SUMMARY: csh alias with .openwin-init?

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ORIGINAL QUESTION:
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I'd like to be able to use my csh aliases in the .openwin* files.
For example, say I have this csh alias:

        alias window1 'cmdtool -Wp 0 450 -Ws 980 415 -WP 1072 114 -Wt ...

Then, in .openwin-init I'd say:

        toolwait window1

And in .openwin-menu I'd say

        "Window 1" window1
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SOLUTION:
The .openwin-init file is written in 'sh', so 'csh' aliases won't work.
The easiest solution is to use environment variables:

        setenv WINDOW1 'cmdtool .....'

and then in .openwin-init:

        toolwait $WINDOW1

THANKS TO:
khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw)
friedel@wise.TAU.AC.IL (Friedel Loinger)
kfir@sparc1a.Indigo.HellNet.org (Yuval Kfir)
teffta@cs690-3.erie.ge.com (Andrew R. Tefft)

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Capital Market Technology, Berkeley CA     david@capmkt.com
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