Running on UNIX
Before starting PV‑WAVE, make sure to run the setup file for your system:
*From a C shell:
(UNIX) source $RW_DIR/wave/bin/wvsetup
where RW_DIR is the directory in which PV-WAVE is installed.
*From a Korn or Bourne shell:
(UNIX) . $RW_DIR/wave/bin/wvsetup.sh
where RW_DIR is the directory in which PV-WAVE is installed.
where RW_DIR is the directory in which PV-WAVE is installed.
To start PV‑WAVE, at the operating system (OS) prompt type the following:
wave
or to start 64-bit PV‑WAVE type the following:
wave -64
and press <Return>. The PV‑WAVE prompt appears.
WAVE>
This is a mode where you can interactively enter commands at the WAVE> prompt. If you see an error and PV‑WAVE does not start, refer to the PV‑WAVE Installation Guide for troubleshooting information.
 
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For UNIX users, if you set the WAVE64 environment variable to 1, the "-64" flag will not be necessary to start 64-bit PV-WAVE.
To run the PV-WAVE Navigator, type navigator at the WAVE> prompt.
 
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To start PV-WAVE in Runtime mode, type 'wave -r application', where application is the name of the compiled procedure file, without the .cpr extension.