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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

134.0. "executing DECterm fm Com procedure" by CSOA1::CONTINI () Mon Feb 06 1989 16:43

    Could anyone please tell me how we would execute a decterm window
    from a command procedure?  What we want to accomplish is the following:
    
    Under the applications menu in DECwindows, we would like to invoke
    Allin1 which would be running on a remote system on the network
    (Enet).  Since Allin1 is not yet a DECwindows application, this
    would have to be brought up through a terminal emulator.  We don't
    want to have to bring up a DECTerm window, set host, etc. etc. 
    
    What we would like to do is write a little script file to open up
    a decterm window, set host, etc, etc. 
    
    We have no problem customizing the menus/verbs portion
    but have not figured out how to execute the decterm window this
    way.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
134.1	the question is...	CSOA1::CONTINI		`Mon Feb 06 1989 16:49`	4
	The question is ... can anyone help??? Thanks!!
134.2		LESLIE::LESLIE	Andy �� Leslie	`Mon Feb 06 1989 17:17`	6
	You can help yourself by reading notes in this conference. Sounds like you should look for info on the CHILD utility. Andy
134.3	HANNAH::DECTERM	XDELTA::SIMM	Sybil Fawlty, Master of the Obvious	`Mon Feb 06 1989 20:57`	8
	Conference HANNAH::DECTERM has information on creating DECterms. Both remote and local. Or, as Andy (.-1) mentions, look around for references to CHILD. <kp7> or <select> to add the conference... Steve
134.4	It is automatic	DECWIN::KLEIN		`Tue Feb 07 1989 10:10`	15
	>> Under the applications menu in DECwindows, we would like to invoke >> Allin1 which would be running on a remote system on the network >> (Enet). Since Allin1 is not yet a DECwindows application, this >> would have to be brought up through a terminal emulator. We don't >> want to have to bring up a DECTerm window, set host, etc. etc. FileView, when it detects that you are trying to write to SYS$OUTPUT, automatically creates a terminal emulator for you and attaches you process to that terminal emulator window. So, you don't have to do anything. Just start Allin1 from your menu item and it will pop up in a TE window. -steve-
134.5	Remote invocation not so clean	DECWIN::KLEIN		`Tue Feb 07 1989 10:19`	15
	If part of your question was how to invoke Allin1 remotely, there seem to be two choices. You could run FileView remotely and run Allin1 on the same node as FileView, or you could spawn Allin1 remotely (in which case you would have to create your own terminal emulator with CHILD, as described in the earlier replies). Starting FileView remotely involves either submitting a remote batch job which defines DECW$DISPLAY back to your workstation and then runs SYS$SYSTEM:VUE$MASTER, or setting host and doing the same. If all you're going to do is run Allin1 on the remote machine, then the CHILD approach seems better. -steve-
134.6	Thanks!	CSOA1::CONTINI		`Fri Feb 10 1989 07:51`	4
	Thanks for all your help everyone. KC
134.7	HANNAH::DECTERM ??	H2SO4::GERSBACH	Edwin Gersbach TSSC Z�rich	`Fri Feb 10 1989 08:08`	6
	Re: .3 I added the DECTERM conference mentioned in .3 but I get "no such file" when I try to open it. Wrong node? Wrong filename?
134.8	Correct location of DECTERM	R2ME2::OBRYAN	When in doubt, let the user decide.	`Fri Feb 10 1989 09:54`	7
	re:.-1 -< HANNAH::DECTERM ?? >- >I added the DECTERM conference mentioned in .3 but I get "no such file" when I Try HANNAH::DECW$DISK:[PUBLIC]DECTERM. Also, Note 2.* is the place to look for related conferences.