host - Unix or DOS command execution
Sends a string command-name to Unix for execution by the command interpreter (sh under Unix, or command.com under DOS). Standard output and standard errors of the shell command are written in the calling shell. stat gives -1 if host can't be called (Not enough system memory available) or the command interpreter return code.
//create a getdir function based on host function wd=getdir() if MSDOS then host('cd>'+TMPDIR+'\path'); else host('pwd>'+TMPDIR+'/path'); end wd=read(TMPDIR+'/path',1,1,'(a)') endfunction //call it wd=getdir()