local@SUNY-BING (03/04/86)
Folksies, We here keep all of our general consumption stuff in a directory called [LOCAL] on each of our VAXen. [LOCAL] contains many subdirectories, like [LOCAL.KERMIT] ... Contains KERMIT type stuff [LOCAL.XMODEM] ... Contains XMODEM type stuff [LOCAL.COMS] ... Contains some little COM files we've developed. [LOCAL.HELP] ... Contains two alternate help libraries. We have a local type help library SUNY.HLB that has all of our peculiar stuff. Like HELP terminals. We also have a BULLETIN.HLB which will hopefully be made obsolete by the good Mr. Oz. When people log on, we set up the symbols HLP$LIBRARY_1, and HLP$LIBRARY_2 to point to these alternate HELP libraries. Then if someone asks for something that isn't found in the VMS HELP library it scans our SUNY help, and then the BULLETIN. One of the topics in the alternate libraries better start with H - E - L - P, cause if the alternate directory is selected, and HELP doesn't find a HELP type topic it generates a User-Disturbing error message. We also have a topic that is the name of the help library. Like the SUNY help library contains a SUNY topic. We did this because HELP requires the user to preface a help library name with an `@', many of our users can't cope with that. This way if soemone says HELP SUNY, it throws 'em into the SUNY help library. ******************************************************************************** Thomas R. Blake BITNet : TBLAKE@BINGVAXA Academic Support CSNet : TBLAKE.suny-bing SUNY Computer Center Binghamton, NY 13795