[Info-vax] $ decw$define_term = decw$define_term

[Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOeGER]

In article <abd0c599-4195-4f96-9c7e-a2e3f8fd86cd at 22g2000prx.googlegroups.com>, Ken Fairfield <ken.fairfield at gmail.com> writes:
>Actually, on VMS V8.3 (Alpha) with DWMOTIF V1.6 and DWMOTIF_SUPPORT V8.3
>loaded, I see only:
>
>$ ! P2 = Symbol to use to define a name in this table (default: DECW$DEFINE)
>$ If p2 .eqs. "" then p2 := DECW$DEFINE
>
>in DECW$Logicals.com.   A search of Sys$Startup:Decw*.com didn't
>reveal anywhere that decw$define[_term] was defined with a non-null
>value.   In fact, a search of Sys$Startup:*.com didn't reveal anything
>more...

If you EDIT the file instead of SEARCH it, you see also

$ if p1 .eqs. "" then p1 := DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES

and

$ 'p2 :== define/nolog/exec/table='p1
$ 'p2'_term :== define/nolog/exec/table='p1'/trans=terminal

>OTOH, we're running on a server, no graphics head, so there's no
>DECW$SERVERxx_TABLE created.  Whether that's relevant or
>not, I can't say.

Why didn't you do

$ SHOW SYMBOL DECW$*
%DCL-W-UNDSYM, undefined symbol - check validity and spelling
$ @SYS$STARTUP:DECW$LOGICALS
$ SHOW SYMBOL DECW$*
  DECW$DEFINE == "DEFINE/NOLOG/EXEC/TABLE=DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES"
  DECW$DEFINE_TERM == "DEFINE/NOLOG/EXEC/TABLE=DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES/TRANS=TERMINAL"

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