Re: Modified Interpreter
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Jul 14, 2003
- 483 views
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:25:02 -0700 (07/14/03 08:25:02) , Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > --- gertie at visionsix.com wrote: > > >> Dynamic code inclusion. > > <snip> > >> You could have a user file that deforms lists, buttons, or totally re- >> skins >> an application your provide, and they never see your code, by >> dynamically including new methods and classes and >> vars/lists/lines/buttons. > > I've used David Cuny's eu.ex in this way (as a scripting engine). > Perhaps I'll > have to dig up what I have and clean it up and make it easier to use. > Basically, you can control what commands, variables and routines the > script can > use, and provide 'wrappers' for them. > Snap! I was thinking the same thing, Matt. I'm sure a 'cut-down' Eu interpreter, such as eu.ex, would be a useful scripting tool. Parameter passing between it and the calling program would still have to be worked out. -- cheers, Derek Parnell