Instructions for SSNOTIFY

SSNOTIFY is a Windows program that will notify a user when archive 
restoration requests are received in SoftSolutions.  The program runs 
in the background and polls the restoration queue periodically for 
changes.

When the program is first loaded, it will read the restoration file 
for records and notify the user if there are any present.  A running 
count of the requests is kept on the window and icon caption.  The 
program will continue running in the background, polling SoftSolutions 
periodically for changes in the number of requests in the restoration 
file.  When the number decreases from the last poll, the count on the 
window or icon caption will change.  When the number increases, a 
message box will pop up indicating that new requests exist.  

CONFIGURING SSNOTIFY

All configurable parameters for SSNOTIFY are kept in the SOFTSOLW.INI 
file.  In addition, the following DLL files for SoftSolutions 4.0x 
must be installed on your system:  SSWIN.DLL, SSTRANS.DLL.  Before 
you run the program, you must add the following section to 
SOFTSOLW.INI:

[notify]
datapath=<your datapath>
strfile=<full path and filename of softsol.ctx>
delaymins=<number of minutes between polling>
msgbox=<put 1 if you want the pop-up box, 0 if not>

EXAMPLE:

[notify]
datapath=c:\ss40win\prog:ss
strfile=c:\ss40win\prog\softsol.ctx
delaymins=5
msgbox=1


DESCRIPTION OF THESE ITEMS

datapath:  This is the SoftSolutions datapath specifying your 
dataset.  It can be either file or a SEM datapath.  It follows 
the standard format for the datapath used in the /data= switch 
for SoftSolutions.

strfile:  This must be the full path AND filename of the strings 
file softsol.ctx. (Usually found in the programs directory)

delaymins:  This is a number, in minutes, for the delay between 
successive polling of the restorations file.

msgbox:  This must be 1 or 0.  1 means that the program will notify 
with a message box.  0 means that no message box will appear - the 
only thing that will change is the count on the icon and window
caption.


DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL SOFTSOLUTIONS UTILITY.  
SOFTSOLUTIONS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THIS UTILITY.  ANY
BUG REPORTS AND/OR ENHANCEMENT SUGGESTIONS CAN BE FORWARDED TO 
J.B. GILL AT SOFTSOLUTIONS SUPPORT AND WILL BE DEALT WITH AS TIME, 
RESOURCES, AND URGENCY PERMITS.