Pathmaker Programming Guide

Running a Pathmaker Application
Finishing and Installing the Application
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Running a Pathmaker
Application
To run the application, you must first cold start the application’s Pathway system.
After the Pathway system is started, you can run the application by using PATHCOM.
Assume that the PATHMON name that you specified on the Application Installation
screen is $MINE and the name of the initial requester is MAIN-MENU. From the
command interpreter, enter the following commands:
25> OBEY PATHCOLD
26> PATHCOM $MINE; RUN PROGRAM MAIN-MENU
MAIN-MENU is the default program name of your initial requester. The default
program name is the same as the initial requester name except when the initial
requester name is not a legal Pathway name. In this case, the PMPROJECT INSTALL
utility creates the default program name in the form LOGON- hashnum - n.
hashnum is a number determined by the Pathmaker product using the project name.
n is a sequential number assigned by the Pathmaker product beginning with 1.
You can determine the available program names in your Pathway configuration by
using the INFO PROGRAM command. From the command interpreter, invoke
PATHMON, then enter the INFO PROGRAM command:
27> PATHCOM $MINE
= INFO PROGRAM *
You can also determine the available program names in your Pathway configuration
by looking at the PATHPRGS file for the project.
To exit from your application, press the designated exit key (by default, F16 from the
initial requester).
After the Pathway system has been cold started, use the PATHCOOL file to quickly
start the Pathway system. PATHCOOL uses the configuration information stored in
the PATHCTL file on your command subvolume. The Pathway system must be
restarted each time the system is cold loaded or when you shut down the system from
PATHCOM. Refer to the Pathway PATHCOM Reference Manual for more information
about PATHCOM commands.