Programming Guide

sm_dicname

Sets the repository name 

int sm_dicname(char *filespec);

filespec
The repository's name and, optionally, path. If no path is specified, Panther searches for the file according to the paths specified in SMPATH.

Environment

C only

Returns

Description

sm_dicname sets the name of the repository to open in the screen editor. You can also specify a repository by setting the SMDICNAME variable in your setup file to the desired repository's name. During an editing session, you can close and open repositories through the screen editor's File menu. Only one repository can be open at a time.

Example

#include <smdefs.h>

	/* Set the name of the application's repository
	 * to /usr/app/common.dic .*/

	sm_dicname("/usr/app/common.dic");