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/*
** DICEHelp help system. Script for DME Editor.
**
** Sample key definition, place in your DME s:.EDRC file:
**
** map a-help (scanf %s rx1 DiceHelp1 \$scanf)
**
*/
OPTIONS FAILAT 5
rc = 0
OPTIONS RESULTS
parse arg searchstr junk
title '(' "Searching for" searchstr ')'
hostname = address() /* Source DME window */
portname = 'DICEHELP' /* DICEHelp's port name */
tempname = 't:DICEHelp.temp' /* Temporary file for passing clips */
/* If resident process is not loaded, try to load it. Wait 6 seconds. */
if ~show('p',portname) then do
address COMMAND 'RUN >NIL: <NIL: DICEHelp REXXSTARTUP'
do i = 1 to 6
if ~show('p',portname) then do
address COMMAND 'wait 1'
end
end
if ~show('p',portname) then do
title '(DICEHelp program not found!)'
exit
end
end
/* Ask DICEHelp for insight. Display results, or error message */
address value portname
T searchstr /* Search for string, return <T>empfile */
if RC=0 then do
refline = RESULT
refstring = SUBWORD( refline, 2 )
address value hostname /* Back to DME */
if LENGTH(refstring) <= 0 then do /* If a NULL line, bail */
title '(' "Item" searchstr "not found!" ')'
exit
end
title '(' loading refstring ')'
/*address command "Wait 1"*/
openwindow '+0+0+600+100' newfile refstring
newport = RESULT /* get the port */
if RC > 0 then do /* if not there, then error */
title '(Error: error opening doc file.)'
address command "Wait 6"
exit
end
exit
end
else if RC=1 then do
address value hostname
title '(' "Item" searchstr "not found!" ')'
end
else do
address value hostname
title '(' "Error code" RC "DICEHelp failed!" ')'
end