Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Managing 4GL Applications

Using an absolute pathname

The most efficient but least flexible way to reference a procedure in an operating system file or a library is by using an absolute pathname. When you reference a procedure using an absolute pathname, OpenEdge does not search the PROPATH. It looks for the procedure in the specified directory.

To run a procedure from an operating system file in a specific directory, reference the procedure using an absolute pathname. For example:

RUN /usr/appl/addcust.r

To run a procedure from a library in a specific directory, reference the library and procedure using an absolute pathname. For example:

RUN /usr/appl.pl<<addcust.r>>

When you reference a procedure in a specific library, you must enclose the member name in double angle brackets as shown.