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<RefMeta>
<RefEntryTitle>
dtinfoaction
</RefEntryTitle>
<ManVolNum>file formats</ManVolNum>
</RefMeta>
<RefNameDiv>
<RefName><Literal>dtinfoaction</Literal></RefName>
<RefPurpose>&str-XZ; information management actions
</RefPurpose>
</RefNameDiv>
<RefSynopsisDiv>
<Synopsis>
DtLoadInfoLib <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol>
Open <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol>
DtShowInfoAtLoc
DtPrintInfoAtLoc
</Synopsis>
</RefSynopsisDiv>
<RefSect1>
<Title>DESCRIPTION</Title>
<Para>The &str-XZ; Information Management Services support the following
information management actions:
</Para>
<VariableList>
<VarListEntry>
<Term><Symbol>DtLoadInfoLib</Symbol> <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol></Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>Load the information library specified by
<symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol>, which can be either
a relative or absolute file path. If
<symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol> is not
specified, <command>dtinfo</command> displays the default
information library(s).
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term><Literal>Open</Literal> <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol></Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>Load the information library specified by
<symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol>.
Remaps to <Symbol>DtLoadInfoLib</Symbol> <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol>.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term><Symbol>DtShowInfoAtLoc</Symbol> <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol> <symbol role="Variable">section</symbol></Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>Display the section or topic specified by <symbol role="Variable">section</symbol>
contained within the infolib specified by <symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol>.
<symbol role="Variable">filename</symbol> can be either a relative or absolute
file path. <symbol role="Variable">section</symbol> specifies the information
library section in generalized locator format.
<command>dtinfo</command> is started if it
is not already running. This corresponds to invoking <command>dtinfo</command>
with the <literal>-sect</literal> option from the command line.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term><Symbol>DtPrintInfoAtLoc</Symbol></Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>Print one or more infolib sections from
the desktop. This action is invoked whenever a section or sections is
dragged from the book list window in <command>dtinfo</command> and
dropped on the printer icon on the front panel.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
</VariableList>
<Para>These actions can be invoked from an application using the
&cdeman.DtActionInvoke; function or invoked from a command line using the
&cdeman.dtaction; utility.
</Para>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>SEE ALSO</Title>
<Para>&cdeman.dtinfo;,
&cdeman.DtActionInvoke;,
&cdeman.DtInfo.LoadInfoLib;,
&cdeman.DtInfo.PrintInfoAtLoc;,
<Function>DtInfo_ShowInfoAtLoc</Function> 4
</Para>
</RefSect1>
</RefEntry>
