Today I was dialed in to a client's D3/linux box {redhat 6.x !!!}
and he said a printer was acting up; 'yeah, it is the third entry on
this neat application screen we use -- no idea what formqueue.'

I knew there was _some_ D3 verb that incidently showed you
everyone's currently assigned printer form queue, but only much
later did I track it down to the
WHERES { also known as WHOS } verb.

I also knew it was mentioned here some years back, but couldn't
figure out a distinguishing keyword to Google to.
Even knowing the verb I can't think how you'd dig this factoid
out of Google. Any {memorable} advice for when I need this
in _another_ eight or ten years? I do keep notes, but they're too
untidy to help on spur of the moment for something this minor...

On Sep 29, 4:59*am, "Frank Winans" <fwin... (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:
http://www.d3ref.com/index.php?token=tcl.listabs

"Frank Winans" wrote:
If you use MS Office, use the included OneNote app. v2003 was great
but with v2007 forward it's phenomenal. If you don't use MS Office,
try Evernote.com. It's free and accessible from many clients.

With these note taking applications you can cross-reference,
categorize, and link to other material, thus creating your own
personal documentation supplement.

You can also install a wiki on your PC or to a personal domain (all
free and semi-easy) and then you can access your own environment from
anywhere.

Or rather than installing a wiki, how about just creating pages at
pickwiki? That's kind of why it's there. Content is automatically
indexed and I've documented a keyword protocol to help make content
easier to find. Email me if you'd like to do this.

With all of the above, if you publish references to your notes then
others can contribute, thus helping you to create a much more robust
reference for times when you really need it.

Finally, try ragging at TL about crappy doc organization and indexing.
My cordial feedback over the last decade has gone nowhere, maybe
another voice will help. Verbs are miscategorized and not found where
they can be helpful, and the index doesn't cross-reference related
topics (which is accomplished simply by including related keywords in
the document content, and of course that has not been done).

HTH
T

(PS, another post here references d3ref.com but that site is old and
unmaintained and I personally feel that at this point it's more of a
disservice to this community.)

On Sep 28, 8:59*pm, "Frank Winans" <fwin... (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:
Google for D3 Form Queues
that seems to hit it pretty squarely

"Paul Stanley" wrote
"Frank Winans" wrote:
http://www.d3ref.com/index.php?token=tcl.listabs

Thanks, the LISTABS verb of d3 is even better than WHERES verb.

Tony, thanks for all the good advice. I'm spoiled by the slow-changing
nature of d3 though; so I just hate putting data in Windows apps; have
bounced between various versions of windows over the last two
decades, and things like mail and web-browser info have been a nuisance
to migrate. I'm just more comfortable with a 'roll-your-own' micro-applet
in d3, or a directory tree of text files. But this has been too
low-priority.

I don't think D3 has complete-and-convenient documentation; but I feel
that is the right choice for such an impoverished industry. MV just isn't
used much by the populace at large, and mega-users have alternate means
{and budgets} to learn what they need / hire way-overqualified staff.