QUESTION:
My customer has an application that they would like to start up from
the selection panel in AIXwindows. When they code the .mwmrc file to
include a line:
f.exec /home/appl/dmcs/bin/dmcsg &
They can bring up the application as they wish (multiple application
windows are opened), however, when then end the application via a normal
exit, ALL AIXwindows are killed and the console returns to a command
line prompt (no windows at all).
If they change the .mwmrc file to read:
f.exec aixterm -e /home/appl/dmcs/bin/dmcsg &
then when they start the application via selection bar, the application
starts tries to start up it's windows, but after a flash or two of the
windows, the application just hangs....(there is no error message)._
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-The hanging of the application when starting it from the Motif
menu option defined as 'f.exec aixterm -e /home/appl/dmcs/bin/
dmcsg &' could be due to the improper use of the f.exec
command. I noticed that you did not put quotation marks around the
command after the f.exec. This is necessary when using f.exec to
start an aixterm with the '-e' flag. The .mwmrc line should look
like this:
"App_Name" f.exec "aixterm -e /home/appl/dmcs/bin/dmcsg &"
When testing, I found that aixterm -e would only properly f.exec
if the aixterm command line was enclosed in quotation marks.
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This item was created from library item Q607153 BTNTH
Additional search words:
.MWMRC AIXWINDOWS APPLIC APPLICATION BTNTH DEC92 ENVIRONMENT F.EXEC
FILE HAVING IX PROBLEMS RISCSYSTEM RISCXWIN SOFTWARE STARTING USER
USERS
WWQA: ITEM: RTA000026721 ITEM: RTA000026721
Dated: 11/1996 Category: RISCXWIN
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