Reply to note from Fred Weiner <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:04:17 -0700 Fred, > Re: VIEW command: I tried your suggested replacement in > user-variables.xpl and got this msg box: [image: Screenshot > 2026-10-29 at 9.58.33⬯AM.png] The error message, "Set variable $PDFreader in /.../user-variables.xpl", indicates that the variable was empty when you ran VIEW. Remember that, after editing user-variables.xpl, you must `RUN user-variables.xpl` for the changes to take effect. > Similarly, since the XE function calls upon the same variable, when > I started using that, xe1 would open TextEdit flawlessly, but xe2 > would generate a message in the status line about needing to set the > variable. XE, XE2, and XE3 use different user variables (ExternalEditor, ExternalEditor2, and ExternalEditor3, respectively). The idea is to be able to open the file in several different non-XyScript text editors, if so desired. -- Carl Distefano cld@xxxxxxxxxx