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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Main Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
NetDoor Catalog allows you to add applications from the NetDoor environment to
your workstation. When adding an application to your workstation with NetDoor
Catalog, NetDoor Catalog creates a application object on your desktop for
accessing the application, and configures your workstation for using the
application.
The major feature of the NetDoor Catalog Main Window is the Application List.
The Application List is a list of all the available applications on NetDoor.
Select the application you are interested in from this list.
Once you have selected an application from the Application List, you can add
the application to your system, remove the application from your system, try
the application, or get more info about the application by pressing the Add
Button, Remove Button, Try Button, or Info Button respectively.
For information about the menus in the main window, select one of the
following:
o File Menu
o Search Menu
o Options Menu
o Help Menu
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Application List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Application List contains all the applications that can be added to your
system.
Applications are categorized into groups. Application names within groups are
initially hidden from view. The control allows you to expand a group to show
all the applications in that group. The control will collapse the
applications in a group so they are not visible in the application list.
Each application listed has a name and a short discription. A has been placed
next to applications that the NetDoor administrators recommend for all NetDoor
users. A will be placed next to applications that are not supported, so if you
have problems with these applications, you may not be able to get help. A
will be placed next to applications that you have already added to your system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Add Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pressing the Add button will allow you to add the application selected in the
Application List to your system. NetDoor Catalog will show the Add Application
To Group Window if you are running OS/2 1.3, or the Add Application To Folder
Window if you are running OS/2 2.0, which allows you to specify where to create
the desktop object for the application. NetDoor Catalog will also run any
nesessary configuration for the application.
Note: You can only add or remove one application at a time. The Add button
will be disabled while an application is being configured or removed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Remove Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pressing the Remove button will remove the application selected in the
Application List from your system. Some applications do not support the remove
option, and you will not be able to use the remove button. Contact the system
administrators for help removing these applications.
Note: You can only add or remove one application at a time. The Remove button
will be disabled while and application is being configured or removed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Try Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pressing the Try button allows you to try the application selected in the
Application List without adding it to your system. The selected application
will be run on your machine for you, but you will not have a application object
added to your desktop. Some applications that require your machine to be
configured correctly can't be tried, and you will not be able to use the Try
button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Info Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pressing the Info button will show the Application Information Window for the
application selected in the Application List. The Application Information
window will show a brief description of what the application is used for, and
some other useful information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File menu allows you to select which data file to use or to exit NetDoor
Catalog.
The Open... Menu Item will show the NetDoor Catalog Data Files Window, which
allows you to select a data file for NetDoor Catalog to use.
The Exit Menu Item will exit NetDoor Catalog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.1. Read Data Files... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Read Data Files... will show the Read Data Files Window, which allows
you to select a data file for NetDoor Catalog to use. NetDoor Catalog uses all
the data files it finds in the NetDoor environment as the default, so you may
never need to use this option.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.2. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Exit to leave NetDoor Catalog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7. Search Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Search menu allows you to search the Application List for a word or phrase,
and expand or collapse all groups in the Application List.
The Find... Menu Item will show the Find Window. The Find Next Menu Item will
find the next occurence of the word or phrase you entered in the Find Window
and the Find Previous Menu Item will find the previous occurence.
The Expand Groups Menu Item will expand all the groups in the Application List
and the Collapse Groups Menu Item will collapse all the groups.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.1. Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Find... menu item will show the Find Window. The Find Window allows you to
search the Application List for a word of phrase.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.2. Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Find Next menu item will find the next occurence of the word or phrase you
entered in the Find Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.3. Find Previous ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Find Previous menu item will find the previous occurence of the word or
phrase you entered in the Find Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.4. Expand Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Expand Groups menu item will expand all the groups in the Application List
so that all applications are visible.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.5. Collapse Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Collapse Groups menu item will collapse all the groups in the Application
List so that all the applications are hidden.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Options menu allows you to set the Application List colors and to turn help
messages on and off.
The Set Colors... Menu Item will show the Set Colors Window, which allows you
to change the colors for the Application List.
The Display Help Messages Menu Item allows you to toggle the help messages that
appear at the bottom of the Main Window on or off.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.1. Set Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Set Colors menu item will show the Set Colors Window, which allows you to
change the colors in the Application List.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.2. Display Help Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Display Help Messages menu item allows you to turn the help messages that
appear at the bottom of the Main Window on or off. When the help messages are
turned on, a check mark appears next to the Display Help Messages menu item.
Selecting the menu item when messages are off, turns the messages on, and
vice-versa.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.9. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help menu will bring up this help window. Select one of the help menu
items for the type of help that you would like to see. You can get help
anywhere in NetDoor Catalog by pressing F1 or a Help button.
The Product Information... Menu Item will show a window with information about
the version of NetDoor Catalog you are running.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.9.1. Product Information... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Product Information... menu item will show you a window with information
about the version of NetDoor Catalog you are running.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Read Data Files Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Read Data Files window displays all available NetDoor Catalog data files in
the Data File List. The data files are where NetDoor Catalog gets the
information to fill the Application List.
By default, all listed files are loaded when NetDoor Catalog starts. Since you
may wish to only load a subset of the available data files the Data Files
window has been provided. You may select one or more of the data files and
press the OK Button to load them, or press the Cancel Button to leave without
loading the data files.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Data File List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Data File list contains a list of all available NetDoor Catalog data files.
Select the data files you would like to list in the Application List and press
the OK Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK button will load the selected data files in the Data File List and
NetDoor Catalog will display the information in the Application List.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel button will exit the Read Data Files Window without loading any new
data file information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Add Application To Group Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Add Application To Group window appears when you press the Add Button in
the Main Window, if you are running OS/2 1.3. The Add Application to Group
window is used to specify which Desktop Manager Group you would like to add the
application object to.
You can enter a title for the new object in the Application Title Field.
You can also specify which group to add the application to by typing the name
of the group in the Group Field or selecting a group from the Group List.
If you are adding the application object to the NetDoor group, you may check
the Open When System Started Check Box, if you want the application to start
automatically when you reboot your machine.
Once you have specified the title and group for the new application object,
press the Add Button to add the application to your system.
Press the Cancel Button if you don't want to add the application.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Application Title Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter a name for the application object in the Application Title Field. The
title will be used when adding the application object to the group specified in
the Group Field. The application object will be created when you press the Add
Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Group Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter the name of the Desktop Manager Group where you want to create the
application object in the Group field. You may select an entry from the list
to add the pplication to an existing group, or type in a name to create a new
group for the application object.
By default, all added applications that have group entries will be added to the
NetDoor group.
The application object will be created when you press the Add Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Open When System Started Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you are adding the application object to the NetDoor group, you may check
the Open when system started check box, to start the application automatically
when you reboot your machine.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Add Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Add button will add the application to the Desktop Manager Group specified
in the Group Field with the title specified in the Application Title Field.
NetDoor Catalog will also configure your machine for using the application if
necessary.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel button will close the Add Application To Group Window without adding
the application to your machine.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Add Application To Folder Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Add Application To Folder window appears when you press the Add Button in
the Main Window, if you are running OS/2 2.0. The Add Application to Folder
window is used to specify which Folder you would like to add the application
object to.
You can enter a title for the new object in the Application Title Field.
You can also specify which folder to add the application to by selecting a
folder name from the Folder List.
if you want the application to start automatically when you reboot your
machine, you can check the Shadow to NetDoor Startup Folder Check Box.
Once you have specified the title and folder for the new application object,
press the Add Button to add the application.
Press the Cancel Button if you don't want to add the application.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Application Title Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter a name for the application object in the Application Title Field. The
title will be used when adding the application object to the folder specified
in the Folder List. The application object will be created when you press the
Add Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Folder List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the Folder that you want to create the application object in from this
list.
By default, all added applications that have group entries will be added to the
NetDoor folder.
The application object will be created when you press the Add Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Shadow to NetDoor Startup Folder Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you want the application to start automatically when you reboot your
machine, check the Shadow to NetDoor Startup Folder check box. A shadow of the
new application object will be created in the NetDoor Startup Folder when you
press the Add Button. Some applications can't be shadowed to the NetDoor
Startup Folder, and this option will not be available.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Add Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Add button will add the application object to the folder specified in the
Folder List with the title specified in the Application Title Field. NetDoor
Catalog will also configure your machine for using the application if
necessary.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel button will close the Add Application To Folder Window without
adding the application to your machine.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Application Information Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Application Information window displays information about a selected
application.
The window consists of a discription box, that gives a brief description of
what the application does or is used for.
The previously added box, shows whether or not you've added the application.
If you have, it will show the title of the object, and the group, or folder it
was added to, as well as the date and time it was added.
There are five check boxes with additional information about the application:
Recommended If checked, this application is recommended by the
NetDoor administrators for all NetDoor users.
Supported If checked, this application is supported by the
NetDoor administrators and/or the original author(s)
of the application. If this is not checked, you may
not be able to get assistance if you have problems
with the application.
In Beta Test If checked, this application is currently in a beta
test cycle. This means the application is currently
under development and you may observe strange
behavior from such applications. Report any problems
to the author(s).
Configuration Required If checked, this application requires some
configuration to run correctly on your machine. This
generally means that changes may be necessary to your
CONFIG.SYS file, or files need to be copied to your
machine. Most applications that require
configuration are not tryable.
Reboot Required If checked, you will need to shutdown, and restart
your machine after adding this application for it to
work correctly.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Find Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Search window allows you to enter a string to search for in the Application
List. Since NetDoor Catalog may display information about many applications, it
is often helpful to search for a particular application if you know the name of
the application, or a short phrase that describes what it does.
The string you want to search for should be entered in the Search String Field.
The Search Options box in the Search window, allows you to choose search
options. Check the Case Sensitive Search Check Box if you want to search for a
word or phrase only in the case you enter in the Search String field. Check
the Search Through Application Titles Only Check Box if you don't want to
search the application descriptions.
Press the OK Button to start the search.
Press the Cancel Button to close the Search window without searching.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Search String Field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter the string you want to find in the Application List in the Search String
field.
Press the OK Button to start the search.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Case Sensitive Search Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the Case Sensitive Search check box is checked, the search will be case
sensitive. For example, if you enter a string in the Search String Field in all
lower case, the search will only find a match that is all lower case. If this
is not checked, it will find matches that are upper case as well.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Search Through Application Titles Only Check Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the Search Through Application Titles Only check box is checked, only the
application titles in the Application List will be searched. If this is not
checked, the application descriptions will be searched as well.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the OK button to start the search.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the Cancel button to close the Find Window without searching for a
string.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Set Colors Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Set Colors window allows you to set the text colors for the various fields
displayed in the Application List.
The current colors for the Group, Title and Description fields are displayed in
the Sample box. To change the color of a field, select it from the Fields List
or click on the sample text, then click on the desired color.
To save your color choices, press the OK Button.
To leave without making any changes, press the Cancel Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Fields List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Fields list contains a list of the text fields displayed in the Application
List that you can change the color of.
You can change the color for the following fields in the Application List:
Group The title text of the application groups.
Title The title of the applications contained within a group.
Description The description of the applications contained within a group.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Defaults Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the Defaults button to use the default colors for the Application List
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. OK Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the OK button to save your color settings.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Cancel Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the Cancel button to close the Set Colors Window without changing the
current Application List colors.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Message Code Numbers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
All the messages and errors presented by Catalog have a message number of the
form COUxxxx. Following is a list of messages in numerical order with some
explanation, and possible solutions for errors.
COU0005 Fatal Error: Unable to load xxx.DLL
CATALOG.DLL is missing, corrupt, or is not along the LIBPATH.
CATALOG.DLL must be somewhere along the LIBPATH for all OS/2 2.x
users. (CATALOG.DLL is not necessary for OS/2 1.3 users.)
COU0006 Fatal Error: Unable to load functions from xxx.DLL
CATALOG.DLL is corrupt, or downlevel, but does exist along the
LIBPATH. CATALOG.DLL needs to be replaced with a working copy.
COU0007 Unable to allocate memory.
This is an internal error.
COU0008 The environment of your machine is incorrect. Contact your
NetDoor administrators.
COUENV.DLL returned an error while attempting to query directory
names. COUENV.DLL may be downlevel, or the NETDOOR.INI file may be
corrupt or missing. A re-installation of NetDoor may solve the
problem.
COU0009 An error occured trying to create a thread to load the data files.
The data files will be loaded in the foreground.
This is an internal error. Catalog should continue to work
without problems.
COU0010 An error occured trying to create the help window. Help will be
unavailable.
This can by caused by a missing CATALOG.HLP file, or if
CATALOG.HLP is not along the HELP path. The CATALOG.HLP file must
be along the HELP path for help to work properly.
COU0011 The program 'xxx' could not be found, and therefore could not be
added.
This happens when you pass an invalid program name as a parameter
to coreadd. Also can be a configuration backend attempting to
recursivly add another program through RXCADD which is missing
from the data file(s).
COU0012 The program 'xxx' could not be found, and therefore could not be
removed.
A configuration backend attempted to recursivly remove another
program through RXCADD which is missing from the data file(s).
COU0013 Go to the 'Configuring xxx' session and complete the required
configuration. You must reboot your machine to activate the
addition of xxx.
Catalog successfully started a simple configuration program.
COU0014 Go to the 'Configuring xxx' session and complete the required
configuration. xxx will be added to your system after the
configuration completes.
Catalog successfully started a simple configuration program.
COU0015 xxx added successfully. You must reboot your machine to activate
the addition of xxx.
Catalog successfully added an application.
COU0016 xxx added successfully.
Catalog successfully added an application.
COU0017 Go to the 'Removing xxx' session to complete the remove. xxx will
be removed from your system after the session completes.
Catalog successfully started a simple backend configuration
program to remove an application.
COU0018 xxx has been removed successfully.
Catalog successfully removed an application.
COU0019 An error occured trying to run the configuration for xxx. Contact
your NetDoor administrators for assistance.
A session could not be started for the configuration backend. Can
be caused by a missing configuration program, or if the
configuration program is incorrectly specified.
COU0020 Unexepected error reading shared memory. Please try again. You
may need to reboot your machine.
This is an internal error.
COU0021 An error occured running the configuration for xxx. Please try
again and contact your NetDoor administrators if the problem
continues. Error code xxx.
An extended configuration program returned an error to RXCADD.
The error code will be displayed. The administrator or author of
the configuration program should know the meaning of the error
code.
COU0022 An error occured trying to remove xxx. Please try again and
contact the NetDoor administrators if the problem continues.
Error code xxx.
An extended configuration program returned an error to RXCADD.
The error code will be displayed. The administrator or author of
the configuration program should know the meaning of the error
code.
COU0023 Couldn't create a program object. Please try again. You may need
to reboot your machine.
This occurs on OS/2 2.x machines. Possibly caused by a corrupted
OS2.INI file. The OS2.INI file may need to be rebuilt.
COU0024 An error occured loading the names of the folders on your desktop.
The object will be added to the NetDoor folder.
This occurs on OS/2 2.x machines. Possibly caused by corrupted
extended attributes on the desktop directory structure. The
CHKDSK utility may help, or the desktop can be rebuilt.
COU0025 A shadow could not be created, because the NetDoor Startup Folder
could not be found.
This occurs on OS/2 2.x machines. The NetDoor Startup folder was
deleted or is missing. If the folder does exist, it may be setup
incorrectly or the OS2.INI file may be corrupted. A
re-installation of NetDoor may fix the problem.
COU0026 A shadow of the program object could not be created in the NetDoor
Startup Folder.
This occurs on OS/2 2.x machines. Possibly caused by a broken
connection object in the NetDoor Startup folder with the same name
as the new object being added. Can also be a corrupted OS2.INI.
COU0027 You must specify a string to search for.
You pressed OK in the Find.. window without entering a search
string.
COU0028 Couldn't find a program name that contains the string 'xxx'.
The search string couldn't be found.
COU0029 Couldn't find a program name or description that contains the
string 'xxx'.
The search string couldn't be found.
COU0030 You must specify a title for the program to be added.
You attempted to add a program object without specifying a title,
in the Add Program to Group/Folder window.
COU0031 You must specify a group for the program object to be added to.
This occurs on OS/2 1.3 machines. You attempted to add a program
object without specifying a group name in the Add Program to Group
window.
COU0032 Sorry, you can't change the color of the plus/minus button.
You attempted to select the Plus bitmap in the Colors window.
COU0033 A configuration program is still running. Are you sure you want
to exit? (The configuration program will be terminated.)
An extended configuration program is running, hung or exited
without calling the exit function and the user attempted to close
Catalog. Answering Yes will close catalog, and any backends
currently running will be terminated automatically by OS/2.