| Title: | DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT. |
| Notice: | Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187 |
| Moderator: | TAEC::BEROUD |
| Created: | Mon Aug 21 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6497 |
| Total number of notes: | 27359 |
What is the <Mapfilename> argument?
As I interpret the name, I should get the name of the map-filename
for the current domain, but the documentation states something
different.
Well, try it out someone would suggest....
I did; this is the DEF-file:
menu: test
button: test1
shell: @sys$manager:mcc_appl_test.com
env_type: terminal
argument: <Mapfilename>
endmenu
and when trying to launch the application I get a message-box
popping up with the message:
"Invalid attribute group specified"
How should I do to get the name of the mapfile into the launched
application?
Since IMPM (we're on VMS with MCC_MAPS logical defined as a search-list
to different directories) always writes map-files to the 1:st directory
specified in the search-list of the MCC_MAPS logical name, even if the
map-file was found in another directory in the search-list (as noted in
EMF_REQ conference) I want to do the following:
Have a menu-entry 'distribute map-file' which would launch an
application. Tha launched application would take the domain map-file
and copy it to all other directories defined in the MCC_MAPS logical
name. So I need the name of the mapfile to achieve this....
I want to implement a work-around to what I think is a bug in the IMPM,
and for the time being I can't do it due to incorrect documentation.
Can someone point me to the one who implemented the application
launching so that I can get in touch with him/her directly.
/Nils
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5637.1 | try <mapfile> | TOOK::MCPHERSON | Imagine whirled peas. | Tue Oct 05 1993 09:43 | 31 |
"Congratulations! You just discovered a really annoying documentation
bug! Tell him what he's won, Johnny!"
"Well Nils, you've just won an all-expense paid trip to...
the correct answer!"
The answer is: the argument that the Iconic Map is checking for is
NOT <mapfilename>, but simply <mapfile>.
"Thank you for playing and come back real soon!"
/doug (*)
This minor correction to your sample .def file should work correctly:
menu: test
button: test1
shell: @sys$manager:mcc_appl_test.com
env_type: terminal
argument: <Mapfile>
endmenu
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