ViewPoint Manual

Using ViewPoint

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Starting ViewPoint

To start ViewPoint on a monochrome monitor, give the following command at the

TACL prompt:

pathmon-name

is the name of the PATHMON process with which ViewPoint is to establish

communication. The default is $ZVPT.

An example of starting ViewPoint is:

VIEWPT $mar

You will see the ViewPoint banner while ViewPoint initializes your access. When

initialization is complete, you see the TACL screen and ViewPoint function keys. If

you do not get the ViewPoint product banner, ViewPoint might not have been installed.

See Section 7, Installation, Configuration, and Startup.

If you are not able to access ViewPoint, you might not have set your TACL #USELIST

to include ViewPoint in the :UTILS directory. If this is the case, type the following

fully-qualified file name at the TACL prompt:

pathmon-name

The name of the PATHMON process with which ViewPoint is to establish

communication. The default is $ZVPT. The :UTILS directory is explained in

Section 7, Installation, Configuration, and Startup.

Exiting ViewPoint

To exit ViewPoint, press the following function key:

SF16

This action returns control to the TACL command interpreter. (You might have been at

a TACL prompt previously, but ViewPoint was in control.) The ViewPoint processes

are still active, and you can start and stop ViewPoint as many times as you need.

When you want to start ViewPoint again, at the TACL prompt, type:

pathmon-name

is the name of the PATHMON process with which ViewPoint is to establish

communication. The default is $ZVPT.

VIEWPT [pathmon-name]

:UTILS:VIEWPT [pathmon-name]

VIEWPT [pathmon-name]