| 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 |
I'm trying to find a way I can execute my VMS layered product (IPSE, a DECwindows interface to CDD) in the IVP that's run during or after VMSINSTAL. I gather its acceptable to require there to be a valid DECwindows display defined when VMSINSTAL is run, but I don't know how I can get my application to do anything once the IPSE$IVP.COM executes it. The products I've looked at all have some script/command language so the IVP can simply execute commands out of a file. This means they don't have to even prompt the person installing it to exit the application to finish the test. Unfortunately, IPSE has no script language, I don't want to rely on DTM being already installed, and I don't think we can ask the installer to interact with the application. Any suggestions will be much appreciated John Williams, IPSE developer
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| 2966.1 | GERUND::WOLFE | But Pee-taah, how do we get to Neverland?! | Wed Jun 20 1990 16:14 | 7 | |
DECwrite had no script language either. I did a GKS style IVP where I
display a one page document with instructions for the installer. The
instructions basically say "If this document looks like the picture in
the installation guide, everything is OK. Press Alt/Q to exit this
IVP". In other words, the installer must manually exit DECwrite to
continue on with the rest of the IVP.
Pete
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| 2966.2 | I think LISP also has a DECwindows-based IVP | FRITOS::TALCOTT | Thu Jun 21 1990 08:03 | 3 | |
You could try asking them what they did. Trace | |||||