Is it posible

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Feb 12 2007, 8:03 am
Is it posible to make my own scripting language with DM? and if so why hasn't it been attempted.
Feb 12 2007, 8:17 am
Sure, it's possible.
All you need is to program a DM program to interpet it!

You can make the actual "new" scripting language in a normal DM document, and then use copytext with findtext to tell it what to do in certain situations.
Example;
//in script.txt
killworld


//dm
proc/interpet(T as text)
  if(!T)return 0
  if(findtext(T,"killworld"))del(world)

Of course, it's a lot more complicated than that, but it's mostly checking text strings against text strings.
Feb 12 2007, 8:38 am
Well, of course it's possible - for your information, DM can parse text. :P
And who said it hasn't been attempted? It has been. Perhaps there might not be a superb library for it released or something (mainly because people probably don't bother), but you'll find some stuff here and there if you search enough.
Feb 12 2007, 10:34 am
Yes, it's definitely possible. I've been working on my own since mid-december, but have had it planned for longer. I want to release it publicly whenever I have it finished and get all the known bugs worked out.