MAIL Editing

  You can make EVE the default editor for MAIL by using the command SET
  EDITOR TPU in MAIL. You can also define logical names to specify your own
  initialization file (EVE$INIT) and section file (TPU$SECTION).

  Steps:

  1.  To use EVE as the MAIL editor, use the following command in MAIL:

         MAIL> SET EDITOR TPU

      Thus, SEND/EDIT, REPLY/EDIT, and similar commands in MAIL invoke TPU,
      running the standard EVE section file. Your choice of editor is stored
      in the MAIL user profile along with your personal name, mail
      directory, and other settings.

  2.  To use an initialization file, create a file named EVE$INIT.EVE in
      SYS$LOGIN (your SYS$LOGIN directory) or define the EVE$INIT logical
      name. For example, the following DCL command defines EVE$INIT as a
      file named MYINIT.EVE:

         $ DEFINE EVE$INIT SYS$LOGIN:myinit

      This is useful if you create an initialization file to define keys or
      to set margins, tabs stops, and other attributes. You can put the
      definition in your LOGIN.COM file.

  3.  To use your own section file instead of standard EVE, define the
      TPU$SECTION logical name. For example, the following DCL command
      defines TPU$SECTION as a file named MYSEC.TPU$SECTION

         $ DEFINE TPU$SECTION SYS$LOGIN:mysec

      Thus, TPU uses your section file instead of the standard EVE section
      file. You can put the definition in your LOGIN.COM file.

  Usage notes:

  o  For writing mail messages or other text that will be viewed on
     different terminals, use SET TABS SPACES, so that TAB inserts spaces
     instead of a tab character, or use CONVERT TABS to replace tab
     characters with spaces. Using spaces instead of tabs keeps the column
     alignment of tables and lists regardless independent of the tab stops
     set for the printer or display device.

  o  To run MAIL without having to end your editing session, use the command
     SPAWN MAIL which spawns a subprocess suspending your editing session
     and invoking MAIL. Exiting from MAIL then returns to EVE.

  o  You can also use EVE as the editor within VAX BASIC or Datatrieve by
     defining logical names at the DCL level as follows---you can put the
     definitions in your LOGIN.COM file:

        $ DEFINE BASIC$EDIT TPU$EDIT  ! Use EVE in VAX BASIC
        $ DEFINE DTR$EDT    TPU       ! Use EVE in Datatrieve

  Related topics:

     Command Files     Initialization Files     Section Files