Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!.POSTED.JXpaLPlafHCsyYHtrJ3m6w.user.gioia.aioe.org!not-for-mail From: Brian Jordan Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.programmer Subject: Very rusty programmer here Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2019 23:31:09 +0100 Organization: Some - not a great deal. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <57feeb479bbrian.jordan9@btinternet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: JXpaLPlafHCsyYHtrJ3m6w.user.gioia.aioe.org X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/5.23) NewsHound/v1.52-32 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.programmer:5841 Same rusty programmer - new problem... I /think I know/ that it is possible to read a system variable and to use the result within a BASIC program. After a fruitless evening with the PRM I wonder if someone could drop me a hint? For instance I know that, eg using *SHOW, I see that Alias$@RunType_B28 returns information that shows NetSurf has 'claimed' this file type (URL). I am trying to find a way to get that information into a string in BASIC. I hope that it is the syntax rather than the concept that is eluding me. Any hints appreciated. Thanks -- _____________________________________________________________________ Brian Jordan RISC OS 5.23 on Raspberry Pi _____________________________________________________________________