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Re: lynx-dev help on EXTERNAL


From: David Combs
Subject: Re: lynx-dev help on EXTERNAL
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:45:07 -0700 (PDT)

This too should go into faq, with working example:

> From address@hidden Wed Jul 29 10:34:56 1998
> X-Originating-IP: [202.54.61.98]
> From: "jaydeep desai" <address@hidden>
> 
> I wanted to invoke external programs like wget with "." key. I 
> recompiled Lynx code with following definitions in userdefs.h file:
> 
> #define EXEC_LINKS 1 
> #define EXEC_SCRIPTS 1 
> #define ALLOW_USERS_TO_CHANGE_EXEC_WITHIN_OPTIONS 1 
> #define NEVER_ALLOW_REMOTE_EXEC 1 
> #define LOCAL_EXECUTION_LINKS_ALWAYS_ON          FALSE
> #define LOCAL_EXECUTION_LINKS_ON_BUT_NOT_REMOTE  TRUE
> #define LOCAL_EXECUTION_LINKS_ALWAYS_OFF_FOR_ANONYMOUS FALSE
> #define CAN_ANONYMOUS_GOTO_LYNXEXEC   FALSE
> 
> Still I am not getting desired result. When I press "." key, statusline 
> just flashes and nothing more happens. I am running personal copy of 
> Lynx 2.8 on DG-UX Avvion machine (UNIX)
> 
> I have added following line to lynx.cfg file also:
> 
> EXTERNAL:test:wget %s:TRUE
> 
> I could not find any more help in documentation or help files. Experts! 
> Please help me.
> 
> -j.m.desai.
>  
> 
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