NAME

       ozengine, ozenginenew - run an oz program

SYNOPSIS

       ozengine [--gui] URL args ...
       ozenginew [--gui] URL args ...

DESCRIPTION

       Like  Java,  Oz  is  also  based  on  the  idea of byte code execution.
       `ozengine' is an emulator that implements the Oz virtual  machine.  The
       `URL'  argument  identifies  an  Oz application (a pickled functor) and
       args ... are the arguments for the application.

       It is also possible to create executable functors. These  are  ordinary
       functors,  except  that  when  one  is  invoked  as a shell command, it
       automatically starts ozengine on itself.

       Under  Windows,  an  alternative  to  `ozengine'  is  provided   called
       `ozenginew'.   While   `ozengine'   is   a  console-based  application,
       `ozenginew' is a GUI-based application. Its output appears  in  message
       boxes  instead of in a console window. Other than that, they behave the
       same.

       Instead of supplying arguments on the command line, you can also supply
       option  --gui in order to edit the application's input parameters using
       a graphical interface.

       The --gui option is convenient for starting applications directly  from
       a  web  browser,  simply  by clicking. This makes `ozengine --gui %s' a
       good choice of a helper application for web documents  with  MIME  type
       application/x-oz-application.    Consult  Chapter  6  of  ``Application
       Programming'' for more detailed information.

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