Upgrading from SuperOffice 3.x or 2.5 C-tree to SuperOffice 4.02 SQL Anywhere

Upgrading from SuperOffice 3.x or 2.5 C-tree to SuperOffice 4.02 in a Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.5 environment is done in 5 steps:

  • Upgrade SuperOffice 3.x or 2.5 C-tree to SuperOffice 4.02 C-tree.
  • Install the Sybase SQL Anywhere server.
  • Install the Sybase SQL Anywhere clients.
  • Configure the ODBC datasource on the clients.
  • Convert from SuperOffice 4.02 C-tree to SuperOffice 4.02 SQL Anywhere.

All steps have to be done in this order, or the installation will fail. Each step ends with a test witch has to be passed in order to continue with the next step. If a test fails it?s no use continuing with the next step before you have corrected the problem and passed the test successfully.

Upgrade SuperOffice 3.x or 2.5 C-tree to SuperOffice 4.02 C-tree
This is a standard procedure described in the SuperOffice 4.0 User Guide. When the upgrade is done as described in the user guide and you can log on to SuperOffice 4.02, continue with the next step.

    TEST: Start SuperOffice 4.02, log on as a normal user and make sure that all looks normal.

Install the Sybase SQL Anywhere server
Create a directory (on the NT computer that is going to be your SQL server) called C:\SOBASE. Copy the file \SO_ARC\DATA\SUPEROF4.DB from the SuperOffice CD into this directory.

If you have SuperOffice on floppy disks do as follows:

    Start a command prompt, insert SuperOffice disk 4 and type the following command:
    EXPAND A:\SO_ARC\DATA\SUPEROF4.DB_ C:\SOBASE\SUPEROF4.DB
    If the file EXPAND.EXE is missing from your computer, you will find it on the root of the SuperOffice 4.0 floppy disk number 7. Copy this file to your Windows directory.

    TEST: Verify that there is a file called SUPEROF4.DB on the C:\SOBASE directory.

From the NT computer that is going to be your SQL server, start Setup.exe from the \SERVER\WINNT directory on your Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.5 CD. Follow the guidelines of the installation program and use default directory names. You don?t need to install any additional tools or drivers.

When the installation is finished, start Service Manager from the Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.0 program-group (in the start menu for NT 4.0).

We are now going to define and start the server service.

Click "New" and select "Network server", and click "OK". Type in the following parameters:

-c 5M: Indicates the size of the cache you will use. We recommend 1/4 - 1/2 of the size of the database (C:\SOBASE\SUPEROF4.DB), and if this is a new database we recommend 5 Mb.
-n SUPEROF4 : Set the name of the server to SUPEROF4.
-x IPX : Specify the network protocol that this dB-server is going to broadcast on. In this example we use IPX.
C:\SOBASE\SUPEROF4.DB: The name of the database file.

Click "OK" to return to Service Manager, and click "Start" to start the server.

PS! You can configure this service to start automatic when you start the NT computer. For more information about this look in the NT and Sybase SQL Anywhere manuals.

    TEST: Start the dB server and verify that the server broadcasts on the right protocol with the name SUPEROF4.
    Note that the SQL server name (SUPEROF4) can be case sensitive depending on witch protocol you run on.

Install the Sybase SQL Anywhere clients
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU INSTALL THE 16-BIT CLIENT OF SYBASE, NO MATTER WHAT OPERATING SYSTEM YOUR CLIENT COMPUTER RUNS ON.

From the each computer that is going to run SuperOffice 4.0, start Setup.exe from the \CLIENT\WINDWOS directory on your a Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.5 CD. Follow the guidelines of the installation program and use default directory names. You do not need to install any additional tools or drivers.

Let the installation program alter you Autoexec.bat file when you are asked this question.

When the installation is completed reboot your computer.

    TEST: Start the client and verify that it finds the server.
    This is done by creating a shortcut or program item with the following command line:
    C:\SQLANY50\WIN\DBCLIENW.EXE -x IPX SUPEROF4
    Note that the SQL server name (SUPEROF4) can be case sensitive depending on witch protocol you run on.

Configuring the ODBC datasource on the clients
This step also has to be done for each computer that is going to run SuperOffice 4.0.

From the Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.0 program-group start the ODBC Administrator.

Click on "Add", select "Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.0", click "OK" and type in the following information on the screen that now appears:

Click on "Options" and type inn the following information:

Click "OK" twice and then "Close"

    TEST: On the root directory on the SuperOffice CD or disk number 7 you will find a small ODBC-test application called ODBCTEST.EXE start this application on your workstation, select datasource SuperOffice and type in user id (DBA) and password (SQL or the DBA password you have provided).
    If the application reports that the ODBC-connection is OK, the test is successful.
    Note that both MS Access 2.0 and 16-bit MS Query also are examples on a 16-bit ODBC application that can be used to perform this test.

Converting from SuperOffice 4.02 C-tree to SuperOffice 4.02 SQL Anywhere

Reinstall SuperOffice 4.02 in order to get all Sybase specific files in to your program directory.

From one of the client computers that are going to run SuperOffice 4.0, insert the SuperOffice CD or disk 1 and run setup.exe from the root directory. When asked, select New Installation Multi-user.

 

1. Select Other ODBC Database and select the datasource: "SuperOffice" from the dropdown list.

 

 

2. Specify the network directory to place the program files and directory on where to store your letters and templates.

 

 


Click on "install" and follow the instructions on screen.

When prompted do NOT overwrite any files, except AREA.DB. This file may be overwritten.

When the installation is done, do NOT start SuperOffice. Open the file SOSETUP.INI located in your SuperOffice network program-directory. Change the following settings:

    From:

    [General]
    Version=4.0
    Action=Register

    To:

    [General]
    Version=4.0
    Action=Rebuild
    Datapath=S:\SO_ARC\DATA\SUPEROF4.DAT     *Must be adjusted to your location of superof4.dat
    Datapath2=ODBC:SuperOffice

Save the file and start SOSETUP.EXE from your SuperOffice network program-directory.

Enter a user-id and password for a user with userlevel 0 in your c-tree database. When prompted for a DBA-user in the SQL database, that is not going to be a SuperOffice user.

    Reply: Username: DBA and password: SQL

SuperOffice will now complete the conversion of the database and when this is done, you can start SuperOffice 4.02 on your new platform.