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ID:NI Multiple Users of DESQview
NINSTALL.TEC by Dan Sweeney
Q: ? Can multiple users use DESQview from 1 master copy on a Novell
dedicated file server ?
A:. Yes. Follow this procedure after you have read Appendix C
of the DESQview manual.
Legal Considerations
Your license agreement specifically prohibits you from assigning
or transfering DESQview to any other person. You are bound by the
terms of this license agreement when you use DESQview on a network.
EACH and EVERY INDIVIDUAL USER OF DESQview on ANY network MUST
have purchased (or otherwise legally acquired) a copy of DESQview
and MUST have a DESQview manual.
Operational Considerations
MAPPING. Novell's MAP INSERT can be used inside DESQview. However we
recommend that Search Drive mapping be done from within the login
script prior to starting DESQview. Search drives (Z:, Y:, X:, ...)
should never be used to change directories on the network inside
DESQview. If a user issues the change directory command from within
a DESQview window on a search mapped drive the new value entered
(ie cd\data) is globally applied to all DESQview windows. This can
cause application programs that use overlays to fail as the search
map no longer points to the correct directory. DESQview will
remember the correct subdirectory on MAPped drives which are not
search drives (F:, G:, H:, ...).
PRINTING. A user can run Novell's CAPTURE command from within batch
files or from the keyboard within a DESQview window. If the user
runs CAPTURE in one window and then reruns CAPTURE in another window
the previous CAPTURE command is lost. It is best to set up your
default CAPTURE(s) from within the user login script prior to loading
DESQview.
SWAPPING. In the case where a workstation doesn't have or has
run out of exPanded memory DESQview's default is to swap to the
directory where DESQview was started from. The user should have
both create and delete rights in his default DESQview directory.
If you have limited the users' network drive disk space DESQview
may post an error message when the user attempts to switch windows.
A DESQview SWAP file is typically as large as the amount of memory
allocated to the program in the PIF file plus 10 to 16K. For
programs that use exPanded memory this can vary quite a bit. Be sure
to allow the user enough disk space to accommodate these swap files.
Appendix C suggests that you may "share" the portions of DESQview
which are not unique to an individual. This example shows how this
might be done. The example lists the structure of directories and
files on a Netware file server named QDECK, the user's name will be
FRANK.
SYS:
├── SYSTEM
├── PUBLIC
├── MAIL
├── LOGIN
├── USERS
├── PROGRAMS
└── DATA
Step 1. Create a DESQview directory as a subdirectory of programs.
Step 2. COPY the DESQview diskette into SYS:PROGRAMS/DESQview.
Step 3. Create the FRANK\DV directory as a subdirectory of USERS.
Step 4. COPY these files from SYS:PROGRAMS/DESQview into FRANK\DV
DESQVIEW.DIR DVSETUP.COM
DESQVIEW.DVH INSTLADD.COM
AU-LOAD.COM FW-LOAD.COM
LT-LOAD.COM MM-LOAD.COM
PX-LOAD.COM WS-LOAD.COM
DESQVIEW.DVO INSTLCHG.COM
LS-LOAD.COM MS.COM
Step 5. Create or modify user FRANK's login script simular
to example below.
FRANK's Login script looks like this:
MAP *1:=SYS:USERS/%LOGIN_NAME/DV ;places user in their DV directory
MAP P:=QDECK/SYS:DATA/PDOXDATA ;required for Paradox
MAP S14:=QDECK/SYS:PROGRAMS/PARADOX ;search map for Paradox
MAP S15:=QDECK/SYS:PROGRAMS/DESQview ;search map for DESQview
MAP S16:=QDECK/SYS:PUBLIC ;search map to Public directory
;to keep Netware's default map
;from modifiying your path
Step 6. Login to the network as FRANK
Step 7. Make sure you are in the directory \USERS\FRANK\DV.
Type Autoinst x: and press enter (substitute the drive letter
ie F:, G:, ... for x). Repeat this step for each drive the user
has access to.
Step 8. From the FRANK\DV directory type SETUP and press enter.
You may choose either simple or advanced setup. The setup program
will create a file named DVSETUP.DV in the FRANK\DV directory. This
file is specific to the user FRANK and the workstation's hardware
configuration (ie EGA monitor, allow swapping etc). If FRANK were to
change his video adapter from EGA to VGA SETUP should be run again
prior to starting DESQview. If FRANK were to login from another
workstation that didn't match the video and mouse settings in his
DVSETUP.DV problems may occur.
Your directory structure should now look similar to this.
SYS:
├─ SYSTEM
├─ PUBLIC
├─ MAIL
├─ LOGIN
├─ USERS
│ │
│ └─ FRANK
│ └─ DV (files)
│ └─ DESQVIEW.DIR
│ INSTLCHG.COM
│ INSTLADD.COM
│ DVSETUP.COM
│ DESQVIEW.DVO
│ DESQVIEW.DVH
│ DVSETUP.DV
│ AU-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Autocad
│ FW-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Framework
│ LS-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Lotus release 2-2.01
│ LT-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Lotus release 1
│ MM-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Multi-Mate
│ PX-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Paradox release 2-2.01
│ WS-LOAD.COM ;Loader file for Wordstar
│ L2-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Lotus
│ P2-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Paradox
│ MS-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Memory Status
│ AP-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Add a Program
│ CP-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Change & Delete a program
│ DS-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Dos Services
│ SS-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Sample Spreadsheet
│ SD-PIF.DVP ;PIF for Sample Document
│
│ ;PIF stands for Program Information File.
│
├── PROGRAMS
│ │
│ ├─ DESQview
│ │ └─────── (copy the DESQview diskette to this directory)
│ │
│ ├─ PARADOX
│ │ └─────── (program files for Paradox)
│ └─ LOTUS
│ └─────── (program files for Lotus)
│
└── DATA
│
├─ PDOXDATA
│ └─────── (Database files for Paradox)
└─ 123DATA
└─────── (Worksheet files for Lotus)
FRANK should then start DESQview from the \FRANK\DV directory.
Copyright (C) 1990 by Quarterdeck Office Systems
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