put "/users/matthias/downloads/temp/MailHog > /users/matthias/downloads/temp/hubbabubba.txt 2>&1 &" into tShell
-- above redirects into file and then don“t ask me.. ;) put shell(tShell) answer URL "file:/users/matthias/downloads/temp/hubbabubba.txt" -- answer dialog shows content of file, which contains in my case the address and port it was binded to. 2019/08/01 15:46:01 Using in-memory storage 2019/08/01 15:46:01 [SMTP] Binding to address: 0.0.0.0:1025 [HTTP] Binding to address: 0.0.0.0:8025 2019/08/01 15:46:01 Serving under http://0.0.0.0:8025/ <http://0.0.0.0:8025/> Creating API v1 with WebPath: Creating API v2 with WebPath: [APIv2] GET /api/v2/messages [APIv2] GET /api/v2/jim [APIv2] GET /api/v2/websocket [APIv1] KEEPALIVE /api/v1/events Be aware, that the background process runs untill you kill it from the shell. Regards, Matthias Matthias Rebbe free tools for Livecoders: InstaMaker <https://instamaker.dermattes.de/> WinSignMaker Mac <https://winsignhelper.dermattes.de/> > Am 01.08.2019 um 15:20 schrieb David Bovill via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > That works in the message box - thanks Matthias. > > The only thing is I can't (yet) tell what port the server is running on - I > can see from the terminal (using pgrep) the process id of the started > server - but it does not appear to be serving correctly on the default > server port... > > Do you think there is a way to redirect the output to Livecode's result or > it variable - I seem to remember that there have been some changes to that > to make such a construction possible in Livecode - alternatively maybe the > output can be directed to a temporary file instead of " /dev/null"??? > > Nearly there :) > Matthias Rebbe free tools for Livecoders: InstaMaker <https://instamaker.dermattes.de/> WinSignMaker Mac <https://winsignhelper.dermattes.de/> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode