CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Basics

  1.1     Starting Builder

  1.2     The Builder Main Window
    1.2.1      The Title Bar
    1.2.2      The Menu Bar
    1.2.3      The Icon Box
    1.2.4      The Work Area

  1.3     Getting Help

  1.4     Using a Dialog Box

  1.5     Quitting Builder

  2      Concepts

  2.1     Application Support

  2.2     Blueprint Objects

  2.3     The Operation Modes

  2.4     Customizing Your Builder Environment

  3      Operating in the Work Area

  3.1     Working with Blueprint Objects

  3.2     Viewing the Contents of Blueprint Objects

  3.3     Redisplaying a Blueprint

  3.4     Navigating in the Work Area
    3.4.1      Navigation Window
    3.4.2      The Zoom Utility

  3.5     Printing a Blueprint

  4      Recording a Blueprint

  4.1     Planning a Blueprint
    4.1.1      Including Applications in Your Blueprint
    4.1.2      Integrated Applications
    4.1.3      Nonintegrated Applications

  4.2     Recording a Blueprint: Summary of Actions

  4.3     Starting Automatic Record

  4.4     Adding an Integrated Application to a Blueprint

  4.5     Interrupting the Recording Session

  4.6     Stopping the Recording Session

  4.7     Saving a Blueprint

  4.8     Including a Blueprint Guide
    4.8.1      Linking a Blueprint Guide
    4.8.2      Viewing a Blueprint Guide

  5      Playing Back a Blueprint

  5.1     Playing Back a Blueprint: Summary of Actions

  5.2     Choosing a Blueprint to Play Back

  5.3     Choosing Interactive or Background Playback Mode
    5.3.1      Using Interactive Playback Mode
    5.3.2      Using Background Playback Mode

  5.4     Interrupting Playback

  5.5     Stopping Playback

  5.6     Handling Errors
    5.6.1      Handling Errors for Integrated Applications
    5.6.2      Handling Errors for Nonintegrated Applications

  6      Splicing a Blueprint

  6.1     Entering Splice Mode

  6.2     Playing Back a Blueprint in Splice Mode
    6.2.1      Stepping Through Applications
    6.2.2      Stepping Through Data Links
    6.2.3      Stepping Through Application Commands

  6.3     Adding and Deleting Operations

  6.4     Stopping Splice Mode

  7      Editing a Blueprint

  7.1     Recording a New Blueprint Manually
    7.1.1      Adding Application Boxes
    7.1.2      Adding Data Link Arrows

  7.2     Editing an Existing Blueprint
    7.2.1      Using the Main Window Edit Menu
    7.2.2      Adding Blueprint Objects Manually
    7.2.3      Modifying Application Subtitles
    7.2.4      Editing Application Commands
      7.2.4.1      Adding a Command
      7.2.4.2      Modifying a Command
      7.2.4.3      Deleting a Command
      7.2.4.4      Using the Command Box Edit Menu
      7.2.4.5      Inserting Command Icons
    7.2.5      Editing Data Link Commands

  7.3     Using Embedded Blueprints

  7.4     Using Nonintegrated Applications in Blueprints
    7.4.1      Defining a Nonintegrated Application
    7.4.2      Defining Keyboard Input
    7.4.3      Modifying a Nonintegrated Application
    7.4.4      Deleting a Nonintegrated Application

  8      Debugging a Blueprint

  8.1     Starting the Debugger

  8.2     Continuing Playback

  8.3     Pausing Blueprint Execution

  8.4     Stepping Through a Blueprint
    8.4.1      Stepping Through Applications
    8.4.2      Stepping Through Data Links
    8.4.3      Stepping Through Application Commands

  8.5     Stopping Debug Playback

  8.6     Editing a Blueprint in Debug Mode

  9      Using DECwrite Live Links

  9.1     Creating a Live Link

  9.2     Updating the Builder Link
    9.2.1      Manual Updating
    9.2.2      Automatic Updating

  A   Blueprint Examples

  B   Keyboard Equivalents

  C   Sample Commands

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  1-1        The Builder Main Window

  2-1        The Builder Blueprint

  3-1        Selecting Adjacent Blueprint Objects

  3-2        Redisplaying a Blueprint

  3-3        Using the Navigation Window

  4-1        Data Transfer Between Applications

  4-2        Blueprint Guide Dialog Box

  5-1        Interactive Playback

  5-2        Background Playback

  TABLES

  4-1        Integrated and Nonintegrated Applications

  7-1        Main Window Edit Menu Commands

  7-2        Buttons in the Command Editor Dialog Box

  7-3        Command Box Edit Menu Choices

  7-4        Insert Menu Commands

  B-1        Keyboard Equivalents for Main Menu Bar

  B-2        Keyboard Equivalents for Command Box Menu Bar

  B-3        Keyboard Equivalent for Blueprint Guide Viewer