Environment Variables

 

There are two environment variables used by stimulate:

• STIMULATE_HOST
• STIM_PRINTERS

Environment variables are set using the ``setenv'' UNIX command and are usually placed in the users ``.cshrc'' or ``.login'' file.

The STIMULATE_HOST environment variable is required to provide a 26 letter authorization string to Stimulate for each host where it is run. The authorization string is an encryption of the host_id which is obtained with the UNIX command ``hostid''.

An alternate syntax of ``STIMULATE_HOST_hostname,'' is allowed. The optional _hostname is normally replaced by the actual hostname of the corresponding host from which the host_id was obtained. This allows users to run Stimulate on multiple hosts as long as there is an authorization string for each one. For example:

setenv STIMULATE_HOST_hostA abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
setenv STIMULATE_HOST_hostB zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

The STIM_PRINTERS environment variable is an optional environment variable which provides a list of printer names for use with an Auto Print option discussed in Section 13. The names used must be postscript printers and be in the system printcap file (See your System Administrator). Multiple names must be separated by a colon in the environment variable. For example, to specify the two printers named ``al'' and ``cmrr,'' the syntax would be:

setenv STIM_PRINTERS al:cmrr