How can I open a .tcl extension file? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

meepa · 11-12-2004, 03:26 PM

Okay, so I got an exam via email from one of my profs and it's a .tcl file. I've never heard of this, and I tried googling it, but I quickly became overwhelmed by my inferior computer knowledge. Does anybody know where I can find a program to open this type file please??

Latch · 11-12-2004, 04:21 PM

tcl is source code, usually... although I'm guessing it's not in this case.

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=TCL has information on three things of what it could be, but for exams... I'm not sure. Try opening the file in notepad, see if it's just plain text.

meepa · 11-12-2004, 05:16 PM

Thanks. I finally checked it in Wordpad again. There is a bunch of garbled crypted stuff, but if I scroll through enough of it, I actually found the information written out. The format isn't pretty, but at least I can do it! Thanks for the help again!

littlebighead · 11-15-2004, 09:09 PM

Tcl is actually a great scripting language, albeit a bit old. I used it quite a bit in college at UC Berkeley, where it was created by John Osterhout. It's a great "glue" language -- it allows you to quickly, easily build a GUI for C++ code, but Tcl is a great stand-alone language as well. It has excellent string processing capabilities (regex, associative arrays, etc.).

bendsley · 11-15-2004, 09:12 PM

might look here if you're on a Windows platform.

http://activestate.com/Products/ActiveTcl/

11-12-2004, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
meepa Insane	How can I open a .tcl extension file? Okay, so I got an exam via email from one of my profs and it's a .tcl file. I've never heard of this, and I tried googling it, but I quickly became overwhelmed by my inferior computer knowledge. Does anybody know where I can find a program to open this type file please??

11-15-2004, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
littlebighead Upright Location: Berkeley, CA	Download a Tcl interpreter at www.tcl.tk Tcl is actually a great scripting language, albeit a bit old. I used it quite a bit in college at UC Berkeley, where it was created by John Osterhout. It's a great "glue" language -- it allows you to quickly, easily build a GUI for C++ code, but Tcl is a great stand-alone language as well. It has excellent string processing capabilities (regex, associative arrays, etc.).

11-15-2004, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	might look here if you're on a Windows platform. http://activestate.com/Products/ActiveTcl/ __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

11-12-2004, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	tcl is source code, usually... although I'm guessing it's not in this case. http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=TCL has information on three things of what it could be, but for exams... I'm not sure. Try opening the file in notepad, see if it's just plain text.

11-12-2004, 05:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
meepa Insane	Thanks. I finally checked it in Wordpad again. There is a bunch of garbled crypted stuff, but if I scroll through enough of it, I actually found the information written out. The format isn't pretty, but at least I can do it! Thanks for the help again!