Subject: Re: Tool Manager 2.0 and the "Current Dir" option
Message-ID: <12JAN199321242393@trentu.ca>
Summary: How does one get this to work???
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:24:00 GMT
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In article <C0rr7K.AF1@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, djp33563@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David J. Pugliese) writes...
> I've got Tool Manager running, with 2 icon docks set up. On the "Exec"
>item screen, there is an entry for "Cuurent Dir" I assume this is where the program or application is to be launched from, or the current directory changed to.
>I need this option for several programs that need access to support files in their home directories. Whenever I specify an entry for "Current Dir" other
>than SYS: (or nothing), any time I try to launch the program, all I get is a screen flash.
> Does anybody know how to get this to work? I've tried everything!
>
> thanks,
> Dave Pugliese
> d-pugliese@uiuc.edu
>
I don't know whether I can diagnose your problem, but I do know that I
am using the 'Current Dir' option in ToolManager 2.0 successfully.
All I can suggest is that you try to select your current directory with
the button to the left of the field name, rather than enter it by hand.