Current Page: NeXtMidas Training Working with Files The AUX List What is an AUX?
- - | What is an AUX? An AUX is a named reference to a directory, like a symbolic link in Unix. NeXtMidas has an `AUX` table containing the list of AUXes. An AUX name can be any legitimate table name. An AUX can be a traditional directory name or a URL. Special Convention: An AUX path can be defined with a plus sign taking the place of the user name. Example: `/midas/data1/+/` would become `/midas/data1/smith/` for a user `smith`. This allows a common AUX configuration to be used for various users who each have independent data directories. Define an AUX entry: An AUX entry is added by setting an entry in the AUX table using SET or RESULTS.
        nM> set aux.mydata "/home/student/mydata/"
        nM> results aux.moredata "/home/student/anotherarea/"
X-Midas Users Take Note:
In X-Midas, all AUX entries must be identified by a number. NeXtMidas allows the use of names for the AUX entries.