On the other hand... if you're willing to use an existing picture, then
you can just copy a line in the oid_to_sym file, and add the object-id.
Be sure to make sure the OID is in the oid_to_type file also, though.
But... if you want to add new pictures, then James is correct. You have
to build the bitmap and the mask, and then make sure you have enough sizes
for each specific symbol size. You'll easily eat up a couple of days doing
this the 1st time!
Regards,
Gary Boyles
-----Original Message-----
From: James Shanks [mailto:James_Shanks@TIVOLI.COM]
Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 7:26 AM
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
Subject: Re: Adding a System object id and picking a picture to go with
it.
This is not a trivial exercise.
To match an existing symbol that is already in NetView format to an OID,
you add entries to the /usr/OV/conf/C/oid_to_symbol file. But if you just
have a bitmap to start with, then you have to create the symbol first. I
suggest you start by reading Chapter 8, "Creating and Using Symbols" in the
Programmer's Guide (you should have installed it with the on-line books).
Just type in "dtxext" to bring up the book browser.
James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
Dan Cox <dcox@LEXMARK.COM> on 12/11/98 10:06:27 AM
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To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
cc: (bcc: James Shanks)
Subject: Adding a System object id and picking a picture to go with it.
I have netview 5.1 on aix. I would like to add a system object id and
point it
to a certain bitmap. How do you do this?
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