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Old 04-11-2008
Can't pass filename to dtpad editor
At the command line, If I type:
%dtpad filename &

It opens up a blank dtpad window, just as if I typed:
%dtpad &

And no difference if I give it the pathname, such as:
%dtpad /here/there/filename &

No issues with passing a filename using vi, xedit, emacs, etc...

The SA indicated it's simply how dtpad runs on our AIX box,
but not being able to pass a file to an editor just doesn't make any sense.

Also, when dtpad opens, I can open a file going the gui File->Open route, but it's way too slow and cumbersome. Interestingly, when I go this route the files that come up for me to select are never in the directory where I actually kicked off dtpad:

So if I'm in /here/there, and open a dtpad window, the File->Open route points me to /nothere/notthere...I'm thinking there's a connection between this and not being able to pass a file on the command line, but don't have the expertise to diagnose...

Regards,
Eryck
# 2  
Old 04-11-2008
for further clarification,
I don't receive any errros when attempting to pass dtpad a filename,
it just brings up a blank window...
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