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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

83.0. "Dr. Memory" by TOLKIN::HOLLOCHER () Mon Jun 27 1988 10:22

    
    
    Is this possible to do: ??
    
       Is it possible to access a common memory storage area from
       within FOCUS ?  i.e. pull in a string from a common area
       or a mailbox and place it into an & variable ?
    
       I am trying to pass parameters between executables/1032/Focus
       etc.  I have been able to do this by passing files back and
       forth, but this is very slow.
    
             Any ideas etc ?         Thank You.
    
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83.1FUSELIBE.EXESUBURB::ARJUNABrij Arjuna - UK EUC Tools, ReadingMon Jun 27 1988 10:539
    
    FOCUS allows you to develop your own (3GL) subroutines and place them
    the FUSELIB run time library. You can declare a temporary field
    in FOCUS which invokes the subroutine, with the appropriate parameters.
    
    Since you are writing with a 3GL, all of the VAX/VMS system services
    etc.. are available to you. ( e.g to read/write a mailbox)

    _Brij.
83.2two heads can be more confused than oneMEMV02::COPPERSMITHIt's an allegory...Thu Jun 30 1988 11:055
    I'm trying to develop much the same thing.  Perhaps we could
    communicate a bit?  I'm at MEMCL1::COPPERSMITH 232-2246.  Then
    we could enter pertinent results of the dialogue here.
    
    Curtis Coppersmith