If you are a first time user:

• First decide on a directory to work from. It is best if you create your own sub-directory in your own account on SLC or MCC, e.g., login and execute the following (or use the command procedure USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD.COM]SETUP1.COM)

  
  
  
  
  $set default sys$login
  $create/directory [.RESOLVE]
  $set default [.resolve]
  $copy USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD.COMFORT5]NPSLAC.OPTIONS *
  $create/directory [.scratch]
  $create/directory [.trash]

• All instructions following assume you have set default to this directory.
• Prepare a RESOLVE preprocessor file, RES_PREP.M* where *=anything that will serve as a reminder to you---of the machine region of interest, of the nature of your study, or anything else.
• The RES_PREP.M* file will contain two lines. Each line will include a full directory specification (including node specification "mcc::" if you are not logged on to mcc) of a BPM .CNF file and a COMFORT echo file
• For example: slc::USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD][GLAD.WHITTUM]RES_PREP.M_EXAMPLE contains the following

  
  
  
  
  MCC::SCR_CNF:[BPM_INJ_ELEC]
  MCC::SLCMODLANL:MODLSECT_08

• It is up to you, the user, to be sure that you have put in these directories the files you will want to use. When you run the pre-processors you will see menus generated based on these directory and partial file specifications and you will be asked to make a selection---if your file is not there, you won't be able to select it!
• To see how to produce bpm MCC::SCR_CNF:[BPM_INJ_ELEC]*.cnf files, consult BPM Help. To see how to produce MCC::SLCMODLANL:MODLSECT_08*.echo files consult COMFORT Help.
• Once your RES_PREP.M* file is complete proceed with the following.

If you are a beginning user and have already executed the instructions above. Here is guidance on use of the resolve preprocessors.

• Once you have setup your RES_PREP.M* file, and saved data from the SCP in accordance with the BPM Help. and COMFORT Help instructions. You are ready to execute

  
  
  
  $@USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD.COM]make_beamline

• This procedure runs a program "READ_ECHO.EXE" to convert the COMFORT echo file (you produced this following instructions in COMFORT Help) to a file called mtemp.comfin
• This procedure executes "SET_TWISS.COM" to add two lines:

  
  
  
  
  PRINT, RESOLVE
  PRINT, TWISS

  to the mtemp.comfin file.
• This procedure then runs "COMFORT5.EXE" on this mtemp.comfin comfort input file to produce:

  
  
  
  
  MTEMP.RESOLVE  (to define the beamline layout)
  GROUPFILE.GROUP (to define power supply chains for each type of magnet)

• This procedure also makes some other files, not needed by RESOLVE:

  
  
  
  
  FOR000.DAT	---report on COMFORT Run completion
  MTEMP.OUTPUT	---Tabulation of Machine Functions
  MTEMP.TWISS     ---Control Parameters for Fitting Algorithm
        		   (just a reiteration of what is in NPSLAC.OPTIONS)
  MTEMP.ECHO	---A reiteration of the echo file
  TEMP.COM	---Just a temporary command file used for running read_echo

$@USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD.COM]make_monitors

At this point you are ready to run resolve. Edit your login.com file and add the following instructions (this will already have been done for you if you executed @USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD.COM]SETUP1.COM)

$!
$! RESOLVE SETUP, perform once per login
$!
$ define res$dir   user_disk_slc:[mjl.res_x]
$ define res$image user_disk_slc:[mjl.res_x]res_shr.exe
$ res_x     :== $res$dir:res_x.exe

You will want to enable an x-windows display. To do this on a machine other than SLC or MCC you must first permit SLC or MCC (the computer on which RESOLVE will be running) to display to your monitor. On a VMS system this will require going to the OPTIONS menu, selecting SECURITY, and enabling "?" or "Your Username" from "MCC" or "SLC" to display via transport TCPIP or DECNET. On a UNIX system, use the xhost command.

Next you log on to SLC or MCC, use the set display command and run resolve. All these commands can be dealt with by executing

$@USER_DISK_SLC1:[GLAD.COM]RESOLVE_START.COM

See example.