Pathmaker Programming Guide

Designing a Pathmaker Application
Preparing for Pathmaker Application Development
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Here are some examples:
MYPROJ
TEST-PROJECT-1
Note You specify the project name when you use the PMPROJECT utility to add a project. Refer to the
Pathmaker Reference Manual for details about the PMPROJECT Utility.
Pathmaker Objects
Pathmaker objects are entities that you define within the Pathmaker environment.
Pathmaker objects that must be named include:
Requesters
Services
Servers
Server classes
Macros
The Pathmaker product stores information about these objects in the project catalog
and uses that information when generating requesters or servers. You should
establish naming conventions for Pathmaker objects early in the application life cycle;
these names are very difficult to change later on.
The rules for naming all Pathmaker objects are the same except where noted:
Names must start with a letter.
Names can be any combination of digits (0-9), letters (A-Z, a-z), and hyphens (-).
Names cannot be longer than 30 characters, except for server class names, which
can be no longer than 15 characters.
Names cannot contain spaces.
Names cannot end with a hyphen.
The name of a COBOL service or server cannot be a COBOL reserved word.
The name of a C service or server cannot be a C reserved word.
The name of a requester cannot be a SCREEN COBOL reserved word.
Server class names cannot be a Pathway reserved word.