How about using the pyext external from Thomas Grill(if you're into python that is)? It's a long time since I've worked with it but the os.system module might be what you need. see:
http://docs.python.org/tut/node12.html
The glob module is good for cross-platform file listings as well, if you do a search for glob on the pd-list I seem to remember a good example of that one.
Hope this helps!
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:59:57 +0100 , code code@u-turnmedia.com wrote:
no, sorry, thats really not what i am looking for, i try to be clear : on pd-linux, you have [shell] external, that executes system calls. so if you send it a message [ls -l< and connect [print] to it, you have output of command `ls -l' (long list) with output in pd window, now - window$ has something like very crippled terminal - dos prompt - you are correct, but i've never heard about how to use it from within pd. i doubt [dos-prompt] or [cmd] object for window$ exists, but i might be wrong.
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