AVS/EXPRESS ASSISTANT v 1.4

Installationsnotes for

Windows/NT 4.0 or Windows 95

 

Default Directories

Environment Variable ASSIST_HOME

Starting Express with Assistant

Assistant Mainmenu

 

 

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  

C:\express

 

The default hirarchy directory of ASSIST14 is:

C:\assist

 

 

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 VCP mode.

 

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:

 

In the filebrowser: select <assist14 home directory>/a_start.v


 

 

Assist Mainmenu

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

 

 

Further Questions please send mail to

johw@avs-uniras.de