AAAREADME.TXT								10/18/90

				Brian Lomasky
			      c/o TERADYNE, INC.
			321 Harrison Ave., Mail Stop H87.
			       Boston, MA  02118
			     (617) 482-2706, x3259

			      SD Version 90.10.18

SD is the "Ultimate SET DEFAULT Utility".  After installing SD, simply use
the symbol "SD" instead of the words "SET DEFAULT" when setting your default
directory.

In addition to setting your default directory, SD will:

	1) Verify for the existence of the new default directory.

	2) Properly process logical names in search lists.

	3) Display information showing your switch between directories.

	4) Remember the last 20 directories you've set your default to.
	   (Use  SD *  to display the list).
	   (Use  SD #nn  to set your default to line #nn's directory).

	5) Display a help form.  (Use  SD HELP).

	6) If you have SETPRV authorized, automatically sets your UIC to the
	   owner of the directory you set your default to, thereby eliminating
	   all protection violations when you create a file in another user's
	   directory which is accidently owned by you.  Note that this enables
	   you to leave all of your advanced privileges (i.e.  BYPASS, etc)
	   turned off while you set your default to any directory on any disk.

	7) Automatically correct for almost all typing errors when you specify
	   a directory.  It will insert "[" and "]" where required.  It will
	   automatically translate logical names.  It will assume a trailing
	   colon for logical names which have none and do not match a directory
	   name.

	8) Easily toggle you between your current and previous directory with
	   one keystroke.  (Use  SD <).

	9) Let you set your default to a parent directory by using 1 backslash
	   per level.  (Use  SD \).

	10) Automatically execute environment-setting files as you enter or
	    leave a directory.  When using SD to change your default directory,
	    SD will execute the contents of any SDLOGIN.COM file it finds in the
	    new default directory.  Additionally, SD will execute the contents
	    of any SDLOGOFF.COM file it finds in the current default directory,
	    before changing your default to the new default directory.  (SD HELP 
	    displays text concerning SDLOGIN.COM and SDLOGOFF.COM).  This is
	    most useful in order to change your default protection to include
	    W:RE upon entering a directory where created files must be world
	    readable and then turning it off when you set your default away from
	    that directory.  SDLOGOFF.COM can also be very useful to ensure that
	    when you leave a directory (via SD), that all files have the correct
	    protection assigned to them.  Note:  Be sure that there can be no
	    errors in the SDLOGIN and SDLOGOFF command files, as SD will not
	    properly work if it encounters any errors while executing these
	    files.



	11) (optionally) Automatically change your VMS prompt to the
	    node::device:[directory] where your default is currently set to,
	    and to use any one of the VT1xx/VT2xx/VT3xx video attributes to
	    display it.
	    Enable this feature by defining the SD_PROMPT logical name in your
	    LOGIN.COM file in one of 5 methods:
		$ASSIGN NL: SD_PROMPT		!Uses normal video for prompt
		$ASSIGN REVERSE: SD_PROMPT	!Uses reverse video for prompt
		$ASSIGN BOLD: SD_PROMPT		!Uses bold video for prompt
		$ASSIGN BLINK: SD_PROMPT	!Uses blinking video for prompt
		$ASSIGN UNDERLINE: SD_PROMPT	!Uses underline video for prompt
	    Then, when you later use SD, your prompt string will be
	    automatically set to as many characters as can be stored from your
	    current default.

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Install SD as follows:

	1) Copy all the files in this directory to a directory of your choosing.

	2) Set your default to the directory where you've copied the SD files.

	3) Type:  SET PROTECTION=(W:E) SD.EXE,SD*.COM

	4) In SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP.COM (or equiv), add the following 3 lines:
		$ASSIGN/SYSTEM ddnn:[directory] SD_DIR
		$INSTALL ADD SD_DIR:SD/PRIV=CMEXEC
	   (where  ddnn:[directory]  is the device/directory where you've
	    copied the SD-related files)

	5) In SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGIN.COM (or equiv), add the following line:
		$SD :== $SD_DIR:SD

	(Either manually execute the added lines you just added in SYSTARTUP
	 and SYLOGIN, or reboot the system to complete the SD installation).

Note that all source files are included, although you should not need to
recompile it.  To recompile and link SD, execute @SD.BLD.  To do this, you
must have the VAX BASIC V3.0 compiler (or later) installed and you must be
using VMS V4.2 (or later).

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Display help for SD by typing:

	SD HELP

This will list all of the supported features that are implemented in SD.