dtcreate(1X) UNIX System V (1 August 1995) dtcreate(1X)
NAME
dtcreate - The CDE Action and Datatype creation client.
SYNOPSIS
dtcreate [<filename>]
DESCRIPTION
The CreateAction client is used to create actions and
datatypes to integrate an application into the CDE.
CreateAction provides the most commonly needed functions
including the creation of actions for an application,
creation of the associated datatypes for the application's
data files, and the ability to specify the Open and Print
actions for those datatypes. The output from this tool is a
actions and datatypes definition file placed within the
users $HOME/.dt/types directory and an action file that is
placed in the users $HOME directory. CreateAction also
provides the ability to edit a action and datatypes
definition file that was created using this tool.
KEY SUPPORTED TASKS
- Creating of actions to represent applications, commands,
shell scripts, etc.
- Creating of datatypes to represent an application's data
files.
- Creating of the Open and Print actions for the datatypes.
- Creating of the actions and datatypes definition file
within the user's /HOME/.dt/types directory.
- Creating the action file within the user's home
directory. This file provides the ability for the icon to
be visible within the CDE's managers such as the File
Manager.
- Modifying of actions and datatypes definition files that
were created using this tool.
- Rereading of the action and datatype database so that the
actions and datatypes are available for immediate use.
OPTIONS
<filename>
Loads the <filename> action and datatype definition
file into CreateAction for modification.
RETURN VALUE
Exit values are:
0 Successful completion.
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>0 Error condition occurred.
EXAMPLES
dtcreate MyAction.dt
dtcreate will load the MyAction.dt action and datatype
definition file and display using dtcreate's graphic user
interface.
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