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STEPS TOWARD PUTTING YOUR DATABASE ONLINE :
Below is a summary of the steps needed to bring your database to life
on-line. Should you have any difficulties after reading the manual, please
contact our technical support services for prompt assistance at
909-279-3052. (Registered users of our Commercial Release only.)
1 ) You will need to run COMPOSER to set up an existing database for on-line
usage. If you do not have an existing database and need to create a new
one, then run MBMANAGE. Refer to Section II for information on how to
use MBMANAGE. Read INSTALL.DOC for INSTALLATION and MBCOMPOSER
instructions. To run COMPOSER, simply change directory to where you
installed MODEM BASE PRO and type COMPOSER at the dos prompt. You will
then be asked for name of the database you want to put on-line, the
directory the database is located in, and finally what directory you want
your on-line database to be setup in.
2 ) Once you run COMPOSER it will hand hold you through the set up of both
the CONFIGURATION and LINK databases. On-Screen instructions are provided,
but are no substitute for reading the manual, especially CHAPTERS 3-7,
Section I on MBACCESS.
3 ) Once your CONFIGURATION and LINK database has been configured you can
re-load the configuration and link databases for editing by typing the
database <filename>C or <filename>L for the appropiate database. A
DOOR.BAT example batch file is also created for you. If your DOOR
INFORMATION DOORSYSPATH\FILE is set correctly in the configuration
database and a DOOR INFORMATION FILE EXISTS, then you can run the DOOR.BAT
file to test your database locally.
4 ) *** IMPORTANT *** If you defined any of your fields with a REPEAT
OPTION you MUST first configure a DEFAULT SETTINGS record in the DEFAULT
USER PROFILE DATABASE (<database filename>S.DBF) with the actual name
"DEFAULT SETTINGS" in the field you defined as the owner field. You can
then enter any defaults into the fields that are defined as a REPEAT
OPTION. Use MBMANAGE to do this. The Default User Profile database has
the same filename as your main database, but will have an additional "S"
appended to the filename, i.e., if your main database is called ORDER.DBF,
then the default profile database that was created is called ORDERS.DBF.
(ORDERL.DBF and ORDERC.DBF will be the corresponding LINK and CONFIGURATION
databases) Make sure a "DEFAULT SETTINGS" record exists. At this time, if
you do not do this, your database will lock up when trying to create a new
DEFAULT USER PROFILE. We will fix the lock up problem in the next
maintenance release, the lock up problem will not happen if you make sure
there is a "DEFAULT SETTINGS" record, however. We plan on adding a utility
to automate this process in a future maintenance release.
5 ) If you are operating a multi-node BBS, then you should use a NODE
evironment variable for each node. Your DOOR.BAT file would then pass the
NODE number to MBACCESS as a replaceable parameter, i.e.,
MBACCESS <configuration database filename> %NODEID%
This will pass the NODEID to the batch file which will then pass the NODEID
to MBACCESS. Remember! There must be a RECORD in your CONFIGURATION
database for each NODE NUMBER unless you are MAP ROOTING with NOVELL
NETWARE. RECORD #1 corresponds to NODE #1, RECORD #2 corresponds to NODE
#2 and so on...
6 ) Remember! Database filenames MUST BE 6 characters or less. A future
maintenance release of our COMPOSER program will check for this. But for
now, if you use a filename with more than 6 characters your database will
not install correctly. The other 2 characters in the filename are used
extensively in MBACCESS to create the corresponding CONTROL and SUPPORT
files for your main database.
7 ) There is a known bug that will be fixed in a future maintenance
release of COMPOSER. If your database file is in a ROOT DIRECTORY,
COMPOSER will not be able to find it. Fortunately, this is a rare
occurence, but none the less, should be noted. You will need to copy or
move your database to a subdirectory for the time being.
8 ) You should place MBMANAGE in your PATH so that you can use MBMANAGE
from any of your database installation directories with ease or you can put
your MBPRO directory in your PATH for the same result.
9 ) If you receive what looks like garbage on your screen when running
any of the MBPRO programs, you probably do not have an ANSI.SYS driver
loaded. ANSI.SYS is required and used extensively by MODEM BASE PRO. You
should load ANSI.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file upon system BOOT UP, i.e.,
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS is common. If you are using DESQVIEW, then each DOS
WINDOW will need to load DVANSI prior to loading MODEM BASE PRO.