> On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, I (Rob Hegt) wrote:
>
> > I have installed vtcl-1.07 on win95. I am now able to run it, but only
> > when I start wish, cd to the vtcl directory and source vt.tcl. I have
> > wish set as the start-up application for tcl files, and VTCL_HOME
> > pointing to the vtcl installation directory (c:\progra~1\tcl\vtcl-1.07).
> >
> > Why can't I start vtcl by double-clicking on the vt.tcl icon?
>
> Then Stewart Allen replied:
>
> This occurs sometimes when you create a "shortcut" to the original
> vt.tcl program.
>
> A couple of notes on VTCL_HOME and Windows installations: it is not
> really necessary to set the VTCL_HOME path. It is used if provided,
> but the script can usually figure it out from the invokation of vtcl.
> Once problem on 95 is that you must reboot after adding the VTCL_HOME
> path to autoexec.bat. Simply setting the value in a command-window is
> not sufficient. Also, an incorrect value in VTCL_HOME will bomb vtcl.
>
> How this relates to shortcuts: shortcuts when created usually have the
> wrong working directory. To make it work with vtcl, you should edit the
> properties on the shortcut to make the working directory the installation
> directory for vtcl (just like VTCL_HOME). This is the equivalent of
> running wish, cd'ing to the vtcl directory and sourcing vt.tcl.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -stewart-
>
> And Nir Levy replied:
>
> You have to associate *.tcl files with "wish42.exe" (or wish80).
> Double click on vt.tcl, you'll get a question with which app. you want to
> open this document, browse for wish and press ok. hope this helps
> Nir. --
And... no, it didn't.
The only differnce with the above two replies is, that I have wish41.exe.
I have no shortcut, did reboot and all.
So, what is next?
Rob Hegt
