SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE Determines the section file you want EVE to create to save attributes, key definitions, and other customizations, without your having to specify the file each time. Default file type is .TPU$SECTION. Example: The following commands set the default section file as MYSEC.TPU$SECTION in your SYS$LOGIN directory and then create that section file: Command: SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE sys$login:mysec Command: SAVE EXTENDED EVE Usage notes: o If you use SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE and do not specify a file on the command line, EVE prompts you for one. The prompt shows the name of the current default section file, if one is set. Typically, this is EVE$SECTION. o The following table shows the effects of SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE, depending on whether you enabled or disabled section file prompting for saving attributes: Prompt setting Effect with SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE -------------------------------------------------------------------- SET SECTION FILE PROMPTING When you save attributes, EVE asks (default) whether to save in a section file. If you respond Yes, EVE saves in your default section file without asking for the file name. SET NOSECTION FILE PROMPTING When you save attributes, EVE saves in your default section file without any further prompting. o These settings or effects apply when you use SAVE ATTRIBUTES or SAVE SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES, or when you save attributes as part of exiting or quitting. o Setting a default section file does not determine the section file loaded at startup, but only the section file for saving attributes and other customizations. For information about specifying a section file at startup, see help on Section Files. o To save your setting for future editing sessions, use SAVE ATTRIBUTES to create a section file or to create or update a command file---see help on Attributes. Related topics: Section Files SET NODEFAULT SECTION FILE SET SECTION FILE PROMPT