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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

758.0. "New user questions" by GLORY::SPATOULAS (George Spatoulas @FAC) Wed May 10 1989 15:25

I am new with DECw and have some questions, any help will be appreciated:

1. How can I specify the subdirectories that the different applications 
should be using as defaults (Calendar should look at [.decw.calendar] when 
it come up, DECwrite at [.decw.decwrite] etc.]

2. What is the best manual to find more about it (I do not mean programing 
manual rather a advanced user manual)

Thanks

George

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758.1 PSW::WINALSKI Paul S. Winalski Wed May 10 1989 16:51 17

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758.1		PSW::WINALSKI	Paul S. Winalski	`Wed May 10 1989 16:51`	17
	RE question 1: I bring up all the applications in my DECW$LOGIN.COM file (which gets executed by the Session Manager when you log in). I use SPAWN/NOWAIT to start them running, each in their own subprocess. Since a SPAWNed subprocess inherits its parent's default directory at create time, I merely SET DEFAULT to where I want the application's default directory to be just before I do a SPAWN. For example: $ SET DEFAULT [WINALSKI.CALENDAR] $ SPAWN/NOWAIT/PROC="Calendar"/IN=NL: RUN SYS$SYSTEM:DECW$CALENDAR $ SET DEFAULT [WINALSKI.DECWRITE] $ SPAWN/NOWAIT/PROC="DECwrite"/IN=NL: RUN SYS$SYSTEM:DECWRITE ... --PSW

RE question 1:

I bring up all the applications in my DECW$LOGIN.COM file (which gets executed
by the Session Manager when you log in).  I use SPAWN/NOWAIT to start them
running, each in their own subprocess.  Since a SPAWNed subprocess inherits its
parent's default directory at create time, I merely SET DEFAULT to where I
want the application's default directory to be just before I do a SPAWN.
For example:

	$ SET DEFAULT [WINALSKI.CALENDAR]
	$ SPAWN/NOWAIT/PROC="Calendar"/IN=NL: RUN SYS$SYSTEM:DECW$CALENDAR
	$ SET DEFAULT [WINALSKI.DECWRITE]
	$ SPAWN/NOWAIT/PROC="DECwrite"/IN=NL: RUN SYS$SYSTEM:DECWRITE
	...

--PSW