TITLE: Installing Paradox 3.5 on a NWL Network DOCUMENT ID: TID1200436 DOCUMENT REVISION: 1 DATE: 24MAR95 ALERT STATUS: Yellow README FOR: NA NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NETWARE LITE V1.1 ABSTRACT: NA --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEAN TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUE: INSTALLING PARADOX 3.5 ON A NETWARE LITE NETWORK BEFORE BEGINNING To install Paradox 3.5 on a NetWare Lite network, you must perform the steps described below. Please read this entire document before beginning the installation. By doing so you will get a better understanding of the process. You may also discover that some of the steps have already been done and do not need to be repeated. However, if you run into problems, try starting from the beginning and redoing all the steps. The installation is divided into three parts. The first part is the preparation of the server. The second part is the installation/configuration of Paradox. The third part is setting up the users. Any text that is shown between quotations (" ") is an example of what you would enter on the keyboard to perform the step being described. The text can be entered either uppercase or lowercase. Do not type the quotations. PREPARE THE SERVER Please refer to the NetWare Lite manual, README.TXT file, or other fax documents if you need more information to complete any of the following steps. 1. Install NetWare Lite on the machine that will be the file server. (1a) Select "Make this machine a client and a server" option. (1b) After NetWare Lite is installed, reboot the machine and load the network by typing "startnet" at the DOS prompt. (1c) Be sure to run SHARE.EXE whenever the network is loaded. (1d) Test the network to make sure it is functioning properly. (1e) As a minimum, you should use the "Verify network connections" option in the NetWare Lite installation program. 2. Increase files handles and client tasks. The number of file handles is determined by the FILES= command in the CONFIG.SYS file. Use the NET utility to increase the client tasks for the server. This is done by selecting "Supervise the network," then "Server configuration," then "Client tasks." These modifications will take effect the next time the server is booted. 3. Create directories on the server's local drive where Paradox will be installed. You will need to create separate directories for the Paradox program files and the Paradox network control file. Also create a users' directory where each user's "home" directory will be located. As an example, execute the following commands at the DOS prompt (if the c:\apps directory already exists): "md c:\apps\pdox35" "md c:\apps\pdox35\pdoxdata" "md c:\users" These directory names will be referred to throughout this document; however, these names are only examples. If you want to use different directory names, simply substitute them for the names that have been used. You may also use different drive letters than the ones used if you prefer. However, if you run into problems, try using the names and letters used in this document. 4. Create separate network directories for the Paradox program files and network control file. The procedure for completing this step is as follows: (4a) Make sure the network is running and log in as supervisor (or any other account with supervisor privileges). (4b) Type "net" at the DOS prompt to start the NET utility. (4c) Highlight "Supervise the network" using the arrow keys, and press the key. (4d) Highlight "Network directories," and press the key. (4e) Press the key to add a new network directory. (4f) Highlight the name of the server where Paradox will be installed, and press the key. (4g) Enter a name for the network directory where the Paradox program files will be located, such as "pdox35." (4h) Enter the complete path where the Paradox program files reside on the server. In the example, this would be entered as: "c:\apps\pdox35." (4i) Leave the "Default access rights" as "ALL." Press the key, then press the key to save the new network directory definition. (4j) Repeat steps 4e through 4i to define a second network directory for the Paradox network control file. Use "pdoxdata" for the network directory name and "c:\apps\pdox35\pdoxdata" for the path. (4k) Repeat steps 4e through 4i to define a network directory to be used as the users' directory. Use "users" for the network directory name and "c:\users" for the path. (4l) Press + to exit the NET utility. INSTALL PARADOX If Paradox is already installed, skip to the next paragraph; otherwise, install Paradox on the server's local drive according to the documentation supplied with Paradox. You will be installing Paradox as a network application but not to a network directory. When prompted for drive letters and paths, use the appropriate local drive letters and paths as though you were installing Paradox as a stand-alone application. During the installation, you will be prompted for information specific to your setup, such as the network type you are using. Consult the Paradox documentation if you require additional information about how to respond to specific questions. ANSWERS TO CRITICAL QUESTIONS ARE SHOWN BELOW: Network type 6 (Other) Network control file: c:\apps\pdox35\pdoxdata SET UP THE USERS Paradox allows each user to have a custom configuration for their Paradox session. To use this feature, you must create a separate directory for each user who will use a custom configuration. Create a user directory for each user by entering the following command at the DOS prompt: "md c:\users\username" Substitute "username" with each person's name. The example shows you how to set up user directories on the server. User directories can be set up on the workstations; however, this must be done from each workstation. Next, prepare to update the paradox network-control file, and change the attributes of the Paradox executable files to "read-only" by entering the following commands at the DOS prompt: "subst h: c:\apps\pdox35" "subst i: c:\apps\pdox35\pdoxdata" "h:" "attrib +r *.exe" "nupdate" If you get a "command or filename not found" message while trying to execute the SUBST or ATTRIB command, make sure that the directory where they reside is in your current path. You must also run the Paradox Custom Configuration Program (CCP) to create a PARADOX.CFG for each user. Whether you make user directories on the server or on each workstation, the directories must exist before starting the CCP. See Chapter 14 of the Paradox Users Guide if you require more information on how to use the CCP. The basic steps are outlined below: 1. Start the CCP by entering the following command at the DOS prompt: "paradox custom" 2. When in the CCP, select "Net|SetPrivate" from the main menu. 3. Enter the path to the user's directory, such as: "c:\users\" NOTE: The directory you specify must exist before starting the CCP. 4. Press to save the configuration. Choose "Network" when the system prompts you for a location to save the PARADOX.CFG file. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each user. STARTING PARADOX FROM A WORKSTATION The easiest way for a user to start Paradox is to create a batch file that includes the following commands: "net map h: pdox35" "net map i: pdoxdata" "net map j: users\%1" "set t=%path%" "path h:\;%path%" "j:" "paradox -share" "path %t%" After the network software has been loaded at the workstation and the user has logged in, the batch file should be executed. If the batch file was called PDOX.BAT, the user would type "pdox " at the DOS prompt, substituting the name of the user directory for . gets substituted for "%1" in the batch file. STARTING PARADOX ON THE SERVER To start Paradox on the server, create a batch file as instructed in "Starting Paradox from a Workstation" paragraph. Modify the batch file as follows: "subst h: c:\apps\pdox35" "subst i: c:\apps\pdox35\pdoxdata" "cd c:\users\%1" "set t=%path%" "path h:\;%path%" "paradox -share" "path %t%" "subst h: /d" "subst i: /d" This batch file can be run on the server whether the network software has been loaded. If the batch file were named PDOX.BAT, the user would enter "pdox " at the DOS prompt, substituting the name of the user directory for . gets substituted for "%1" in the batch file. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------