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PRODUCT : Paradox NUMBER : 581
VERSION : 3.0 & up
OS : DOS
DATE : October 8, 1992 PAGE : 1/3
TITLE : Installing Paradox on a LANtastic Network
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" (the network supervisor).
To get LANtastic ready for Paradox installation, you must create
a directory to house your "PDOXUSRS.NET" file (if you are using
versions earlier than 4.0, this file will be called PARADOX.NET).
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.
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. You need to make some minor changes to the STARTNET.BAT in
the C:\LANTASTI directory.
2. Using a text editor (edlin or an equivalent), add the
following line to the STARTNET.BAT for each machine:
NET USE E: \\SERVER1\PDOXDATA
NOTE: You must place the name you gave to your file
server when you installed LANtastic in place of "SERVER1."
PRODUCT : Paradox NUMBER : 581
VERSION : 3.0 & up
OS : DOS
DATE : October 8, 1992 PAGE : 2/3
TITLE : Installing Paradox on a LANtastic Network
Now install Paradox according to the directions in the Paradox
manuals:
1. Log onto the C: drive of the file server as manager.
(Make sure you are in the root directory).
2. Place your "Install" disk (Installation/Sample Tables disk
for versions earlier than 4.0) into A: drive; type
A:INSTALL
3. When Paradox asks you if you are installing on a network,
answer YES.
4. Choose OTHER (number 8 for version 4.0, number 7 for
versions earlier than 4.0) for network type.
5. Type in E: for location of your network control file.
6. Reboot your computer.
7. Continue with the installation as instructed by the
Paradox manuals.
Once you have finished installing Paradox, go to the \PDOX40
directory (\PDOX35 for Paradox 3.5, \PARADOX3 for Paradox 3.0)
and use the DOS ATTRIB command to make all files except
PARADOX.SOM (PARADOX3.SOM for Paradox 3) read-only:
1. Type ATTRIB +R *.*
2. If you are installing Paradox 3.5 or 4.0:
type ATTRIB -R PARADOX.SOM
3. If you are installing Paradox 3.0:
type ATTRIB -R PARADOX3.SOM
Finally, when you run Paradox, load it with the -SHARE option:
type PARADOX -SHARE (for Paradox 3, type PARADOX3 -SHARE). This
lets Paradox know that you want 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.
PRODUCT : Paradox NUMBER : 581
VERSION : 3.0 & up
OS : DOS
DATE : October 8, 1992 PAGE : 3/3
TITLE : Installing Paradox on a LANtastic Network
Special attention should be given to the Paradox Network
Installation Guide (for versions earlier than 4.0, refer to the
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 "Configuring Paradox for network
workstations".
DISCLAIMER: You have the right to use this technical information
subject to the terms of the No-Nonsense License Statement that
you received with the Borland product to which this information
pertains.