How the Catalog Manager Locates Wizard Files

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SUMMARY

This article documents the steps followed by the Catalog Manager when it is needs to search for a wizard file. Knowledge of the manner in which the Catalog Manager searches for wizard files can be helpful when troubleshooting behavioral problems.

MORE INFORMATION

When a wizard is invoked from within the Catalog Manager, the Catalog Manager must invoke WIZARD.APP. Once WIZARD.APP is invoked by the Catalog Manager, it will invoke the desired wizard. The Catalog Manager follows these steps when it needs to invoke WIZARD.APP:

1. Look for an entry in the resource file where the ID field contains 

   "CATALOG" and the Name field contains "WIZARD.APP Path".
2. Then do one of the following, depending on whether the entry exists: 

    - If the entry described in step 1 exists, search for WIZARD.APP in the
      location specified in the Data field. If WIZARD.APP exists at the
      location specified in the Data field, WIZARD.APP will be invoked. If
      WIZARD.APP does not exist at the location specified in the Data
      field, look for WIZARD.APP in the SYS(2004)+'\Wizards' directory. If
      WIZARD.APP exists in that location, the Catalog Manager will update
      the path to the WIZARD.APP file that is stored in the program field
      and will invoke WIZARD.APP. If WIZARD.APP does not exist in the
      SYS(2004)+'\Wizards' directory, the LOCFILE() dialog box will be
      invoked. If the user points to the location of the file for the
      desired wizard using the LOCFILE() dialog box, the resource file
      entry described in step 1 will then be created and the path to the
      file that was selected by the user will be stored in the program
      field.

      -or-

    - If the entry described in step 1 does not exist, look for WIZARD.APP
      in the SYS(2004)+'\Wizards' directory. If WIZARD.APP exists in that
      location, it will be invoked. The resource file entry described in
      step 1 will then be created. If WIZARD.APP does not exist in the
      SYS(2004)+'\Wizards' directory, the LOCFILE() dialog box will be
      invoked. If the user points to the location of the file for the
      desired wizard using the LOCFILE() dialog box, the resource file
      entry described in step 1 will then be created and the path to the
      file that was selected by the user will be stored in the program
      field.
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Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995