AVS/EXPRESS ASSISTANT v 1.4
Installationsnotes for
Windows/NT 4.0 or Windows 95
Environment Variable ASSIST_HOME
Starting Express with Assistant
Default Installationsdirectories:
This Assist 1.4 was tested with Express version 3.1.
It should not have any Problems to run with Express/3.0
The default homedirectory of Express version 3.1 is
The default hirarchy directory of ASSIST14 is:
If you use winzip32 , it will automatically create targetdirectory c:\assist
But you are free to create your own directory names
Environment Variable ASSIST_HOME
Assist14 needs an environment variable called
$ASSIST_HOME.AVS/Express is able to define this Environmentvariable in the
To redefine the ASSIST_HOME environment variable please:
Edit the file a_start.v ( it is located in c:\assist)
Modify the first line :
$setenv ASSIST_HOME c:/assist
( replace c:\assist with your target directory for assist14,
example if your target directory c:\my_ass14, than please modify as:
$setenv ASSIST_HOME c:\ my_ass14
Starting Express with Assist14
From DOS Window
Assist is written in pure Express-V code.
So you can load assist.v as describe in Express Documents.
To load the assist from DOS Window just typein in the DOS-Window:
c:\express\pc\bin\express c:\assist\a_start.v -ne –vcp
( -ne: Start Express with the NetworkEditor
-vcp: Start Express with the Command Window)
For further information please typein: c:\express\pc\bin\express –usage
From your desktop
- Create your Shortcut on your Desktop
Click on the file c:\express\bin\pc\express.exe and move to your Desktop
- Change the Shortcut properties
Target: c:\express\bin\pc\express.exe c:\assist\a_start.v –ne –vcp
Working Directory:
c:\express\bin\pc
From Express:
After you load a_start.v you will see four windows:
AVS/Express Console
ModuleStack
AVS/Express NetworkEditor
Assistant v. 1.4 ( 1024 x 780)
In order to see dynamically how modules are assembled on the NetworkEditor,
your Display resolution should be changed in 1024 x 768
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