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Re: Lotus Improv API: have you used it?

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From: Joerg Jacobsen
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 12:59
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jpm@lanl.gov (Pat McGee) writes:
> I'm having a strange problem with writing an application that uses  
> Lotus Improv. We have two systems. On one, the application works  
> exactly the way I expected it to. On the other, I get a message in the  
> console window: 
> 	Workspace: Cannot launch program: 'OakumPort'
> and the application quits.
> 
> Since I can't find any differences in how the program is installed  
> between the two systems, I'm totally mystified.

A little late but this is what should help:

Improv is using the 'default database' for environment that every NeXT
machine keeps.  If you type

	dread -o Improv
	
in a shell window you will get all the settings that Improv uses in addition
to the model information.  One line in your database should read

	Improv enableOakumPort YES

which specifies that the usage of the API is enabled.  If you can't find it
or 'enableOakumPort' is set to 'NO' type

	dwrite -o Improv enableOakumPort YES

to set it accordingly.

Joerg Jacobsen.

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From: jacobsen@tpki.toppoint.de (Joerg Jacobsen)
Subject: Re: Lotus Improv API: have you used it?
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 12:59:38 GMT
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