1 Paradox 3.0 INFO Oct 30, 1989 Borland Int'l, MANUFACTURER 2 Some problems have been reported when Paradox has been installed using the IBM PC LAN driver and running the DOS Shell (lockups occur). We have also received reports from users who have eliminated the problem by adding extended memory (and some have reported to eliminate the problem by removing extended memory), or by using the "other" network driver. Neither "solution" has been verified. The following summarizes installation instructions made available by Borland - dated 9/11/91 09/24/91 TSE These notes are general tips on using Borland's Paradox with Artisoft's LANtastic Network. Borland has not done extensive testing on LANtastic. However, a number of users are successfully running Paradox on LANtastic Networks. Before you install Paradox on a LANtastic network, you must of course have the LANtastic network properly installed. That should be covered in your LANtastic manuals. Paradox will be installed on a server, which should have a c: drive. Finally, LANtastic should be running and you should be logged in as the "manager" [a.k.a the network supervisor]. To get LANtastic ready for Paradox installation, you must create a directory to house your "PARADOX.NET" file. This directory will also be the shared data directory, and should be called \PDOXDATA Since \PDOXDATA will be your shared directory, all users should have all rights to this directory [except the P privilege]. To create \PDOXDATA, go to your root directory on your C: drive: then type MD PDOXDATA. You now have a PDOXDATA directory. To get LANtastic to work properly with Paradox, you must do the following. 1. Assuming that you're logged in as the manager and are at the DOS prompt, load the NET_MGR.EXE program supplied by LANtastic. This program will allow you to map a share-name [resource] to the C:\PDOXDATA directory. 2. When the NET_MGR loads, choose the "Network Access Information" [NOS 2.0X] or "Shared Resource Management [NOS 3.0X and 4.0X] from the Main Menu. You will then get a list of your current share-names and directories to which they are linked. 3. Press the [INS] key on your keyboard to add a new share-name. You will then be prompted for the "name of the link directory of @device". 4. Type in PDOXDATA and press [Enter]. You will then be returned to the list of current share-names [NOS v2.0X or below]. If using NOS v2.0X or below proceed with A. If using NOS v3.0X or v4.0X proceed with B. A. Select the PDOXDATA choice and press [ENTER]. You will again get a menu of choices, of which one will be "Link Path". B. After typing in the name of the resource PDOXDATA you will be presented with the choice "Enter the Server's True Link Path to this Resource". Type in C:\PDOXDATA and press [ENTER] 5. Press [ESC] until you are back to the DOS prompt. Now you need to make some minor changes to your AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTNET.BAT file. Using a text editor [EDLIN or equivalent], add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTNET.BAT file NET USE E: \\SERVER-NAME\PDOXDATA NOTE: You must place the name you gave to your file server when you installed LANtastic in place of SERVER-NAME. Now install Paradox according to the directions on the Paradox manuals: 1. Log into the C: drive of the file server as manager [if you have rebooted during this session]. [Make sure you are in the root directory. 2. Place your "Installation/Sample Tables" disk into the A: drive: Type A:INSTALL 3. When Paradox asks you if you are installing on a network, answer YES. 4. Choose OTHER [Number 7] for network type. 5. Type in E: for loaction of your network control file. 6. Continue with the installation as instructed by Paradox manuals. Once you have finished installing Paradox, go to the \PDOX35 [or if you are installing Paradox 3, to \PARADOX3] directory and use the DOS ATTRIB command to make all files except PARADOX.SOM [or PARADOX3.SOM if you are installing Paradox3 read-only: 1. Type ATTRIB +R *.* 2. If you are installing Paradox 3.5, type ATTRIB -R PARADOX.SOM; if you are installing Paradcox 3.0 type ATTRIB -R PARADOX3.SOM. Finally, when you run Paradox, load it with the -SHARE option: type PARADOX -SHARE [If you are using Paradox 3, type PARADOX3 -SHARE. This lets Paradox know that you wnat it to treat the local C: drive as a network drive. This is necessary, since this is a non-dedicated network. Be sure to play the CUSTOM script for each user to specify their username and the location of their private directory. Special attention should be given the Paradox Network Administrator's Guide. The first two chapters of this guide are critical to Paradox use on any network. Also of importance is the chapter titled "Configuration", and the "Additional Networks" subsection of the "Other Networks" Chapter. Additional Comments: An Artisoft dealer reported that he had to set the network path, in this case E:\, to the PDOXDATA.NET file, with the INUPDATE program an option. If this is not done, user may get pathing error "Can't start Paradox, E:\PDOXDATA\PARADOX3.NET not found). -3/6/90 SGH. This information is provided by Borland and has been okay'd for accuracy and content by their Technical Support Mangager. 2/36/90 JCR.