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TABLE OF CONTENTS
H. Appendix H - CID Support
H.1 Creating A CID Installation Directory
H.2 Specifying CID Parameters At Installation
H.3 Creating A Response File
H.3.1 Overview
H.3.2 Keywords For Basic Installation And Upgrades
H.3.3 Keywords For ADD-ON Diskettes
H.3.4 Keywords For CSD Diskettes
H.4 Sample File Server Directory Structure
H.5 Sample Response File
H. Appendix H - CID Support
The TalkThru installation program supports the IBM Configuration,
Installation, and Distribution facility (CID). This support includes:
1. The installation of TalkThru from a File Server on a Local Area Network.
2. Support for a Response File which will allow the installation process to
occur without user interference.
H.1 Creating A CID Installation Directory
In order to allow TalkThru installation from a File Server, you first must
create an image of the TalkThru installation diskettes on the File Server.
This is accomplished by performing the following steps:
1. Invoke the TalkThru installation program as you would to install
TalkThru to your hard drive.
2. Request "Create CID Disk Image" from this dialog.
ADD-ON diskettes are provided by SCA and contain support for features not
in the base product. CSD diskettes are diskettes provided by SCA and
contain fixes and minor enhancements implemented in the product between
major releases. If you are creating image files for an ADD-ON or CSD
diskette, place that diskette in the diskette drive and press OK.
If you are not creating an image file for an ADD-ON or CSD diskette, just
press OK.
3. From the next dialog, enter the name of the directory on your File Server
to contain the image of the installation files, for example:
X:\NETWORK\PRODUCT\IMG\TALKTHRU
and press OK..
At this point, the installation will proceed normally and will create a
mirror image, in the specified directory, of the files required for
TalkThru installation.
Once this is completed, TalkThru may be installed by the IBM CID facility.
If you use the IBM CID facility, you will probably wish to create a
Response File. See the section, Creating A Response File later in this
Appendix for more information on Response Files. Once it is created, the
section Specifying CID Parameters At Installation will provide information
on how the name of the Response File can be specified.
If you wish to install TalkThru from the File Server without utilizing the
IBM CID facility, you may do so from any PC with access to this File Server
by:
- initiating an OS/2 Window
- making the directory specified in step 3 above the current directory
- typing install and pressing Enter
The installation process will proceed exactly as it would from the
installation diskettes.
H.2 Specifying CID Parameters At Installation
The TalkThru installation process supports the specification of several CID
compliant parameters on the command line to pre-answer questions posed
during the installation process. When the TalkThru installation is
requested, any of the parameters specified in the table below may be
provided on the command line in this format:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ INSTALL parm1 parm2 ... parmn │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
parm Specify Remarks
──── ──────────────── ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
/r: Response File This should be the full path. If it is specified,,
the user is NEVER prompted for information during
the install process. Any information not contained
in this file or provided in one of the other
parameters is defaulted.<R><R>The contents and
format of the Response File is provided in the next
section,, Creating A Response File.
/s: Source Directory This is the directory you specified when you
created the image of the TalkThru installation
files. For more information on this directory,,
refer to the previous section Creating A CID
Installation Directory.
/t: Target Directory This is an optional parameter specifying a target
directory to contain the TalkThru directories.
This may be defaulted to C:\TALKTHRU or specified
in the Response File.
/tu: CONFIG.SYS This is an optional parameter specifying the
location of the CONFIG.SYS File. This may be
defaulted to C:\CONFIG.SYS or specified in the
Response File.
/l1: ERROR LOG This is an optional parameter specifying the full
path of an ERROR LOG which will contain any error
messages produced by the TalkThru installation
process.
/l2: HISTORY LOG This is an optional parameter specifying the full
path of a HISTORY LOG which will contain status
messages produced by the TalkThru installation
process.
H.3 Creating A Response File
┌────────────────┐
│ H.3.1 Overview │
└────────────────┘
If you do not wish to have the user specify any answers to the questions
posed during TalkThru installation, you may specify the name of a
Response File on the command line when TalkThru installation is
requested. For more information on how this is specified, refer to the
previous section, Specifying CID Parameters At Installation.
The TalkThru Response File is composed of KEYWORDS and VALUES in the
format:
KEYWORD=VALUE
If a keyword is specified without a value, a DEFAULT value will be
supplied. The keywords are divided into three topics...
o Basic TalkThru Installation Or Release Upgrade
o ADD-ON TalkThru Installation
o CSD TalkThru Installation
The Response File may contain one or all topics at the same time. If more
than one topic is used, the order of installation will be..
- Basic Or Upgrade
- ADD-ON
- CSD
There is a special Keyword that allows the user to run the installation
program and VALIDATE the Response File. NO installation will take place.
To use this feature you must specify
VALIDATE_RESPONSE_FILE=YES
in the Response File and use the parameters /l1: for the error file and
/l2: for the history file. For example:
INSTALL /R:E:\TEST.RSP /L1:E:\ERROR.LOG /L2:E:\HISTORY.LOG
If these two parameters are not used, there cannot be any record of the
validation.
Below is a table containing the possible KEYWORDS and VALUES that may be
specified in the Response File.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ H.3.2 Keywords For Basic Installation And Upgrades │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Keyword Value Type Default
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
TALKTHRU_INSTALL YES/NO YES
TALKTHRU_MAIN_DIRECTORY Directory C:\TALKTHRU
TALKTHRU_CONFIG_FILENAME Filename TALKTHRU.DEF
PROGRAM_DIRECTORY (Sub)Directory PROGRAMS
SESSION_DIRECTORY (Sub)Directory SESSIONS
SCRIPT_DIRECTORY (Sub)Directory SCRIPTS
ICON_DIRECTORY (Sub)Directory ICONS
DATA_DIRECTORY (Sub)Directory DATA
MIN_MAIN_DIR_MEMORY number of bytes 1024
MIN_PROGRAM_DIR_MEMORY number of bytes 3350000
MIN_SESSION_DIR_MEMORY number of bytes 200000
MIN_SCRIPT_DIR_MEMORY number of bytes 300000
MIN_DATA_DIR_MEMORY number of bytes 0
MIN_ICON_DIR_MEMORY number of bytes 150000
EHLLAPI YES Or NO YES
EDITOR_NAME User's or E.EXE
LOCAL_PRINTER LPT1...Other LPT1
DEFAULT_DEVICE COM1...COM4 COM1
MODEM_NAME Modem from MODEMS.DAT DEFAULT
RUN_INSTALLATION HIDE/MIN/NORM NORM
TALKTHRU_RUNNING STOP/CONT STOP
PROCESS_LOCKED_FILES NO NO
OS2CONFIG_DIRECTORY Directory C:\
NOTE: If present, this signifies to update CONFIG.SYS.
TALKTHRU_LANGUAGE US Etc..
ADD_TALKTHRU_DESKTOP YES/NO YES
DESKTOP_TITLE String Name TalkThru
INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY STOP/CONT STOP
COMM_MANAGER_DIRECTORY Directory C:\CMLIB
NOTE: If present, this signifies that the Communications Manager is
used.
DISK_PROMPT YES/NO NO
NOTE: A Response File is to be used, but TalkThru is not in a CID
image format. This keyword will force the issuing of the disk
swap messages as needed.
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ H.3.3 Keywords For ADD-ON Diskettes │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
SCA occasionally provides ADD-ON diskettes which offer features not
available in the base TalkThru products. The Installation program will
allow UP TO five ADD-ON diskettes during the same installation. In order
to perform an ADD-ON installation, the install program requires two
pieces of information.
o Where to get the ADD-ON Data.
o The location of the TalkThru definition file. From the definition
file, the other directories/subdirectories are obtained.
Keyword Value Type Default
────────────────────────── ───────────────────────────────────── ───────
ADDON_INSTALL YES/NO NO
ADDON_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_1 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
ADDON_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_1 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF File NONE
ADDON_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_2 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
ADDON_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_2 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF File NONE
ADDON_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_3 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
ADDON_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_3 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF File NONE
ADDON_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_4 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
ADDON_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_4 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF File NONE
ADDON_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_5 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
ADDON_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_5 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF File NONE
┌──────────────────────────────────┐
│ H.3.4 Keywords For CSD Diskettes │
└──────────────────────────────────┘
Between major releases of TalkThru, SCA will produce CSD disks containing
fixes and minor enhancements to the prior release. The installation
program will allow UP TO five CSD diskettes during the same installation.
In order to perform a CSD installation the install program requires two
pieces of information.
o Where to get the CSD Data.
o The location of the TalkThru definition file. From the definition
file, the other directories/subdirectories are obtained.
Keyword Value Type Default
──────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────────────── ───────
CSD_INSTALL YES/NO NO
CSD_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_1 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
CSD_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_1 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF FILE NONE
CSD_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_2 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
CSD_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_2 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF FILE NONE
CSD_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_3 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
CSD_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_3 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF FILE NONE
CSD_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_4 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
CSD_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_4 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF FILE NONE
CSD_IMAGE_SUBDIRECTORY_5 IMAGE
Directory/SubDirectory NONE
CSD_TALKTHRU_DEF_PATH_5 Directory & Filename of
TALKTHRU.DEF FILE NONE
H.4 Sample File Server Directory Structure
A typical IMAGE structure on a Network might be:
For An Entire TalkThru Release:
NETWORK\IMG\PRODUCT\TALKTHRU\VER22\PROGRAMS
\ICONS
\SCRIPTS
\ICONS
\CID
\MODEMS
\APP_DLLS
\SESSIONS
\CM_DLLS
\SYS_DLLS
\SAMPLES
\LANGUAGE
For An ADD-ON Disk:
NETWORK\IMG\PRODUCT\TALKTHRU\VER22\ADDON340\PROGRAMS
\APP_DLLS
For A CSD Disk:
NETWORK\IMG\PRODUCT\TALKTHRU\VER22\CSD03123\PROGRAMS
\APP_DLLS
H.5 Sample Response File
Below is a sample of what a Response File might look like:
;==========================================
; Software Corporation of America
; 100 Prospect Street
; Stamford CT. 06901 (USA)
; 203 359 2773
;
; Sample INSTALLR response file
;
;==========================================
TALKTHRU_INSTALL=YES
;
TALKTHRU_MAIN_DIRECTORY=C:\TALKTHRU
TALKTHRU_CONFIG_FILENAME=TALKTHRU.DEF
PROGRAM_DIRECTORY=C:\TALKTHRU\PROGRAMS
SESSION_DIRECTORY=C:\TALKTHRU\SESSIONS
SCRIPT_DIRECTORY=C:\TALKTHRU\SCRIPTS
DATA_DIRECTORY<T>=C:\TALKTHRU\DATA
ICON_DIRECTORY<T>=C:\TALKTHRU\ICONS
;
MIN_MAIN_DIR_MEMORY=1024
MIN_PROGRAM_DIR_MEMORY=3000000
MIN_SESSION_DIR_MEMORY=200000
MIN_SCRIPT_DIR_MEMORY=300000
MIN_DATA_DIR_MEMORY=0
MIN_ICON_DIR_MEMORY=150000
;
EHLLAPI=YES
EDITOR_NAME=E.EXE
LOCAL_PRINTER=LPT1
DEFAULT_DEVICE=COM1
MODEM_NAME=DEFAULT
;
RUN_INSTALLATION=NORM
TALKTHRU_RUNNING=STOP
DISK_PROMPT=YES
PROCESS_LOCKED_FILES=NO
OS2CONFIG_DIRECTORY=C:\
TALKTHRU_LANGUAGE=US
ADD_TALKTHRU_DESKTOP=YES
DESKTOP_TITLE=TalkThru
INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY=STOP