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lister query <type>
This command returns the handles of all listers matching type in
RESULT , unless an error occurs (for example there are no listers
of the given type).
type can be one of the following keywords:-
all
dest
source
You can also return the result in a variable of your choosing instead
of RESULT , or return the result in a stem variable. Select one of
the types above for more information.
lister query <handle> <item>
This command returns a particular item of information from the specified
lister. handle is the handle of the lister in question. All information
is returned in the RESULT variable, unless an error occurs.
item can be one of the following keywords:-
abort
active
busy
case
commentlength
dirs
entries
entry
files
firstsel
flags
handler
header
hide
label
lock
mode
namelength
numdirs
numentries
numfiles
numseldirs
numselentries
numselfiles
path
position
proc
seldirs
selentries
selfiles
separate
show
sort
title
toolbar
visible
window
Several of the keywords allow you to return the result in a variable of
your choosing instead of RESULT , or return the result in a stem
variable. Additionally, some of the keywords take futher arguments.
Select one of the items above for more information.
See also:
lister set
Converted on 04 Nov 1998 with RexxDoesAmigaGuide2HTML 2.2 by Michael Ranner.