Set_Situation - set a tool's current working directory
Set_Situation(in string path);
Desktop Services Message Sets Set_Situation(4)
NAME
Set_Situation - set a tool's current working directory
SYNOPSIS
Set_Situation(in string path);
DESCRIPTION
The Set_Situation request sets the current working directory.
The path argument is the pathname of the working directory that the
recipient should use.
APPLICATION USAGE
The ttdt_session_join(3), function can be used to register for, and
transparently process, the Set_Situation request.
EXAMPLES
The Set_Situation request can be sent as in the following example:
Tt_message msg = tttk_message_create(0, TT_REQUEST, TT_SESSION,
the_recipient_procid, TTDT_SET_SITUATION,
my_callback);
tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_OUT, Tttk_string, 0);
tt_message_send(msg);
WARNINGS
Set_Situation can also be sent as a multicast notice, as an edict to
all tools in the scope of the message. The consequences of doing so
can be severe and unexpected.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | library/tooltalk |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Committed |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
tt_message_arg_add(3), tt_message_send(3), ttdt_session_join(3);
Get_Situation request.
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 Set_Situation(4)