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 #!Rall8 Executing a Visual Program #!N #!EC #!N #!N To execute 
a visual program like example1.net (once it has been opened): #!N 
#!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Click on  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Execute #!EF in the menu bar of the VPE window. Note: 
A visual program can be executed from any window that has 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Execute #!EF in its menu bar. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. 
Select  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Execute Once #!EF in the pull-down menu. Execution (which 
may take several seconds) is indicated by the highlighted  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Execute 
#!EF in the menu bar and the brief highlighting of various 
icons in the canvas area. The window that appears displays the 
image of a water molecule (  #!Limwin5,dxall9 f Figure 5  #!EL  ). #!Cbrown #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   
 #!Rimwin5 #!N Graphics omitted from Online Documentation. Please see the manual. 
#!N #!N Figure 5. Image Window. The window shown here displays 
the image generated by the visual program  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   /usr/lpp/dx/samples/tutorial/example1.net #!EF . 
#!EF #!N #!EC #!N #!N Once an object appears in the 
Image window, you can do a number of things with it, 
including: #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N o Changing 
the view of the object (see  #!Ltuta5,dxall10 h Controlling the Appearance of an Object: The Image Window  #!EL  ). #!N #!I30 #!N 
o Editing the visual program that generates the image (see  #!Ltedvp,dxall27 h Editing a Visual Program: The Basics  #!EL  
). #!N #!I30 #!N o Saving and Printing its image, using 
the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   File #!EF pull-down menu in the menu bar (see 
 #!Ltsandp,dxall85 h Saving and Printing Images  #!EL  ). #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF 
#!N #!CIndianRed #!N #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   For Future Reference #!N #!N 
#!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Many of the 
options in pull-down menus can be invoked by "accelerator" keyboard sequences. 
In the menus, these "shortcuts" appear next to the corresponding options. 
For a complete list, see  #!Lapd,dxall748 h Accelerator Keys  #!EL  in IBM Visualization Data Explorer 
User's Guide. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. The editor window can be 
invoked directly with the command: #!CForestGreen #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N 
dx -edit [  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   program path name #!EF ] #!N #!EF 
#!N #!N #!EC #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N #!EC 
#!N #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N  #!Ltuta5,dxall10 h Controlling the Appearance of an Object: The Image Window  #!EL  #!N 
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