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General Information
Notes & Considerations
Screen Description
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General Information

The Add An Application routine allows an outside application, website, or document to be executed or viewed from
the GASCalc Applications menu.

To add an application (executable file) or document stored on a disk drive to the Applications menu list, select the
Add An Application menu item from the Applications menu list. The Application Properties screen will be displayed.
In the Description data field, enter the description that will appear in the menu list. In the Path & Name data field,
enter the full path and application name including extension, or select the Select Path & Name command button. The
File Selection screen will be displayed. Select the desired path and File name and select the Open command button.
After the desired information has been entered on the Application Properties screen, select the Close command button
to save and apply the changes, or select the Cancel command button to exit the screen without saving changes.

To add a document stored on a website or at a non-mapped network location to the Applications menu list, select the
Add An Application menu item from the Applications menu list. The Application Properties screen will be displayed.
In the Description data field, enter the description that will appear in the menu list. In the Path & Name data field,
enter the full path and application name including extension - include the appropriate UNC, http, or ftp prefix. After
the desired information has been entered on the Application Properties screen, select the Close command button to
save and apply the changes, or select the Cancel command button to exit the screen without saving changes.

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Screen Description

To add an application, select the Add An Application menu item from the Applications menu list. The Application
Properties screen will be displayed. The features associated with the screen are described as follows.

Data Items

Description - A data field used to enter a description to be associated with the application to be added. The
description value will be displayed in the Applications menu list. Enter a value by typing it into the data field.

Path & Name - A data field used to enter the location and file name associated with the application to be added.
Either enter a value by typing it into the data field, or select the Select Path & Name command button. If entered,
ensure the full path and extension are included.

Command Buttons

Cancel - A command button used to close the screen without saving any changes.

Close - A command button used to close the screen and add the application to the Applications menu list.

Help - A command button used to display this Help Reference.

Select Path & Name - A command button used to browse the Users system to find an application file to include in
the Applications menu list.

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Notes & Considerations

! An application can be any executable file generally ending in a .exe, .com, or .bat extension, or a viewable
document in .pdf, .htm, .html format, or any other file type (extension) that is registered with the operating
system.

! When an executable application is selected from the Applications menu list, a request is made to the operating
system to start the application. If successful, the application will be started, and control will be passed from GASCalc
to the application.

! When a document style application is selected from the Applications menu list, a request is made to the operating
system to start the application associated with the document type. For example, Acrobat Reader might be started if
the document is a pdf format file, or Internet Explorer might be started if the document is a htm or html format
file. If successful, the application will be started and the document will be displayed, and control will be passed from
GASCalc to the application displaying the document.

! If the application file is stored on a website, the appropriate prefix must be included in the path name. For example,
the path must begin with http:// or ftp://. If a GASCalc Warning screen appears with a File Not Found prompt, select
the Yes command button to continue to save the data. The website or FTP site will be available in the Applications
menu list.

! If the application file is stored on a non-mapped network location, the appropriate Uniform Naming Convention
(UNC) prefix must be included in the path name. For example, the path must begin with text similar to \\SALLY\C\,
where SALLY is the machine name and C is the drive name.

! To view documents, an appropriate third party application must be registered with the operating system for the
associated file type (extension).

! Listing items in the Applications menu is useful for accessing documents or applications that are frequently viewed
or used. For example, you might consider adding company specifications to the Applications menu list, or other
analytical programs that are often used simultaneously when performing calculations using GASCalc.

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See Also

Delete An Application Help Reference

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