Introduction to Pathmaker

How Pathmaker Helps
Introduction to Pathmaker and Pathway
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Pathmaker Application Definition Language (PMADL)
In addition to the full screen interface, the Pathmaker product also provides PMADL,
which is a syntax-based interface. PMADL can help an application developer quickly
make mass changes to the components of a Pathmaker application; it is also useful for
quickly creating a Pathmaker application that is similar to an existing Pathmaker
application.
Normally, PMADL is used to read the information about an application from an
existing Pathmaker catalog and to convert this information into a text file that can be
modified. The modified file is then used as input to PMADL, which creates entries in
the target Pathmaker catalog using the modified information.