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- INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC., LENEXA, KS
- Wingz Technical Support Bulletin Number 009
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-
- Title: The Startup Script
- Date: January 16, 1991
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-
- Two special Wingz script files, WZScript and DG, contain the
- Hyperscript commands that create the default menus and
- dialog boxes used by Wingz.
-
- These script files are executed automatically when Wingz is
- launched. To conserve disk space, WZScript and DG are
- compiled without the source Hyperscript text. The files
- containing the source Hyperscript text, WZScript.scp and
- DG.scp, are also included with Wingz. The WZScript.scp and
- DG.scp text files can be loaded into the Script Editor by
- selecting Open Script in the Script menu and clicking the
- All Documents radio button. Both of these files contain
- excellent examples of menu and dialog box commands.
- WZScript.scp and DG.scp may be modified and recompiled to
- customize Wingz. It is recommended, however, that a
- "startup" script to customize the Wingz environment be used,
- rather than modifying these scripts. Modifications made in
- the WZScript and DG files cannot be supported by Wingz
- Technical Support.
-
- A startup script is another specialized Wingz script file.
- A startup script is automatically executed when Wingz is
- launched. The Startup script needs to be located in the
- same directory, or folder as the Wingz application, unless
- Wingz is being used through a network drive or a pathed Unix
- directory. In that case, the Startup script should be
- located in your local directory.
-
- A startup script may be created by selecting New Script in
- the Script menu, adding the Hyperscript commands, and saving
- the file as "Startup" with the Save command in the File
- menu. The Startup script may be used to set many default
- settings for Wingz.
-
- For example, the following lines of Hyperscript will set the
- default font, font size, and numeric format for data entered
- in any new worksheet:
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- text font "Helvetica"
- text size 12
- format General
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-
- In most versions of Wingz, a sample Startup script has been
- provided. For the following versions, the normal location
- and extension for the sample Startup script is:
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- Apollo /Wingz/Examples
- D E C /usr/lib/Wingz/Examples
- D G /usr/opt/Wingz/Examples
- HP /Wingz/Examples
- IBM RISC /usr/lpp/Wingz/Examples
- Macintosh Examples folder
- MIPS /usr/Wingz/Examples
- Motorola /usr/Wingz/Examples
- Next Examples folder
- OS/2 Wingz\Examples
- SCO /usr/Wingz/Examples
- SGI /usr/Wingz/Examples
- Windows Wingz\Examples
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- If you do not already have a Startup script, copy the
- example Startup script to the same folder, or directory as
- the Wingz application. This Startup script adds four
- menuitems to the Sheet menu when Wingz is launched. These
- menuitems are "Set Cell Size...", "Delete Block...", "Insert
- Block...", and "Text/Value Conversion...". Information
- explaining the functions and operation of these menuitems is
- found in the Cellsize, Delete, Insert, and Textval scripts
- that accompany the example Startup script in the Examples
- folder, or directory. Open these scripts by using Open
- Script in the Script menu. These scripts provide many
- useful Hyperscript examples of using menuitems and dialog
- boxes.
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- If you are already using a Startup script, and wish to add
- the example menuitems to the Wingz menus, simply copy and
- paste the Hyperscript commands listed in the example Startup
- script into your existing Startup script.
-
- The Startup script may help you adapt Wingz to your
- particular preferences and requirements, and will provide an
- introduction to the flexibility and power of Hyperscript.
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