1 CONNECT ! V6.4                               I. E. Johnson, December  1981
          !                                          Revised- September 1982

Connect is a DCL command procedure that changes the default directory.

ELEMENTS, SYNTAX -

Connect has several syntactical elements.  Here is a description of them:

     %          - equivalent to your login directory or a prefix to a
                  sub-directory under your login directory.
                Usage  - CONN %          CONN %.PASCAL
                Result - DRA0:[MYDIR]    DRA0:[MYDIR.PASCAL]

     .          - a symbol that specifies that the directory name that
                  follows it is a sub-directory.
                Current default = DRA0:[MYDIR]
                Usage  - CONN .SF3           CONN .RATFOR.TEST
                Result - DRA0:[MYDIR.SF3]    DRA0:[MYDIR.RATFOR.TEST]

     \          - a symbol which tells Connect to set the default one
                  level towards the directory tree.  Its  effect  is
                  immediate.
                Current default = DRA0:[MYDIR.FORTRAN.PLOTS]
                Usage  - CONN \              CONN \\.DOCUMENT
                Result -DRA0:[MYDIR.FORTRAN] DRA0:[MYDIR.DOCUMENT]

     @          - a symbol  which  tells Connect  to save the current
                  default directory.
                Usage  - CONN @      CONN MYDIR @     CONN # @
                Result -   -         DRA0:[MYDIR]     DRA2:[BUILD.DOCS]

     #          - a symbol  which  tells Connect  to set the current
                  default to what was in the save buffer.
                Current save buffer = DRA0:[MYDIR]
                Usage  - CONN #          CONN #.VOYAGR
                Result - DRA0:[MYDIR]    DRA0:[MYDIR.VOYAGR]

     *          - a symbol that specifies that the name that follows 
                  is  a  directive for Connect.
                  Directives are:
                     *      -  displays a list of directives for Connect.
                     *BUFF  -  displays CONNECT's external buffers.
                     *CHIL  -  displays your CONFOUND.TXT file.
                     *HELP  -  displays this document.
                     *INIT  -  resets CONNECTS external buffers,
                               logical name assignments, to the
                               current default directory.
                                CON$DEF$DIR
                                CON$DEF$SAV
                     *NEWS  -  if implemented, displays a file named
                               CONNEWS.TXT.
                  Usage  - CONN *CHIL
                  Result - As defined above.

     $          - a symbol that specifies that the name that follows
                  is located in the CONFOUND.TXT file in your login
                  directory.  CONN will look for this name and will
                  set your default to the name that is found beside
                  it.
                Entry in CONFOUND.TXT - 
                   $PLOT  DRA3:[SEASAT.MISSION.PACIFIC.PLOTS]
                Usage  - CONN $PLOT
                Result - DRA3:[SEASAT.MISSION.PACIFIC.PLOTS]

Note: [] are not required.  Also CONFOUND.TXT must be located in the
directory that you used the $ CON *INIT command.

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS IN ORDER TO USE CONNECT -

The following DCL assignments must be made at login time:

$ CONN*ECT    :== @device:[dir.com]CON
$ CONN *INIT

Enter your login default device where 'device' appears above.  Note that
CONN*ECT may be abbreviated CON*NECT if you don't mind it wiping out the
abbreviation for CONTINUE.
