ARIANE: A Visual Programming Interface

The Item: System

Definition

A component System is used to execute a command of the operating system.

operator

It takes input files, parameters and yields output files.

system

The field binary is used to specify the command line to execute the component. The command line uses the following meta-character:

$p0: stands for the parameter $0
$p1: stands for the parameter $1
$p: stands for the list of all parameters separated by a blank (ie. $p0 $p1 $p2 ...)
$i0: stands for the input file $0
$i1: stands for the input file $1
$i: stands for the list of all input files separated by a blank (ie. $i0 $i1 $i2 ...)
$o0: stands for the output file $0
$o1: stands for the output file $1
$o: stands for the list of all output files separated by a blank (ie. $o0 $o1 $o2 ...)

For example: