NAME Statement

Syntax: NAME [appname][apptype]

This statement identifies the executable file as an application and optionally defines the name and type.

If <appname> is given, it becomes the name of the application as it is known by OS/2. This name can be any valid file name. If <appname> is not given, the name of the executable file - with the extension removed - becomes the name of the application.

If <apptype> is given, it defines the type of application:

WINDOWAPI

Presentation Manager* application. The application uses the API provided by the Presentation Manager and must be executed in the Presentation Manager environment.
WINDOWCOMPAT
Application compatible with Presentation Manager. The application can run inside the Presentation Manager, or it can run in a separate screen group. An application can be of this type if it uses the proper subset of OS/2 video, keyboard, and mouse functions supported in the Presentation Manager applications.
NOTWINDOWCOMPAT
Application that is not compatible with the Presentation Manager and must operate in a separate screen group from the Presentation Manager.

If the NAME statement appears, the LIBRARY, VIRTUAL DEVICE and PHYSICAL DEVICE statements cannot appear. If none of these statements appear, the module definition file is assumed to describe an application.

Example

The following example assigns the name calendar to the application being defined.

NAME calendar WINDOWCOMPAT

This application is Presentation Manager-compatible.

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