How to get rid of path directory in docking windows

[carl_berkowitz]

Would very much appreciate guidance for how to trim full path name following the cursor.That is, rather than have...

C:Documents and SettingsdasdfeMy DocumentsFY 2004 stuff�4 Phoenix Analysis (2001)Version 2ac.f

I'd like to see just

C: ac.f

Thanks very much in advance for your help!

Carl

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Type:

prompt c:ac.f

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Type:

prompt C:ac.f

See the Windows help on the "prompt" command line command for more options.

[carl_berkowitz]

Thanks for the lead.I checked Visual Fortran Windows/help/index for "prompt" and was overwhelmed with options, most of which seemed to require editing system files.Any guidance for which option is 'computer speak' for what I need to do within the Visual programming environment. I just want to shrink the length of the prompt line in the debugger window.

Thanks again,

Carl

[Steven_L_Intel1]

This is not a Visual Fortran option - it's a Windows command line feature and is documented in Windows help.

I don't know what "prompt line" you are referring to.

[carl_berkowitz]

The problem is in the "output pane" (?) of Visual Fortran (see page 6-5, Figure 6-1 in the "Installing and Getting Started" manual that comes with Compaq Visual Fortran. I don't know how else to describe this window other than saying that it's the window that lists compilation or linkage errors and warnings. If I can shorten the path name that appears in this window then I can automatically see the diagnostic statements, rather than having to push the horizontal scroll bar back and forth to see how I've goofed up.

-> Thanks so much for your time . It's a small thing but something that's driving me nuts as I move from UNIX Fortran to Windows Fortran.

Carl

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Oh, that. You can't shorten the path there - Developer Studio shows the full path. But if you press F4, you'll be taken to the next diagnostic and file location automatically - no need to actually see the path. Or you can double-click on a path name to go to that point in the file.