Pathmaker Programming Guide

Before You Begin
Pathmaker Application Development Overview
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How to Operate the Full
Screen Interface
One of the major components of the Pathmaker product is the full screen interface.
Many of the tasks performed during a Pathmaker application development effort are
performed through this interface. This subsection provides general information about
how to operate the full screen interface. It introduces some basic techniques for using
the Pathmaker full screen interface, including:
Accessing a Pathmaker project through the full screen interface
Using Pathmaker function keys for tasks such as navigating between screens,
accessing the Pathmaker help facility, and printing Pathmaker screens
Using the Pathmaker Main Menu
Accessing a Pathmaker Project
To begin a session using the Pathmaker full screen interface, type PATHMAKER and a
valid project name, followed by a carriage return. The Pathmaker Main Menu for the
project specified will be displayed. For example, to access a project named Invent,
type the following at the TACL prompt:
2> PATHMAKER INVENT
Specifying the name of the project ensures that the information entered during a
session is stored in the proper Pathmaker catalog. If you do not specify the name of a
project, a list of available projects is displayed.
On systems with more than one version of the Pathmaker product, the product release
number must also be indicated in the run command if you want to access a version
other than the most recent one. For example:
2> PATHMAKER /RELEASE C30/ INVENT
The full syntax of the run command is as follows:
PATHMAKER [ / RELEASE release-number / ] [ project-name ]
RELEASE release-number
is the release number of the version of the Pathmaker product to be used.
If the release number is omitted, the version that is installed in the system's TACL
segment is run.
project-name
is the name of an existing Pathmaker project.
If the project name is omitted or an invalid project name is entered, a numbered
list of projects that are on this system and that were created with the release
indicated, is displayed. Enter the number of one of the projects listed.