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Expert Great Gourmet
Version 1.0
Program Notes
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* Be sure to Re-start your system *
* before you start the Great Gourmet *
* Program. If you are having *
* trouble opening a cookbook file, it *
* may be because the new system *
* settings have not taken effect. *
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Troubleshooting Tips:
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1) Unable to Install ODBC:
The Setup program is unable to install ODBC if any
application uses ODBC before you run Setup. These
applications include Microsoft Word 6.0, Excel 5.0
and Access, and Office, among others.
The first thing you should try is to restart Windows,
holding down the SHIFT key as Windows starts. This
will temporarily disable many applications that
automatically start with Windows. Then attempt to
install Great Gourmet again.
If the Setup program is still unable to install ODBC,
you can manually install ODBC from the ODBC directory
on the CD.
To install and configure ODBC
1. Exit to a DOS prompt.
2. Type D: (or the letter of your CD-ROM drive)
and press Enter.
3. Type CD\ODBC and press Enter.
The prompt changes to D:\ODBC>.
4. Type COPY *.* C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM and press Enter.
Note: If Windows is not located on drive C:
substitute that letter in the above
line. All the files from this directory are
copied to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
5. Type CD\INI and press Enter.
The prompt changes to D:\ODBC\INI>.
6. Type COPY *.* C:\WINDOWS and press Enter.
Note: If Windows is not located on drive C:
substitute that letter in the above line.
All the files from this directory are copied to
your \WINDOWS directory.
7. Return to Windows.
8. Start Great Gourmet.
Your program should now operate properly.
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2) Open Window Appears When You Start Great Gourmet:
If the Open window appears when you start Great Gourmet,
then you must tell Great Gourmet where the cookbook
database file is located. Cookbook databases always end
with the extension .OTM. The cookbook included with Great
Gourmet is called FAVORITE.OTM and is located in the
FAVORITE directory under the \XGOURMET directory.
Double-click on the FAVORITE directory and then double-click
again on the FAVORITE.OTM file. The program will start
normally and will remember which cookbook it was using.
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3) Permission Denied Message
If you receive the message "Permission denied," this indicates
that SHARE.EXE is not properly configured for use with
Great Gourmet. Add the following line to the beginning of your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SHARE /L:500 /F:5100
You must REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER before the change will take effect.
Note: SHARE.EXE must be in the DOS path or you must specify the
path (drive and directory)to SHARE.EXE in the above line.
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4) Unable to Create File Buffer Message
The "Unable to create file buffer" message indicates Great Gourmet
ODBC database is unable to create temporary files.
Check the following:
1. Make sure that you have at least 5 MB of free disk space
before you run Great Gourmet.
2. Make sure that you have a TEMP environment variable set in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. It should look something like
this:
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
Once you have established that the TEMP variable is being set,
you must make sure the TEMP directory exists. Using the example
above, you must have a directory called C:\TEMP as well as the
TEMP variable.
If you add the SET TEMP=C:\TEMP line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
you must REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER before the change will take effect.
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5) Creating Your Own Cookbook files:
You can create as many cookbooks as you
want; however you can only open one
cookbook at a time.
The \XGOURMET\RESOURCE directory contains two
empty cookbook files that you rename and fill
with recipes.
The first file, NEW_INGS.OTM is an empty
cookbook which contains several thousand
ingredients so you can easily enter your own
ingredients. The second file, NEW.OTM is a
completely empty cookbook that does not contain
ingredients.
To create a new cookbook
1. Copy the file NEW_INGS.OTM (or NEW.OTM)
from the \XGOURMET\RESOURCE\ directory to the
location you want on your hard disk. We
recommend you create a new directory and name it
\XGOURMET\MYCOOKBK.
*** Note: be sure you copy these files from your
Hard Drive and NOT the CD-ROM. The files you
copy from the CD are Read Only, and you won't be
able to save your recipes to it unless you first
change the File Properties.
2. Rename the file to the name you want for your new
cookbook.
3. Start GREAT GOURMET.
4. Open the new cookbook by selecting the File menu,
and choosing Open.
The Open dialog appears.
5. Select the cookbook file you want to open, then
choose the OK button.