Short: Simple ARexx Scripts for handling DOS tasks by name. Author: Robert Cranley Uploader: robertcranley yahoo ie Type: util/cli Requires: ARexx running, Status, Break and ChangeTaskPri in the default Architecture: m68k-amigaos path. Long: Two simple ARexx scripts which I wrote to enable the breaking and priority adjusting of shell tasks by their name. But why? I hear you cry. Well, ever want to simple be able to kill a task or change its priority, but then have to use the status command, pick out your task, and then use the Break or ChangeTaskPri commands. Well, these two scripts allow you to do this by the name of the task instead. Handy for DOS scripts, where there's no guarantee a task will be on a particular CLI number. Anyway, try it out and you'll see... Installation: Simply copy Break.rexx and ChangePri.rexx to your REXX: assign. The Script (S) protection bit should be set, just check it if you have Usage: If the S bit is set, simply typing Break.rexx or ChangePri.rexx at a shell prompt will execute the scripts. Make sure RexxMast (SYS:System/RexxMast) is running first! RX Break or RX ChangePri will achieve exactly the same results. Both scripts take the name of a task as the first argument, and ChangePri takes a priority number (-127 -> +127) as a second argument. Note that these scripts will only work on CLI tasks. For example: Break.rexx SysMon or RX Break SysMon will search for a task called "SysMon" and pass a break command onto it (Ctrl-C). If it can't find the task it will tell you so. ChangePri Workbench -1 Will set the workbench task's priority to -1. Note that you can seriously affect your system, even making it unuseable or crashing it, by messing with tasks. Only use these scripts if you know what you're doing. I can't be held responsible for anything that goes wrong as a result of using these scripts. If something does go badly wrong though, a reboot will usually fix it, but make sure you're not going to invalidate your disks :( Ware: These scripts are emailware. Do what you want with them, but you should really mail me, even if just to say that you love or hate the scripts. Go on, listen to that conscience :) Enjoy! Rob Contact: robertcranley@yahoo.ie ICQ: 103366205 http://ireland.amiga.org