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From: bcripe@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Brian E. Cripe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Displaying a file with HP-VUE's VUE_VIEW_FILE action
Message-ID: <101950211@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 25 Apr 91 20:12:13 GMT
References: <918@sdrc.COM>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> To do this I copied the VUE_VIEW_FILE action definition
> from /usr/lib/X11/vue/types/vue.ad and modified it to look like:
> 
> 	PHONE_LIST      \
>         *               \
>         ${ACTION_L}     \
>         ${ACTION_S}     \
>         HELPMGR         \
>         DISPLAY-FILE    \
>         %/u/wggabb/local/lib/phone.lis%

This is a good guess, though you should remove the percent signs. 
They are used to flag keywords such as %(File)Arg_1% that require
processing.  But it is all a moot point due to the bug you discovered.

> Well, it turns out that even the VUE_VIEW_FILE action does not work. 
> ...
> I created an executable file in my .vue/apps/personal_apps directory named
> VUE_VIEW_FILE and double clicked on it in the File Manager.  It prompted me 
> with File To View but after typing in a file name I got the exact same error 
> as I got with my customized action.

I tested this and you are correct, it fails.

> Any VUE experts out there know how to fix this ? 

It appears to be a bug in the Help Manager (which supplies the File 
Viewer) window.  Things work correctly if you invoke VUE_VIEW_FILE
directly on a file, but break if the file is supplied as an argument.
Unfortunately I know of no work around.

> Also, why didn't the VUE 
> people implement selctions in File Viewer ? About half the time I bring up
> the File Viewer I want to copy some text and paste it elsewhere.  I end up
> bringing up vi in an hpterm window to do it !

A glaring omission that occurred in meeting VUE's aggressive schedule.
I expect it to be fixed for the next release.  [Standard disclaimer
about not speaking for HP, ...]

	Brian Cripe