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  1.                                                                             
  2.                          SUPRTOOL Version 3.8                               
  3.                                                                             
  4.                       Database Handyman for HP-UX                           
  5.                                                                             
  6.                        Installation Instructions                            
  7.                                                                             
  8.                                                                             
  9.       The  following  general  notes  describe the installation of a new    
  10.       Suprtool release.  The new version overwrites an existing  version    
  11.       of Suprtool on your HP-UX system.                                     
  12.                                                                             
  13.     Who Should Use These Instructions?                                      
  14.       The  system  manager  should  use  the  following  instructions to    
  15.       install Suprtool/UX.  No one can be using Suprtool/UX  during  the    
  16.       installation, which should only take a few minutes.                   
  17.                                                                             
  18.     Replace Any Pre-Release                                                 
  19.       If  you  are  currently running a pre-release version of Suprtool,    
  20.       you should replace it with this new official release.  Pre-release    
  21.       versions  expire  within two years of their creation date, whereas    
  22.       this new  release  has  no  expiry  date.   You  can  recognize  a    
  23.       pre-release  by  its  three-part version number (e.g., 3.7.03) and    
  24.       the words "Pre-Release" next to the version number.                   
  25.                                                                             
  26.                                                                             
  27.     Summary of Installation Steps                                           
  28.                                                                             
  29.       Installing Suprtool involves the following steps:                     
  30.                                                                             
  31.       1. You must log on as root.                                           
  32.                                                                             
  33.       2. You must create the correct directory structure.                   
  34.                                                                             
  35.       3. You must restore Suprtool/UX and its associated files from  the    
  36.          distribution tape.                                                 
  37.                                                                             
  38.       4. You  can  set  up  a  PATH  for  Suprtool/UX,  or copy it to an    
  39.          existing directory in your PATH.  (optional)                       
  40.                                                                             
  41.       5. You can install WinHelp documentation files.  (optional)           
  42.                                                                             
  43.                                                                             
  44.     Step 1:  Log on as Root                                                 
  45.                                                                             
  46.       There are two ways you can log on as root:                            
  47.                                                                             
  48.       a. Exit from HP-UX, and log on with root as the user name.            
  49.                                                                             
  50.       b. If you are already logged on, you can execute this command:        
  51.                                                                             
  52.               su -                                                          
  53.                                                                             
  54.       In either case, you have to know and supply the user password  for    
  55.       root.                                                                 
  56.                                                                             
  57.                                                                             
  58.     Step 2:  Create Robelle Directory                                       
  59.                                                                             
  60.       Suprtool/UX  is  installed  in /usr/robelle.  Before restoring the    
  61.       files, you must first create /usr/robelle.                            
  62.                                                                             
  63.            mkdir /usr/robelle                                               
  64.                                                                             
  65.                                                                             
  66.     Step 3:  Restore Files                                                  
  67.                                                                             
  68.       Use the following command to restore the  Suprtool/UX  files  from    
  69.       the distribution tape.                                                
  70.                                                                             
  71.            tar xv /usr/robelle                                              
  72.                                                                             
  73.       After  successfully  restoring  the  files,  you  can  run the new    
  74.       version of Suprtool/UX.                                               
  75.                                                                             
  76.            /usr/robelle/bin/suprtool                                        
  77.                                                                             
  78.       Please note that the  version  of  STExport/UX  included  in  this    
  79.       release is STExport 3.8.01.                                           
  80.                                                                             
  81.                                                                             
  82.     Step 4:  Setup Path (optional)                                          
  83.                                                                             
  84.       You can invoke Suprtool with the following command.                   
  85.                                                                             
  86.            /usr/robelle/bin/suprtool                                        
  87.                                                                             
  88.       If you just type                                                      
  89.                                                                             
  90.            suprtool                                                         
  91.                                                                             
  92.       to  invoke  Suprtool/UX,  you  must either add /usr/robelle/bin to    
  93.       your PATH or copy /usr/robelle/bin/suprtool to a directory that is    
  94.       currently on your PATH.  Similarly, the man pages for Suprtool are    
  95.       in  /usr/robelle/man/man1/suprtool.1.   To  make  the  man   pages    
  96.       available to everyone, you can either add /usr/robelle/man to your    
  97.       MANPATH or copy the man pages to a directory that is currently  on    
  98.       your MANPATH.                                                         
  99.                                                                             
  100.       If you adjust your PATH and MANPATH environment variables, you can    
  101.       also invoke Suprlink/UX with                                          
  102.                                                                             
  103.            suprlink                                                         
  104.                                                                             
  105.                                                                             
  106.     Step 5:  Install WinHelp Documentation Files (optional)                 
  107.                                                                             
  108.       The documentation for Suprtool HP-UX is now available in a WinHelp    
  109.       format for Microsoft Windows.  Your PC must have MS Windows 3.1 or    
  110.       higher to install our  WinHelp  files.   To  install  the  WinHelp    
  111.       files, follow these instructions.                                     
  112.                                                                             
  113.                                                                             
  114.     Make a Temporary Directory for the Setup Program                        
  115.                                                                             
  116.       From   DOS   or  File  Manager,  make  a  directory  to  copy  the    
  117.       installation files (you can remove this directory after installing    
  118.       the WinHelp files).                                                   
  119.                                                                             
  120.            mkdir \robtemp                                                   
  121.                                                                             
  122.                                                                             
  123.     Download Compressed File                                                
  124.                                                                             
  125.       In  the  next  step, download the self-extracting Zip file to your    
  126.       PC.  If you are using Reflection to download the Zip file,  follow    
  127.       these instructions.  The file on the HP 9000 is called                
  128.                                                                             
  129.           /usr/robelle/winhelp/suprhelp.exe                                 
  130.                                                                             
  131.       From  the /usr/robelle/winhelp directory, press Alt-Y to go to the    
  132.       Reflection command line window.  You must use a binary transfer.      
  133.                                                                             
  134.           receive c:\robtemp\suprhelp.exe                                   
  135.                   from suprhelp.exe binary                                  
  136.                                                                             
  137.                                                                             
  138.     Expand the Compressed Files                                             
  139.                                                                             
  140.       Since we provide both the Setup program and the Help files in  one    
  141.       self-extracting  Zip file, you only need the following commands to    
  142.       extract the files.  From the DOS prompt, type these commands:         
  143.                                                                             
  144.            cd \robtemp          {go to the "robtemp" directory}             
  145.            suprhelp.exe         {extract the Help files}                    
  146.                                                                             
  147.                                                                             
  148.     Run the Setup Program                                                   
  149.                                                                             
  150.       From the Program Manager, run the Setup program  by  choosing  Run    
  151.       from  the  File  menu.  Then enter c:\robtemp\setup in the Command    
  152.       Line box.   Continue  following  the  instructions  in  the  Setup    
  153.       program.                                                              
  154.                                                                             
  155.       Now you can access all the Suprtool documentation by selecting any    
  156.       of the icons in the "Robelle Help" Program Manager group.             
  157.                                                                             
  158.                                                                             
  159.     Remove the Robtemp Directory                                            
  160.                                                                             
  161.       You can now remove all the files from the Robtemp directory either    
  162.       from the File Manager or by using the following DOS commands:         
  163.                                                                             
  164.            cd \robtemp                                                      
  165.            del *.*                                                          
  166.            cd ..                                                            
  167.            rmdir robtemp                                                    
  168.                                                                             
  169.       You  can  also  copy  the  files  in  Robtemp  to  a  diskette and    
  170.       distribute them to other Suprtool users.                              
  171.                                                                             
  172.