Colin,
There's some minor confusion here. The script you want is 806 - Open, not
820 - Open All. Open All is used for certain housekeeping functions on all
files (so you may want your files added to it also). Open opens only the
necessary files every time you start ebase.
For clarity, I would suggest creating a *new* script that handles the
opening of your new files. Give it a name ("Open Colin's Files", etc) that
clearly says it was added by you. Then add a Perform Script step to the Open
script which will run it. That keeps things a bit cleaner, clarifying which
steps are original to the default ebase installation and which ones you
added. If someone needs to do script maintenance or an upgrade in 6 months,
it might make your changes more understandable. I also recommend liberal use
of the Comment script step for notes to yourself. I try to place a comment
at the start of each new script to identify from where it's being called.
Not a chore - just a little delayed gratification. :-)
HTH,
Gary
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: 26 Oct 2000 21:16:07 -0600
> From: Colin Cooler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [SUPPORT] Opening non-ebase files on startup
>
> Thanks, Dave.
>
> I found the Housekeeping script ("820-Open All") in the names file.
> Scrolled to the end of the list and duplicated the Open command.
> Re-specified the files by pointing to them.
> Closed Scriptmaker and ebase.
> Restarted ebase and.....no luck. The files still don't open.
>
> Tried specifying both "hidden" and "unhidden."
> Changed the order of the files, putting my files first.
>
> Still no go. :(
>
> Damn, why is it the simplest things in ebase are ALWAYS a chore?
>
> Colin
>
> ps -When I checked "Include in Menu" in Scriptmaker for the Open All
> command, and ran the script AFTER ebase was open, the script WOULD open my
> additional two files. Go figure. Could there be some interaction with
> "ebase.102" that's happening behind the scenes in this process?
>
>
> > At 7:07 PM -0400 10/26/00, Colin Cooler wrote:
> >> Can someone tell me if it's possible to have ebase open two additional
> FMP
> >> files on startup (when I click "ebase.102") and, if so, how?
> >
> > There's a script in the names file called "Open All", which opens the
> > filed Names needs. You can add script steps to this script to open
> > the files you want it to.
> > --
> > Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
> > tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
>
>
