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PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 1/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
The information presented in this Technical Information sheet is
designed to provide specific step-by-step installation procedures
for installing Quattro Pro (v2.0) on a 3Com network.
1. Create all basic directories BEFORE installing. The
necessary directories are:
P:\ ─────┐
│
QPRO
├─── FONTS
├─── RESC
├─── DATA
└─── USER1
It is not essential that user directories be created at
this time and they do not have to be located within the
\QPRO directory. The \QPRO\USER1 directory is presented
here only as an example since the structure outlined above
will be referenced throughout this information sheet.
2. Run INSTALL. Your source will be drive A: or B: and your
destination will be P:\QPRO (assuming the directory
structure above). The install will continue as normal,
copying files and prompting for disks.
3. Once all files have been installed, the message:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│The QUATTRO PRO files have now been installed on│
│your hard disk. In order to complete the │
│installation of QUATTRO PRO, please answer the │
│questions that follow as best you can. │
│ │
│ PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
You will be prompted for the following information:
a. Monitor Type = It does not matter what type is
chosen here because each user will specify this for
their own system when they get into Quattro Pro.
PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 2/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
If you are installing from a monochrome system,
this prompt will not appear.
b. Company Name = Press F2 and enter the company name.
This cannot be left blank. If you do not want a
company name, enter a space.
c. Name = Press F2 and enter someone's name. In most
cases, this should be the network administrator's
name.
d. Serial # = Press F2 and enter the serial number
from Disk 1. If additional user counts need to be
added, QPUPDATE can be run at a later time to add
more counts.
e. QPRO on Net? = Press F2 and select YES.
f. QPRO.NET path = Press F2 and enter P:\QPRO
(assuming the directory tree above). The Quattro
Pro directory MUST be used at this time. Once
installed on the network, the QPRO.NET file can be
moved to a shared directory.
g. Edit AUTOEXEC.BAT = Press F2 and select NO.
h. User Interface = Press ENTER to select QUATTRO.
Each user will define the UI they wish to use
according to the .MP and .RF files located in their
personal directory.
i. Printer Make, Model, and Mode = Does not matter.
If there is a common network printer, install for
that one.
j. Graph Quality = Press F2 and select Final.
k. Character Set = Press F2 and select Standard
European.
l. Build Font = Does not matter. The fonts will be
generated as needed once in the spreadsheet. If
you wish to take the time to build some of the
fonts at this time, press F2 and select the fonts
to build.
4. Move to the \QPRO directory and enter Q. This will load
Quattro Pro and create the QPRO.NET file. Exit Quattro
Pro (Ctrl-X).
5. Copy *.RF to the \QPRO\RESC directory. The files being
stored and created in this directory will be used for
setting up users.
PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 3/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
6. Delete *.RF from the \QPRO directory.
7. Copy *.W??, *.CLP, and README.* to the \QPRO\DATA
directory. These are all the sample and clip art files
which come with Quattro Pro. Due to user rights, these
files need to be in a common, shared directory.
8. Delete *.W??, *.CLP, and README.* from the \QPRO
directory.
9. At this point, the menu preference files (.MP) must be
created. This is done through the MPMAKE program. From
within the \QPRO directory (assuming the directory tree
outlined above), type:
MPMAKE P:\QPRO\QUATTRO.MU P:\QPRO\RESC
MPMAKE P:\QPRO\Q1.MU P:\QPRO\RESC
MPMAKE P:\QPRO\123.MU P:\QPRO\RESC
The result of the commands above will be QUATTRO.MP,
Q1.MP, and 123.MP. These files will be stored in
\QPRO\RESC.
10. Copy QPRO.NET from the \QPRO directory to \QPRO\FONTS.
Like PARADOX.NET, the users need full rights to this file.
Since they also need full rights to use and create fonts,
the \FONTS directory is a perfect place for the QPRO.NET
file. If the network also has Paradox installed, the
QPRO.NET file can be stored in the same directory as
PARADOX.NET. Delete QPRO.NET from the \QPRO directory.
11. Execute QPUPDATE. This will allow you to change the user
name, add user counts, specify the type of network, and
update the path to QPRO.NET.
a. SOM file to update = Press any key to continue.
b. Personal Signature = You can change the Network
Administrator's name. The Company Name cannot be
changed using QPUPDATE. Press F2 to continue.
c. User Count = Add additional user counts by entering
serial numbers. It is not important to do this at
this time. Press F2 to continue.
PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 4/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
d. Type of network = Enter a 2 for 3+ networks or a 3
for 3+Open networks. Press ENTER.
e. Directory for control file = Enter P:\QPRO\FONTS
and press ENTER. The directory entered here should
coincide with the directory where the QPRO.NET file
was copied to in step 11 above. Press F3 to save
the changes and exit QPUPDATE.
If you press F2, rather than F3, to complete the
update, you will be prompted to backup the serial
numbers. Respond NO to this question. It is not
necessary to create the backup at this time.
12. If user directories have not been defined, do so now. The
user subdirectories can be located on the network or on
the user's local hard drive. In each user's subdirectory,
copy the .MP (menu) file associated with the menu tree
that user will use. Along with the .MP file, a .RF
(resource) file needs to be copied to each user's
subdirectory. See the table below for the appropriate set
of .MP and .RF files:
╔═══════════╦════════════╦════════╗
║ Menu Tree ║ .MP ║ .RF ║
╠═══════════╬════════════╬════════╣
║Quattro Pro│ QUATTRO.MP │ RSC.RF ║
╟───────────┼────────────┼────────╢
║Quattro │ Q1.MP │ RSC.RF ║
╟───────────┼────────────┼────────╢
║123 │ 123.MP │ 123.RF ║
╚═══════════╧════════════╧════════╝
13. Create a batch file for each user. This file can be
stored on the user's local drive or within their user
directory on the network. For example:
SHARE
P:
CD \QPRO\USER1
SET TEMPPATH=%path%
PATH=P:\QPRO;%temppath%
CAPRTSC /T:15
Q
PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 5/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
PATH=%temppath%
SET TEMPPATH=
C:
The CAPRTSC command used on the fifth line of this example
batch file is a program which comes with all 3Com network
software packages. It allows a print timeout period to be
defined. In this particular example, the network will sit
idle for 15 seconds before sending an end-of-job flag to
the printer, thus completing the print job. It may be
necessary to increase this value depending upon the
particular network configuration.
14. Define network rights. The following list of directories
shows the suggested rights each user should have for each
of the directories on the network:
\QPRO (program files) -> READ, OPEN, SEARCH
\USER# (user resource) -> All except PARENTAL
\FONTS (shared fonts) -> All except PARENTAL and DELETE
\DATA (shared data) -> All except PARENTAL
NOTE: It is possible to also assign a READ-ONLY attribute to the
files in the \QPRO directory for additional security. This will
ensure the program files cannot be damaged by anyone without
first removing this attribute. From the \QPRO directory, enter
ATTRIB +R *.* The files in this directory will be marked as
read-only.
If QPUPDATE is used to add user counts or redirect the QPRO.NET
file, the read-only attribute must be removed from the QPRO.SOM
file. This file contains the user count information.
USER DEFAULTS
The first time each user accesses the program, they will set
their own default options. The following options should be set
by each user:
PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 6/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
o </><Options><Startup><Directory>
This defines the user's default data directory.
o </><Options><Hardware><Screen><Screen Type>
This defines the user's display type. Quattro Pro will
normally autodetect the screen type. However, by
designating a specific screen type, load time can be
increased.
o </><Options><Colors><Palettes>
This option defines a default color palette. In most
cases, setting this option is not necessary unless you
have a special display/monitor setup (eg.
VGA/Monochrome).
o </><Options><Hardware><Printers><1st/2nd Printer>
The user can define up to two unique printers to use and
save them as defaults.
o </><Options><Other><Paradox>
If the users will be accessing Paradox files from the
network, this option must be defined.
o </><Options><Update>
This will save all the user defaults to their resource
file.
PRINTING
If extraneous blank pages are encountered before or after
printing to a network printer, use device Parallel-1 or
Parallel-2. Do not use the logical device options LPT1 or LPT2.
This device option is set through:
</><Options><Hardware><Printers><1st/2nd Printer><Device>
PRODUCT : QUATTRO PRO NUMBER : 574
VERSION : 2.0
OS : PC DOS
DATE : November 16, 1990 PAGE : 7/7
TITLE : INSTALLING QUATTRO PRO (V2.0) ON A 3COM NETWORK
The logical (LPT) print devices open as DOS file handles, while
the Parallel drivers are written to as devices, without an open
or close. Quattro Pro writes to the printer in batches for each
graphics print job. First, it downloads the fonts. Then, it
selects the page orientation. Finally, the image is sent. Each
of these operations requires a DOS File Open & Close cycle if
going to a logical device (eg. LPT1). For this reason, it is
*REQUIRED* that Parallel-1 be used on the network; otherwise, the
network may separate these operations as three different print
jobs. The network must use a 'catch' timeout to separate whole
jobs. It may need to be tuned.
The Parallel-1 device is equivalent to LPT1 and Parallel-2 is
equivalent to LPT2. If your network printers are installed using
LPT3, LPT4, or LPT5, you must redefine these options for LPT1 or
LPT2 and use Parallel-1 or Parallel-2 device options within
Quattro Pro.