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- When running a db3 plus application on a Novell net, certain
- considerations have to be made. First, you cannot install Access
- on the server, contrary to the instructions in the manual.
- Second, Config.db belongs at the workstation, in the same subdir
- as Access. Within Config.db, you may have a command to set
- exclusive off, this is either undocumented or else I missed it;
- but it works. Also within config.db you may set a path command to
- cause dbase to search other drives for your files. As you will
- see in the batch file later on, I assign up to five network
- drives as dbase subdirs.
-
- My Config.db follows:
-
- color = BG+,W/B,B
- path=k:.;l:.;h:.;i:.;j:.;
- bell=off
- talk=off
- exclusive=off
- delimiter="[]"
- delimiter=on
-
- My users simply issue the command DBASE to begin the networked
- version of dbase. The batch file(s) follow. I've use the &&
- method of commenting, but of course you'll have to remove them.
-
- DBASE.BAT
-
- map h:=sys:db3plus\assets && PRG & FMT
- map i:=sys:db3plus\asfiles && DBF & NDX
- map j:=sys:db3plus\saywhat See note at the end if you use Saywhat
- map k:=sys:db3plus\swaps && PRG & FMT
- map l:=sys:db3plus\swfiles && DBF & NDX
- echo x'255'x'255' terminate VIDPOP/ && actually entered via ALT key
- j:vidpop && A tsr from Saywhat that POPS dbase screens
- db3
-
- DB3.BAT
-
- echo off
- if EXIST c:\db3plus\access.com GOTO found
- goto notfnd
- :found
- if EXIST g:dba.ld1 goto process
- echo You must include the following statements in your SETLOGIN
- echo map g:=sys:db3plus
- echo map s*:=g: (where * is your next available search number)
- pause
- goto done
- :process
- path c:\db3plus;z:.;y:.;x:.;w:.;v:.;u:.; && add more drive letters
- c: && if needed.
- cd\db3plus
- access m=g:
- goto done
- :notfnd
- echo Sorry, Access is not installed on this workstation
- :done
- exit && this closes the Desqview window, but is harmless otherwise
-
-
- The trustee assignments for the group DBASE_USERS is:
- SYS:DB3PLUS RWOC S
- SYS:DB3PLUS\PGMS R O S
- SYS:DB3PLUS\FILES RWOCD S
-
- Note: If you use SAYWHAT.
- The command to bring up a screen is:
- ?? CHR(255) + CHR(255) + "J:.\progname/" && don't forget to
- && put the "." after the J:
-