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UPGRADE.DOC - Upgrading DataView from a previous version.
The upgrade process to DataView 3.1 is pretty easy, however it is
important that you read the instructions below carefully for the correct
setup.
If you are already a registered user of DataView, make sure that your
DATAVIEW.KEY file resides in your home directory. DataView will find it
there. Thanks!
Upgrading to DataView 3.1 from 3.0
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1) Overwrite your old DATAVIEW.EXE file with the new DATAVIEW.EXE file
included in this archive.
2) Thats it!
Upgrading to DataView 3.1 from 3.0ß
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1) Overwrite the old DATAVIEW.EXE, DATAVCFG.EXE, DATAVCFG.HLP,
and DATAVIEW.VGA with the new files.
2) The configuration file format has changed from version 3.0ß so you
must run DATAVCFG.EXE. Once inside DATAVCFG.EXE go through all of
your features and make sure everything is set correctly. You will
also notice a couple of new features under the "Main Configuration
Options" menu which you must configure. You now have the option of
writing to ACTIVITY.xxx instead of the DATAVIEW.xxx file which can be
more convenient for many people (it is for me!).
3) Thats all there is to it! Fire up WildCat! and make sure everything
is working how it should be.
Upgrading to DataView 3.1 from 2.2 or 2.0
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1) Delete your original DATAVIEW.CFG from your WildCat! home directory.
The DataView 3.1 configuration format has changed drastically, so we
have to create a new configuration file.
2) Copy the DataView files into your WildCat! home directory (ie:
C:\WC30). The files most necessary for operation are:
DATAVIEW.EXE - DataView executable
DATAVCFG.EXE - DataView configuration program
VIEWCOMP.BAT - Sample VIEWCOMP.BAT
DATAVIEW.HLP - Online help file for DataView
DATAVCFG.HLP - Help file for DATAVCFG
REGISTER.DOC - Registration form for DataView
DATAVIEW.VGA - VGA Font file (optional)
3) In your WildCat! home directory, and at the DOS prompt, type
"DATAVCFG" to load up the DataView configuration program.
Once in the configuration program, you should first configure your
main options. If you are ever confused as to what a feature is,
press F1 at any time for the context sensitive help.
One important thing that I should mention about the configuration is
that you may leave the "work directory" field blank. By leaving this
blank, DataView will create its own work directory every time it
runs. If you have a specific drive or directory that you would like
DataView to use, then enter this directory in the field.
After exiting DATAVCFG, you will notice that it created a file called
DATAVIEW.CFG. This file now holds your configuration options for
DataView.
4) Edit your VIEWCOMP.BAT to look something like the following:
DATAVIEW C:\WC30\DATAVIEW.CFG %1
└───────────┐
Please make sure that the first parameter contains the FULL path and
file name to your configuration file that you just created in step 3.
Make sure that you have no "change directory" commands in your
VIEWCOMP.BAT file.
5) That takes care of the setup! Not to hard, eh? You might want to
fire up WildCat! and log in to make sure everything is working
correctly.
If you have not registered already, please consider registering. Full
registration information is located in DATAVREG.DOC.
Thank you,
Ryan Cramer