; move it to position 10,30. * and change its size to 200100 pixels. */
  
/* Change the root window; move it to position 10,30. * and change its size to 200100 pixels. */
 
ADDRESS workbench
  
ADDRESS workbench
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/* Change the currently active window. */
  
/* Change the currently active window. */
 
CHANGEWINDOW active 20 40 200 100
  
CHANGEWINDOW active 20 40 200 100
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</syntaxhighlight>
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= DELETE command =
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  +
; Purpose:
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: This command is for deleting files and drawers (and their contents).
  +
  +
; Format:
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: DELETE [NAME] <File or drawer name> [ALL]
  +
  +
; Template:
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: DELETE NAME/A,ALL/S
  +
  +
; Parameters:
  +
: NAME
  +
:: Name of the file or drawer or volume to delete.
  +
  +
: ALL
  +
:: If the object in question is a drawer, attempt to delete the contents of the drawer as well as the drawer itself. If this option is not specified, the DELETE command will only attempt to delete the drawer itself, which may fail if the drawer is not yet empty.
  +
  +
; Errors:
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: 10 - If the named file, drawer or volume could not be found or could not be deleted.
  +
  +
; Result:
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: -
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  +
; Notes:
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: The file name given must be an absolute path, such as in "RAM:Empty". A relative path, such as "/fred/barney" will not work.
  +
  +
; Example:
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: <syntaxhighlight>
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/* Delete the contents of the drawer RAM:Empty". */
  +
  +
ADDRESS workbench
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DELETE 'RAM:Empty' ALL
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</syntaxhighlight>
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= FAULT command =
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  +
; Purpose:
  +
: This command will return a human readable explanation corresponding to an error code.
  +
  +
; Format:
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: FAULT [CODE] <Error code>
  +
  +
; Template:
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: FAULT CODE/A/N
  +
  +
; Parameters:
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: CODE
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:: Error code to return a human readable explanation for.
  +
  +
; Errors:
  +
: -
  +
  +
; Result:
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: -
  +
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; Example:
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: <syntaxhighlight>
  +
/* Query the error message corresponding to error code #205. */
  +
ADDRESS workbench
  +
OPTIONS RESULTS
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FAULT 205
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SAY result
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</syntaxhighlight>
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= GETATTR command =
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; Purpose:
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: This command will retrieve information from the Workbench database, such the names of the drawers currently open and the icons currently selected.
  +
  +
; Format:
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: GETATTR [OBJECT] <Object name> [NAME <Item name>][STEM <Name of stem variable>] [VAR <Variable name>]
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; Template:
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: GETATTR OBJECT/A,NAME/K,STEM/K,VAR/K
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  +
; Parameters:
  +
: OBJECT
  +
:: Name of the database entry to retrieve. For a list of valid entries see below.
  +
  +
: NAME
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:: For some datatabase entries further information is required to identify the data to retrieve. This is when you will need to provide a name.
  +
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: STEM
  +
:: If you request more than one database entry you will need to provide a variable to store the information in. For an example of its use, see below.
  +
  +
: VAR
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:: If you want the queried information to be stored in a specific variable (other than the RESULT variable), this is where you provide its name.
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  +
; Attributes:
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: You can obtain information on the following attributes:
  +
: APPLICATION.VERSION
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:: Version number of workbench.library".
  +
  +
:APPLICATION.SCREEN
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:: Name of the public screen Workbench uses.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.AREXX
  +
:: Name of the Workbench ARexx port.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.LASTERROR
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:: Number of the last error caused by the ARexx interface.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.ICONBORDER
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:: Sizes of the icon borders, returned as four numbers separated by blank spaces, e.g. "4 3 4 3". The four numbers represent the left border width, the top border height, the right border width and the bottom border height (in exactly that order).
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.NAME
  +
:: Name of the Workbench screen font.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.WIDTH APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.HEIGHT
  +
:: Size of a single character of the Workbench screen font. Please note that since the font in question may be proportional spaced the width information may be of little value. To measure the accurate pixel width of a text in reference to the font, use the .SIZE attribute.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.SIZE
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:: Size of a text, measured in pixels, in reference to the screen font. The text to measure must be provided with the NAME parameter of the GETATTR command.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.NAME
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:: Name of the Workbench icon font.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.WIDTH APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.HEIGHT
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:: Size of a single character of the Workbench icon font. Please note that since the font in question may be proportional spaced the width information may be of little value. To measure the accurate pixel width of a text in reference to the font, use the .SIZE attribute.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.SIZE
  +
:: Size of a text, measured in pixels, in reference to the icon font. The text to measure must be provided with the NAME parameter of the GETATTR command.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.NAME
  +
:: Name of the system font.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.WIDTH
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.HEIGHT
  +
:: Size of a single character of the system font.
  +
  +
: APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.SIZE
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:: Size of a text, measured in pixels, in reference to the system font. The text to measure must be provided with the NAME parameter of the GETATTR command.
  +
  +
: WINDOWS.COUNT
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:: Number of the drawer windows currently open. This can be 0.
  +
  +
: WINDOWS.0 .. WINDOWS.N
  +
:: Names of the windows currently open.
  +
  +
: WINDOWS.ACTIVE
  +
:: Name of the currently active Workbench window; this will be " if none of Workbench`s windows is currently active.
  +
  +
: KEYCOMMANDS.COUNT
  +
:: Number of keyboard commands assigned. This can be 0.
  +
  +
: KEYCOMMANDS.0 .. KEYCOMMANDS.N
  +
:: Information on all the keyboard commands assigned.
  +
  +
: KEYCOMMANDS.<n>.NAME
  +
:: Name of the keyboard command.
  +
  +
: KEYCOMMANDS.<n>.KEY
  +
:: The key combination assigned to this keyboard command.
  +
  +
: KEYCOMMANDS.<n>.COMMAND
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:: The ARexx command assigned to this key combination.
  +
  +
: MENUCOMMANDS.COUNT
  +
:: Number of menu commands assigned (through the MENU ADD .." command). This can be 0.
  +
  +
: MENUCOMMANDS.0 .. MENUCOMMANDS.N
  +
:: Information on all the menu commands assigned.
  +
  +
: MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.NAME
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:: Name of this menu item.
  +
  +
: MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.TITLE
  +
:: Title of this menu item.
  +
  +
: MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.SHORTCUT
  +
:: The keyboard shortcut assigned to this menu item.
  +
  +
: MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.COMMAND
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:: The ARexx command assigned to this menu item.
  +
  +
: The following attributes require the name of the window to obtain information.
  +
: WINDOW.LEFT
  +
:: Left edge of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.TOP
  +
:: Top edge of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.WIDTH
  +
:: Width of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.HEIGHT
  +
:: Height of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.MIN.WIDTH
  +
:: Minimum width of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.MIN.HEIGHT
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:: Minimum height of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.MAX.WIDTH
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:: Maximum width of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.MAX.HEIGHT
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:: Maximum height of the window.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.VIEW.LEFT
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:: Horizontal offset of the drawer contents; this value corresponds to the horizontal window scroller position.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.VIEW.TOP
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:: Vertical offset of the drawer contents; this value corresponds to the vertical window scroller position.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.SCREEN.NAME
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:: Name of the public screen the window was opened on.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.SCREEN.WIDTH WINDOW.SCREEN.HEIGHT
  +
:: Size of the public screen the window was opened on.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.COUNT
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:: Number of the icons displayed in the window. This can be 0.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.0 .. WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.N
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:: Information on all the icons displayed in the window:
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.NAME
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:: Name of the icon in question.
  +
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: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.LEFT WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.TOP
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:: Position of the icon in question.
  +
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: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.WIDTH WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.HEIGHT
  +
:: Size of the icon in question.
  +
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: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.TYPE
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:: Type of the icon; one of DISK, DRAWER, TOOL, PROJECT,GARBAGE, DEVICE, KICK or APPICON.
  +
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: WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.STATUS
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:: Whether the icon is selected and (if the icon is a drawer-like object, such as a disk, drawer or trashcan icon) whether the corresponding drawer is currently open or closed. This attribute is returned in the form of a string, such as "SELECTED OPEN" which means that the icon is selected and the corresponding drawer is currently open. The other options include "UNSELECTED" and "CLOSED".
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.COUNT
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:: Number of the selected icons displayed in the window. This can be 0.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.0 .. WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.N
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:: Information on all selected the icons in the window:
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.NAME
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:: Name of the icon in question.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.LEFT WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.TOP
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:: Position of the icon in question.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.WIDTH WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.HEIGHT
  +
:: Size of the icon in question.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.TYPE
  +
:: Type of the icon; one of DISK, DRAWER, TOOL, PROJECT,GARBAGE, DEVICE, KICK or APPICON.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.STATUS
  +
:: Whether the icon is selected and (if the icon is a drawer-like object, such as a disk, drawer or trashcan icon) whether the corresponding drawer is currently open or closed. This attribute is returned in the form of a string, such as "SELECTED OPEN" which means that the icon is selected and the corresponding drawer is currently open. The other options include "UNSELECTED" and CLOSED". Of course, for the WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED stem the icon status will always be reported as "SELECTED".
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.COUNT
  +
:: Number of the unselected icons displayed in the window. This can be 0.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.0 .. WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.N
  +
:: Information on all selected the icons in the window:
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.NAME
  +
:: Name of the icon in question.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.LEFT WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.TOP
  +
:: Position of the icon in question.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.WIDTH WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.HEIGHT
  +
:: Size of the icon in question.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.TYPE
  +
:: Type of the icon; one of DISK, DRAWER, TOOL, PROJECT, GARBAGE, DEVICE, KICK or APPICON.
  +
  +
: WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.STATUS
  +
:: Whether the icon is selected and (if the icon is a drawer-like object, such as a disk, drawer or trashcan icon) whether the corresponding drawer is currently open or closed. This attribute is returned in the form of a string, such as "UNSELECTED OPEN" which means that the icon is selected and the corresponding drawer is currently open. The other options include "SELECTED" and CLOSED". Of course, for the WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED stem the icon status will always be reported as "UNSELECTED".
  +
  +
; Errors:
  +
: 10 - If the requester information could not be retrieved, you requested more than one database entry and did not provide a stem variable or if you provided a stem variable but did not request more than one database entry. The error code will be placed in the WORKBENCH.LASTERROR variable.
  +
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; Result:
  +
: RESULT - The information retrieved from the database.
  +
  +
; Example:
  +
: <syntaxhighlight>
  +
/* Query the Workbench version. */
  +
ADDRESS workbench
  +
OPTIONS RESULTS
  +
  +
GETATTR application.version
  +
SAY result
  +
  +
/* Query the Workbench version and store it in the * variable `version_number`. */
  +
GETATTR application.version
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VAR version_number
  +
SAY version_number
  +
  +
/* Query the names of all currently open windows, * then print them. */
  +
GETATTR windows
  +
STEM window_list
  +
  +
DO i = 0 TO window_list.count-1
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SAY window_list.i;
  +
END;
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/* Query name, position and size of the first icon * shown in the root window. */
  +
GETATTR window.icons.all.0
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NAME root
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STEM root
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SAY root.name
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SAY root.left
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SAY root.top
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SAY root.width
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SAY root.height
  +
SAY root.type
  +
  +
/* Query the width and height of the root window. */
  +
GETATTR window.width
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NAME root
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SAY result
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  +
GETATTR window.height
  +
NAME root
  +
SAY result
  +
  +
/* Query the length of a text (in pixels) with reference * to the icon font. */
  +
GETATTR application.font.icon.size
  +
NAME 'Text to measure'
  +
SAY result
 
</syntaxhighlight>
  
</syntaxhighlight>

Revision as of 23:38, 23 January 2014

Workbench acts as an ARexx host under the name of "WORKBENCH". It supports a number of commands as will be described below. Note that for the ARexx interface to work, rexxsyslib.library must be installed (this library is part of a regular Workbench installation) and the RexxMast program must have been started.

ACTIVATEWINDOW command

Purpose
This command will attempt to make a window the active one.
Format
ACTIVATEWINDOW [WINDOW] <ROOT|Drawer name>
Template
ACTIVATEWINDOW WINDOW
Parameters
WINDOW
Either "ROOT" to activate the Workbench root window (where volume icons and AppIcons live) or the fully qualified name of a drawer window to activate. Note that the drawer window must already be open.
If no WINDOW parameter is specified, this command will try to operate on the currently active Workbench window.
Errors
10 - If the named window cannot be activated. The error code will be placed in the WORKBENCH.LASTERROR variable.
Result
-
Notes
If you choose to have a window activated that is not the root window you must make sure that the window name is given as a fully qualified path name. For example Work:" is a fully qualified name, and so is SYS:Utilities". Devs/Printers" would not be a fully qualified name. A fully qualified name always contains the name of an assignment, a volume or a device.
Example
/* Activate the root window. */ ADDRESS workbench

ACTIVATEWINDOW root   /* Activate the "Work:" partition's window. */ ACTIVATEWINDOW 'Work:'

CHANGEWINDOW command

Purpose
This command will attempt to change the size and the position of a window.
Format
CHANGEWINDOW [WINDOW] <ROOT|ACTIVE|Drawer name> [[LEFTEDGE] <new left edge position>][[TOPEDGE] <new top edge position>][[WIDTH] <new window width>][[HEIGHT] <new window height>]
Template
CHANGEWINDOW WINDOW,LEFTEDGE/N,TOPEDGE/N,WIDTH/N,HEIGHT/N
Parameter
WINDOW
Either "ROOT" to resize/move the Workbench root window (where volume icons and AppIcons live), "ACTIVE" to change the currently active Workbench window or the fully qualified name of a drawer window to change. Note that the drawer window must already be open.
If no WINDOW parameter is specified, this command will try to operate on the currently active Workbench window.
LEFTEDGE
New left edge window position.
TOPEDGE
New top edge window position.
WIDTH
New window width.
HEIGHT
New window height.
Errors
10 - If the named window cannot be changed; this can also happen if you specified ACTIVE" as the window name and none of the Workbench windows is currently active. The error code will be placed in the WORBENCH.LASTERROR variable.
Result
-
Notes
If you choose to have a window changed that is neither the root nor the active window you must make sure that the window name is given as a fully qualified path name. For example "Work:" is a fully qualified name, and so is "SYS:Utilities". "Devs/Printers" would not be a fully qualified name. A fully qualified name always contains the name of an assignment, a volume or a device.
Example
/* Change the root window; move it to position 10,30. * and change its size to 200100 pixels. */

ADDRESS workbench CHANGEWINDOW root LEFTEDGE 10 TOPEDGE 30 WIDTH 200 HEIGHT 100   /* Change the currently active window. */ CHANGEWINDOW active 20 40 200 100

DELETE command

Purpose
This command is for deleting files and drawers (and their contents).
Format
DELETE [NAME] <File or drawer name> [ALL]
Template
DELETE NAME/A,ALL/S
Parameters
NAME
Name of the file or drawer or volume to delete.
ALL
If the object in question is a drawer, attempt to delete the contents of the drawer as well as the drawer itself. If this option is not specified, the DELETE command will only attempt to delete the drawer itself, which may fail if the drawer is not yet empty.
Errors
10 - If the named file, drawer or volume could not be found or could not be deleted.
Result
-
Notes
The file name given must be an absolute path, such as in "RAM:Empty". A relative path, such as "/fred/barney" will not work.
Example
/* Delete the contents of the drawer RAM:Empty". */

  ADDRESS workbench DELETE 'RAM:Empty' ALL

FAULT command

Purpose
This command will return a human readable explanation corresponding to an error code.
Format
FAULT [CODE] <Error code>
Template
FAULT CODE/A/N
Parameters
CODE
Error code to return a human readable explanation for.
Errors
-
Result
-
Example
/* Query the error message corresponding to error code #205. */

ADDRESS workbench OPTIONS RESULTS FAULT 205 SAY result

GETATTR command

Purpose
This command will retrieve information from the Workbench database, such the names of the drawers currently open and the icons currently selected.
Format
GETATTR [OBJECT] <Object name> [NAME <Item name>][STEM <Name of stem variable>] [VAR <Variable name>]
Template
GETATTR OBJECT/A,NAME/K,STEM/K,VAR/K
Parameters
OBJECT
Name of the database entry to retrieve. For a list of valid entries see below.
NAME
For some datatabase entries further information is required to identify the data to retrieve. This is when you will need to provide a name.
STEM
If you request more than one database entry you will need to provide a variable to store the information in. For an example of its use, see below.
VAR
If you want the queried information to be stored in a specific variable (other than the RESULT variable), this is where you provide its name.
Attributes
You can obtain information on the following attributes:
APPLICATION.VERSION
Version number of workbench.library".
APPLICATION.SCREEN
Name of the public screen Workbench uses.
APPLICATION.AREXX
Name of the Workbench ARexx port.
APPLICATION.LASTERROR
Number of the last error caused by the ARexx interface.
APPLICATION.ICONBORDER
Sizes of the icon borders, returned as four numbers separated by blank spaces, e.g. "4 3 4 3". The four numbers represent the left border width, the top border height, the right border width and the bottom border height (in exactly that order).
APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.NAME
Name of the Workbench screen font.
APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.WIDTH APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.HEIGHT
Size of a single character of the Workbench screen font. Please note that since the font in question may be proportional spaced the width information may be of little value. To measure the accurate pixel width of a text in reference to the font, use the .SIZE attribute.
APPLICATION.FONT.SCREEN.SIZE
Size of a text, measured in pixels, in reference to the screen font. The text to measure must be provided with the NAME parameter of the GETATTR command.
APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.NAME
Name of the Workbench icon font.
APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.WIDTH APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.HEIGHT
Size of a single character of the Workbench icon font. Please note that since the font in question may be proportional spaced the width information may be of little value. To measure the accurate pixel width of a text in reference to the font, use the .SIZE attribute.
APPLICATION.FONT.ICON.SIZE
Size of a text, measured in pixels, in reference to the icon font. The text to measure must be provided with the NAME parameter of the GETATTR command.
APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.NAME
Name of the system font.
APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.WIDTH
APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.HEIGHT
Size of a single character of the system font.
APPLICATION.FONT.SYSTEM.SIZE
Size of a text, measured in pixels, in reference to the system font. The text to measure must be provided with the NAME parameter of the GETATTR command.
WINDOWS.COUNT
Number of the drawer windows currently open. This can be 0.
WINDOWS.0 .. WINDOWS.N
Names of the windows currently open.
WINDOWS.ACTIVE
Name of the currently active Workbench window; this will be " if none of Workbench`s windows is currently active.
KEYCOMMANDS.COUNT
Number of keyboard commands assigned. This can be 0.
KEYCOMMANDS.0 .. KEYCOMMANDS.N
Information on all the keyboard commands assigned.
KEYCOMMANDS.<n>.NAME
Name of the keyboard command.
KEYCOMMANDS.<n>.KEY
The key combination assigned to this keyboard command.
KEYCOMMANDS.<n>.COMMAND
The ARexx command assigned to this key combination.
MENUCOMMANDS.COUNT
Number of menu commands assigned (through the MENU ADD .." command). This can be 0.
MENUCOMMANDS.0 .. MENUCOMMANDS.N
Information on all the menu commands assigned.
MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.NAME
Name of this menu item.
MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.TITLE
Title of this menu item.
MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.SHORTCUT
The keyboard shortcut assigned to this menu item.
MENUCOMMANDS.<n>.COMMAND
The ARexx command assigned to this menu item.
The following attributes require the name of the window to obtain information.
WINDOW.LEFT
Left edge of the window.
WINDOW.TOP
Top edge of the window.
WINDOW.WIDTH
Width of the window.
WINDOW.HEIGHT
Height of the window.
WINDOW.MIN.WIDTH
Minimum width of the window.
WINDOW.MIN.HEIGHT
Minimum height of the window.
WINDOW.MAX.WIDTH
Maximum width of the window.
WINDOW.MAX.HEIGHT
Maximum height of the window.
WINDOW.VIEW.LEFT
Horizontal offset of the drawer contents; this value corresponds to the horizontal window scroller position.
WINDOW.VIEW.TOP
Vertical offset of the drawer contents; this value corresponds to the vertical window scroller position.
WINDOW.SCREEN.NAME
Name of the public screen the window was opened on.
WINDOW.SCREEN.WIDTH WINDOW.SCREEN.HEIGHT
Size of the public screen the window was opened on.
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.COUNT
Number of the icons displayed in the window. This can be 0.
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.0 .. WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.N
Information on all the icons displayed in the window:
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.NAME
Name of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.LEFT WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.TOP
Position of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.WIDTH WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.HEIGHT
Size of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.TYPE
Type of the icon; one of DISK, DRAWER, TOOL, PROJECT,GARBAGE, DEVICE, KICK or APPICON.
WINDOW.ICONS.ALL.<n>.STATUS
Whether the icon is selected and (if the icon is a drawer-like object, such as a disk, drawer or trashcan icon) whether the corresponding drawer is currently open or closed. This attribute is returned in the form of a string, such as "SELECTED OPEN" which means that the icon is selected and the corresponding drawer is currently open. The other options include "UNSELECTED" and "CLOSED".
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.COUNT
Number of the selected icons displayed in the window. This can be 0.
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.0 .. WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.N
Information on all selected the icons in the window:
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.NAME
Name of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.LEFT WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.TOP
Position of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.WIDTH WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.HEIGHT
Size of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.TYPE
Type of the icon; one of DISK, DRAWER, TOOL, PROJECT,GARBAGE, DEVICE, KICK or APPICON.
WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED.<n>.STATUS
Whether the icon is selected and (if the icon is a drawer-like object, such as a disk, drawer or trashcan icon) whether the corresponding drawer is currently open or closed. This attribute is returned in the form of a string, such as "SELECTED OPEN" which means that the icon is selected and the corresponding drawer is currently open. The other options include "UNSELECTED" and CLOSED". Of course, for the WINDOW.ICONS.SELECTED stem the icon status will always be reported as "SELECTED".
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.COUNT
Number of the unselected icons displayed in the window. This can be 0.
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.0 .. WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.N
Information on all selected the icons in the window:
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.NAME
Name of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.LEFT WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.TOP
Position of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.WIDTH WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.HEIGHT
Size of the icon in question.
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.TYPE
Type of the icon; one of DISK, DRAWER, TOOL, PROJECT, GARBAGE, DEVICE, KICK or APPICON.
WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED.<n>.STATUS
Whether the icon is selected and (if the icon is a drawer-like object, such as a disk, drawer or trashcan icon) whether the corresponding drawer is currently open or closed. This attribute is returned in the form of a string, such as "UNSELECTED OPEN" which means that the icon is selected and the corresponding drawer is currently open. The other options include "SELECTED" and CLOSED". Of course, for the WINDOW.ICONS.UNSELECTED stem the icon status will always be reported as "UNSELECTED".
Errors
10 - If the requester information could not be retrieved, you requested more than one database entry and did not provide a stem variable or if you provided a stem variable but did not request more than one database entry. The error code will be placed in the WORKBENCH.LASTERROR variable.
Result
RESULT - The information retrieved from the database.
Example
/* Query the Workbench version. */

ADDRESS workbench OPTIONS RESULTS   GETATTR application.version SAY result   /* Query the Workbench version and store it in the * variable `version_number`. */ GETATTR application.version VAR version_number SAY version_number   /* Query the names of all currently open windows, * then print them. */ GETATTR windows STEM window_list   DO i = 0 TO window_list.count-1 SAY window_list.i; END;   /* Query name, position and size of the first icon * shown in the root window. */ GETATTR window.icons.all.0 NAME root STEM root   SAY root.name SAY root.left SAY root.top SAY root.width SAY root.height SAY root.type   /* Query the width and height of the root window. */ GETATTR window.width NAME root SAY result   GETATTR window.height NAME root SAY result   /* Query the length of a text (in pixels) with reference * to the icon font. */ GETATTR application.font.icon.size NAME 'Text to measure' SAY result

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