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README.OS2
This README file contains installation and configuration
information for the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk. This README
file also contains information that was not available when the
online documentation for the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk was
prepared.
For information about the features provided by the OS/2 WPS
Integration Tools Disk, see SETUPOS2.HLP located on that disk.
The following additional README files are included on the
shipping disks for WordPerfect for Windows 6.x:
README.NET Additional information about running WordPerfect 6.x
for Windows on a network
README.SHP Additional information about WordPerfect Shared
Applications for Windows
README.LCN Licensing information
If you need assistance beyond what the WordPerfect README files
and manuals can provide, call Customer Support at the following
numbers:
(800) 321-1230
(801) 225-4900
Included in this README file is the following information:
1 What's New With This Release
2 General Installation Notes
3 Normal Installation Procedure
4 Installing to a Network Server
5 Installing to a Workstation
6 Some Desktop Objects Do Not Get Installed
7 Choice of Disk Format--Use the FAT File System
8 Moving Your Desktop from HPFS to FAT
9 Program Settings Screen
10 Launching OS/2 Objects/Programs from WordPerfect 6.x for
Windows
11 Miscellaneous Information
What's New With This Release
The following features are new with this release of the OS/2
Integration Tools Disk.
- Uninstall Support
- Ability to install directly over WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2
- Ability to install server and workstation support at once
- Faster installation
- Better desktop icons
- Support for WordPerfect 6.0a and 6.1 for Windows
- Automatic addition of SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY
to CONFIG.SYS
- Ability to use SETUPOS2.EXE in batch mode
General Installation Notes
The OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk is designed as a supplement
to selected PerfectOffice applications. These applications must
be installed before installing the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools
Disk.
While running the application setup program, no other application
that uses WordPerfect shared code can be running. This includes
the QuickLaunch utility provided with the OS/2 WPS Integration
Tools Disk.
NOTE: WordPerfect 5.x and 6.x for Windows are the only
applications supported by the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk.
Normal Installation Procedure
If you are doing a Standard, Custom, or Minimum installation of
WordPerfect 6.x for Windows, follow the instructions below to
install WordPerfect and the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk to
your system.
1. Insert the WordPerfect 6.x for Windows Install 1 disk
into drive A, double-click the Drive A icon, double-click
the SETUP.EXE icon, then follow the on-screen instructions.
This will install WordPerfect 6.x for Windows on your
system.
2. Insert the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk into drive A,
double-click the Drive A icon, double-click the
SETUPOS2.EXE icon, then follow the on-screen instructions.
This will install the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools onto your
system.
3. Close the Drive A folder, shut down, and re-boot.
NOTE: You may experience a small delay as your system boots
up for the first time after installation because some parts
of the install process are performed after you reboot.
Installing to a Network Server
Follow the instructions below to install WordPerfect and the OS/2
WPS Integration Tools Disk to the network server.
1. Install WordPerfect 6.x for Windows onto the network
server.
2. Run WordPerfect 6.x for Windows from the WPCNET settings
icon in Program Manager.
3. Do a Workstation install of WordPerfect 6.x for Windows.
4. Run SETUPOS2.EXE. It will list both the server and
workstation installations as candidates for install. If
both are checked, both installations will be done at the
same time.
Installing to a Workstation
Follow the instructions below to install WordPerfect and the OS/2
WPS Integration Tools Disk to your workstation.
1. Make sure that the network administrator has already
installed both WordPerfect 6.x for Windows and the OS/2 WPS
Integration Tools Disk to the network server using the
instructions above. Failure to do so will result in a
"Could not find OS2SHCWP._LL" message.
2. Start a full screen, 3.1 Enhanced Win-OS/2 session (see
"Program Settings Screen" below).
3. Select Run from the Program Manager file menu, enter
"<WPWin Directory>\setup", where <WPWin Directory> is the
directory where WordPerfect 6.x is installed on the server
(usually \WPWIN60), then follow the on-screen instructions.
This will create a workstation installation of WordPerfect
6.x for Windows and allow you to run WordPerfect from the
network server.
4. Close the Win-OS/2 session and go to an OS/2 Window
session. Go to the shared code directory on the network
server (usually \WPC20) and run SETUPOS2.EXE. Follow the
on-screen instructions.
This will create a workstation installation of the OS/2 WPS
Integration Tools on your machine.
5. Shut down and reboot.
NOTE: When you reboot for the first time, you will be asked
to log in to the network so that the OS/2 WPS Integration
Tools installation can be completed. Once you log in,
choose OK to complete the installation.
Some Desktop Objects Do Not Get Installed
If some desktop objects were not installed, use the SETUPOS2.EXE
program with the /fixwps option or you can check the "destroy
existing objects..." option in the Options Dialog in
SETUPOS2.EXE.
To use the /fixwps option,
1. Open an OS/2 window, then go to the shared code directory
(usually \WPC20).
2. Type "setupos2 /fixwps".
To use the Destroy existing objects option,
1. Insert the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools Disk into drive A,
double-click the Drive A icon, double-click the
SETUPOS2.EXE icon, then choose Install.
2. Choose Options, Select Destroy existing objects, the choose
OK.
This will destroy and recreate all objects from scratch and
will remove any objects that no longer exist on the hard
disk.
This option works around a known OS/2 problem and has been
reported to IBM.
Choice of Disk Format--Use the FAT File System
When running any Windows application in Win-OS/2 mode under OS/2
version 2.x, it is important to choose a disk format that will
enable that application to run to the best of its ability.
With the FAT file system, all filenames and directory names have
a maximum length of eight characters with a three-character
extension (for example, FILENAME.EXT).
With the HPFS file system, any filename or directory name can be
as long as 254 characters with more than three characters in its
extension.
Any Windows or DOS application you run under OS/2 version 2.x
will only be able to use files with standard DOS filenames (eight
characters with a maximum three-character extension). Any files
with HPFS long names will be hidden from your Windows and DOS
applications, including all files with a long subdirectory name.
For this reason, WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group,
recommends installing OS/2 to a drive with the FAT file system.
See "Moving Your Desktop from HPFS to FAT" below for more
information.
Moving Your Desktop from HPFS to FAT
You can move your OS/2 desktop from one disk partition to another
without having to re-install the operating system.
1. Make sure you are using OS/2 version 2.1 or later.
2. Double-click the OS/2 System folder, then double-click the
Drives folder.
3. Double-click the disk object where you installed OS/2 (C:
by default).
4. Look for your desktop directory in the tree hierarchy for
that disk. It should be called Desktop or OS!2 2.0 Desktop
and have an office desk icon.
5. Once you find the desktop object, drag it to a FAT disk
partition.
6. While your desktop is moving, do not reboot or open other
objects. Once the move is complete, wait a few seconds
while OS/2 writes all desktop link information back to your
hard disk.
Program Settings Screen
Running WordPerfect 6.x for Windows under OS/2 2.1 requires some
configuration of the WordPerfect Program object's Settings
notebook.
When you use SETUPOS2.EXE to install the WordPerfect Program
folder, these settings are changed automatically.
To change them manually, go to the "Win-OS/2 Settings" dialog on
the "Session" page of the program reference object.
The following table shows the settings changed by SETUPOS2.EXE:
Setting Name Default Setting Suggested Setting
WIN_RUN_MODE 3.1 Standard 3.1 Enhanced Compat.
DOS_FILES 20 100
DOS_HIGH Off On
DPMI_DOS_API AUTO ENABLED
DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT 64 128
IDLE_SECONDS 0 5
IDLE_SENSITIVITY 75 95
KBD_ALTHOME_BYPASS On On
VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP Off Off
VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION On On
XMS_MEMORY_LIMIT 2048 6144+
In addition to the above changes, the WIN_DDE and WIN_CLIPBOARD
settings must be "On" (the default setting). If you have modified
these defaults on either the 3.1 Session or Data Exchange pages
of the "Win-OS/2 Setup" object, you will get the error message
"WPWin cannot communicate with the WorkPlace Shell."
Launching OS/2 Objects/Programs from WordPerfect 6.x for Windows
Launching OS/2 applications using WordPerfect 6.x for Windows
requires using the DDE services available in the WordPerfect
macro language. Since macros you write can be placed on the
Tool Bar, on the menu, or as a keyboard hot-key, WordPerfect can
be seamlessly integrated with any OS/2 application.
In order to communicate with OS/2 applications, a WordPerfect
macro may use the various built-in DDE commands such as
DDEEXECUTE.
This communication channel can be used to pass any type of
request to a DDE server application running under OS/2.
It is possible to run an application that is not a Windows
application from within a WordPerfect macro by using the
WordPerfect-provided DDE server that runs inside the OS/2
Workplace Shell. The relevant DDE conversation service name is
"<MonitorServiceName>" and the topic is called "<MonitorTopic>."
The sample macro below opens three objects by merely talking to
this OS/2 DDE service that WPWin6x provides for you:
-- The OS/2 Workplace Shell Color Palette
-- A REXX command file called "C:\REXX.CMD"
-- The PM Diary Calculator program
// This command string requests that the Color Palette object
// should be opened. The string "<WP_CLRPAL>" is the ObjectID
// of the color palette object, as listed in the C:\OS2\INI.RC
// file used to build the default Workplace Shell desktop when
// you install OS/2.
Command1:="<WORDPERF_6xWORDPERF>!*EX*<WP_CLRPAL>"
// This command string requests that the file C:\REXX.CMD be
// executed in an OS/2 Windows session.
Command2:="<WORDPERF_6xWORDPERF>!*EX*C:\REXX.CMD"
// This command string requests that the PM Diary application
// be executed.
Command3:="<WORDPERF_6xWORDPERF>!*EX*C:\OS2\APPS\PMDCALC.EXE"
// Initiate a DDE conversation with the WordPerfect services
// that run within the OS/2 Workplace Shell.
DDEINITIATE(hConv;"<MonitorServiceName>";"<MonitorTopic>")
// Pass our DDE requests through.
DDEEXECUTEEXT(Result;hConv; Command1;1000;)
DDEEXECUTEEXT(Result;hConv; Command2;1000;)
DDEEXECUTEEXT(Result;hConv; Command3;1000;)
// Terminate the conversation.
DDETERMINATE(hConv)
Miscellaneous Information
Printing from the Network
If you are having difficulty printing from an LPTx: printer
port when using a network printer, try using the
corresponding LPTx.OS2 printer port.
To use an LPTx.OS2 printer port with a WordPerfect printer
driver, you must print to a file using the filename LPTx.OS2.
SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY
This line is automatically added to your CONFIG.SYS file when
SETUPOS2.EXE is run. It prevents OS/2 from restarting all of
the applications that were running the last time you shut
down. The only applications that will be started are the ones
in your Startup folder.
Adding this line to your CONFIG.SYS insures that QuickLaunch
will start the common Win-OS/2 seamless session with the
Win-OS/2 settings recommended for WordPerfect 6.x for Windows.
NOTE: To prevent the program from adding this line to your
CONFIG.SYS, use the /norestartobjects command line switch or
uncheck the Add SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY option
in the Options dialog.
Backup .INI Files
SETUPOS2.EXE creates backup copies of your CONFIG.SYS,OS2.INI,
and OS2SYS.INI files before modifying them. The backup copies
are located in the same directories as the original files and
have the extension .Wxx, where xx is a number from 01 to 99.
The first time you run SETUPOS2, the extension will be .W01,
the second time it will be .W02, and so on.
NOTE: To prevent the program from creating the backup files,
use the /nobackup command line switch or uncheck the Make
backup option in the Options dialog.