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In article <_zyph8_@lynx.unm.edu>, hamjavar@carina.unm.edu (Farid
Hamjavar) writes:
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|>Hello VI Users on VMS :
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|>  In UNIX you can customize the hell out of your VI session in $HOME/.exrc
|>  why can't one do it in VMS? (if possible, please give me some pointers).

I have managed to persuade my vi on VMS to read ".exrc" files on start up.
The magic incantations are:
 
1)      Create your vi symbol as follows:
                vi              :==             EDIT/TPU/COM=sys$login:ex.rc
        OR:     DEFINE/JOB      TPU$COMMAND     sys$login:ex.rc
 
2)      Put the following sort of things in your "sys$login:ex.rc"
                vi$do_command("set ai sm");
                vi$do_command("set sw=4");
                vi$do_command("set report=1")
 
Then whenever you use vi it will read your ".exrc" file and hey-presto
you have a customised edit session.
 
Tony Jewell
 
BTW This assumes that you are using TPU with the same VI TPU$SECTION as I.