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 | Chapter 1. Introduction |  |
Running Superbase NG Programs
When Superbase NG is installed on Windows, an association is created between the *.smp file
extension and the location of the smprun32.exe loader program. That means that any SIMPOL
program can be run from the command line simply by typing its name, or by double-clicking it in Windows Explorer.
If the program is a GUI-style program, then it will display a terminal window when the program is run. To avoid
this, you can create a shortcut for the program that uses the smpwin32.exe loader program.
On Linux, the binary executables should normally be placed in the /usr/bin/
directory, and the loadable libraries in the /usr/lib/ directory. That
means that programs can be run simply by using the smprun loader program without referring
to its location. There is no special GUI loader program for Linux, as none is required. If desired, a shebang
line can be added to the beginning of the *.smp file and the file made executable, and then
the program can be run directly, as on Windows.