[alicebot-general] ALICE Launching Programs

[kolya]

This is probably a stupid newbie question but why do the tags in that 
document all include "aiml:"? Like "<aiml:system>" instead of just 
<system> which is in fact the tag to use. Looks overly complicated to a 
beginner like me.

Kolya




mehri wrote:
> If you want to silence your system command do this:
>  <think><system>commandgoeshere.exe</system></think>
>  
> The most common usage of <system> is for users to be able to use external applications to help form responses from their bot.  So most interpreters pass the system command to the OS, and return the text from that call.
> 
> The specification of system:
> http://www.alicebot.org/TR/2001/WD-aiml/#section-system
> 
> Leaves the text being returned pretty open: 
> The system element may return a value.
> 
> But usually its the returned text of the program executing.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Frank Plummer <frank.plummer at zemitec.co.uk>
> To: alicebot-general at list.alicebot.org
> Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2006 12:36:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [alicebot-general] ALICE Launching Programs
> 
> 
> Don't worry, it's nothing mechanically related. She will just be asked to do
> simple tasks, such as call someone, send a message on IRC, etc. Thanks for
> this, pal.
> 
> One thing. When I insert the <system> and </system> tag, ALICE just seems to
> say it as if it were text. What's wrong here?