Topic:
What plotting files do I need to modify for a new setup?

Description:
A basic theory on what the plot scripts do and the sequence they are used in.

Solution:
The type of plotting that you are going to do will directly affect what 
scripts you edit.  GeoQuest supports two third party vendors scripts, 
ZEH and SDI.  In this solution we will show ZEH.


The first two files that have to be modified for a new setup regardless if you 
are using ZEH or SDI are the following:

1.) /home/gqs/exetree_*/cgmsupport/device_name.dat

    This file directs which plotter case to use for the remaining scripts 
    and which plotter is used based on these case statements when multiple
    plottings are being defined.

    The first line, name is not important, goes to case one. The second line
    goes to case two etc...

2.) /home/gqs/exetree_*/cgmsupport/gqs_cgm_script.csh

    This script chooses which renderer is going to be used (SDI or ZEH) and
    which plotter is being used with that renderer based on the case statement.

    If you are using ZEH as our example will show what you would choose.
    For 'case 1' at the bottom of the script you would choose 'gqs_cgm_zeh.csh'
    for that case statement. This reads the next script in sequence, the 
    'gqs_cgm_zeh.csh'.

3.) /home/gqs/exetree_*/cgmsupport/gqs_cgm_zeh.csh

    This script chooses which type of plotting you are going to do, plotex
    network, ftp. This is the method in which the cgm file gets copied from
    the $IESX_METAPATH to the correct ZEH directories.

    In our example we'll choose 'plotex'. So in the first case statement you
    set the "zeh_plot_mode" to 'plotex'. Enter as many case statements as you
    have plotters to define. This will read the next script in sequence,
    the 'gqs_cgm_zeh_plotex.csh'.

4.) /home/gqs/exetree_*/cgmsupport/gqs_cgm_zeh_plotex.csh

    This script does multiple things. First it sets up the zehwrk and
    zehdaem directories so the copy method knows where to copy the *.cgm
    and *.cgmp files.

    It also sets up the different plotter configurations if you are running
    single or multiple plotters (zeh_plotter_cfg).




Last Modified on: 25-NOV-98