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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

1089.0. "List function with Attachments" by LARVAE::PATON_S (It's not easy having a good time!) Tue Jul 21 1992 18:34

    I'm sure the answer to this will point me to another note, but I have
    had a good look!
    
    I have a FORMAT defined called SIMON with the list function as DO SIMON.
    
    I have a document with handling of SIMON.
    
    When I read the document in WP it does the list function I defined.
    
    When I read the document in EM it does the list function I defined.
    
    However, when I read the attach the document to a mail message and do a
    READ it does NOT do the list function I defined.
    
    Is this the correct behavoir?
    
    Thanks

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1089.1		IOSG::WDAVIES	There can only be one ALL-IN-1 Mail	`Tue Jul 21 1992 19:11`	4
	currently, yes. Formatting is taken to be the first one... Dunno why, but is a possible change in a PFR. Winton
1089.2	Documents and Messages	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Tue Jul 21 1992 19:42`	20
	The behaviour you are seeing is correct. The type of processing performed depends on whether you are reading a Document or a Message. This isn't always true in V2.4, but is in V3.0. When reading a Document formatting is performed, as defined by the FORMAT master entry. When reading a Message the message and any attachments are listed using the compound document text dataset, and formatting is not performed. If you want to display a message and attachments with each being fully formatting do a Print to TERMINAL. The answer in .1 is wrong, because when reading a message we do not look at the handling at all. The reason for displaying messages in the way we do is for performance. Richard
1089.3	Messages have formats - did I get the worng end of the stick ?	IOSG::WDAVIES	There can only be one ALL-IN-1 Mail	`Tue Jul 21 1992 20:30`	7
	Richard, I think this is wrong - (I know you are the maestro of it all -but!) because my GPC Document worked by using a FORMAT of GPCMAIL and thus invoking a script to read it - but the limitation was that it had to be the first document - and this was in EM, not WP. Winton
1089.4	Message handling	SHALOT::NICODEM	Avoid traffic; leave work at noon	`Mon Jul 27 1992 22:01`	5
	My experience is the same as Winton's -- I have had mail messages with special handling which were processed correctly... but attachments stay as-is. I don't know that that's changed. F