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Conference bulova::decwindows

Title:	DECWINDOWS
Notice:	DECwindows Motif V1.2-4 SSB kits: note 5519
Moderator:	GRIM::MESSENGER

Created:	Wed Nov 28 1990
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5861
Total number of notes:	24081

5790.0. "CDE: Starting remote DECW$MAIL/DECterm to workspace xyz" by MUNICH::AUEROCHS (Stephan Auerochs, CSC Munich) Mon Mar 03 1997 09:02

Hi CDE-Gurus,

I'm using a VXT2000, SW-Version 2.1, running a CDE-Session on an Alpha 2100,
OpenVMS 6.2, Motif 1.2-4 + ALPMOTF01_U4012. I want to start applications on
remote nodes (MOTIF1.2-4 + Patch) via SUBMIT/REMOTE or VXT$LAUNCH and I want 
them to display on specific workspaces of the Workspacemanager.
I followed the hints in the article "[MOTIF/CDE] How to Start An Application in
a Specific Workspace", but this does not work with DECW$MAIL and DECterm.

>>>DECW$MAIL<<<
$ mymail :== $decw$mail
$ decw$mail -xrm "\*workspaceList: Mail" ! -> appears always on the current ws

examine the window with XPROP: 
WM_COMMAND(STRING) = {"dsa20:[sys0.syscommon.][sysexe]decw$mail.exe;1", "", 
"\\*workspaceList: Mail" }

This is different to the decw$clock-example:
WM_COMMAND(STRING) = { "dsa20:[sys0.syscommon.][sysexe]decw$clock.exe;1","-xrm"
, "\\*workspaceList: Mail" }
Is that the reason why the Workspacemanager does not place the Mail-Window?

>>>DECterm<<<
$ create/terminal/detach         !... and then??? How to apply -xrm?

Another method works:
$ mc decw$terminal -number 1 -xrm "\*workspaceList: Nodes"
but now I will get a DECterm controller process for each DECterm I will start
on this remote node; not what I want to do ...


Any hints?

Regards,
Stephan

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5790.1 Can't get there from here DECWIN::STEFANELLI Great googaly moogaly Tue Mar 04 1997 09:03 9

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5790.1	Can't get there from here	DECWIN::STEFANELLI	Great googaly moogaly	`Tue Mar 04 1997 09:03`	9
	You can only specify the target workspace with applications that can be invoked via foreign commands and that process command line arguments properly. Unfortunately Mail and DECterm do not fall into this category. Both are designed to use a DCL command line. Other than what you have already tried, I can't think of any way to do what you want without modifying the applications. Doug

You can only specify the target workspace with applications
that can be invoked via foreign commands and that process
command line arguments properly.  Unfortunately Mail and
DECterm do not fall into this category.  Both are designed
to use a DCL command line.  Other than what you have already
tried, I can't think of any way to do what you want without
modifying the applications.

Doug