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BooksNexus(tm): book library records
─────────────────────────────────────
v1.3
(for DOS)
BooksNexus must be installed on a hard drive. Do not attempt to install
to, or run the program on, a floppy drive.
To install, type:
A:INSTALL <Enter> or B:INSTALL <Enter>
There must be about 1.2mb of free space available on the target hard drive
or the install process will be incomplete, with indication of an error and
an exit to DOS. The source drive (containing install.exe) must be
different from the target drive. After installation, the program uses
about 580k of space. The install process will create a directory on the
destination drive, the default selection being \BOOKSNX. The install
process does NOT modify your path, autoexec.bat, or config.sys.
The 3 primary files included in this package are:
README.TXT (this file) INSTALL.EXE __007.EXE
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ The following paragraph relates *ONLY* to bulletin board downloads: │
│ │
│ If this program has been downloaded from a BBS or information service, │
│ the three files mentioned above may be moved to a diskette from which │
│ INSTALL.EXE is to be used, as indicated previously. You may also run │
│ INSTALL.EXE from your downloads directory *IF* you are installing to a │
│ *DIFFERENT* logical drive from the one in which INSTALL.EXE exists. │
│ Do not attempt to install TO a floppy drive. │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
For an alternative installation, copy the self-extracting file __007.EXE to
a directory and simply execute that file. __007.EXE may then be deleted
from the directory. Use of INSTALL.EXE provides verification along with
installation and provides opportunity to print the documentation (about 15
pages).
After a new installation, the following 7 files must be present in the
\BOOKSNX directory for a complete installation:
PRINTER.DB
ORDER.FRM
BOOKSNX.DB
BOOKSNX.EXE
BOOKSNX.DOC
_7OVERL.EXE
_ADMIN7.PCX
(Several index files (*.ix) will be built when the program first executes.)
After installation, type:
BOOKSNX <enter>
to run the program. In the program itself, press <Alt-M> to access the
on-line documentation.
WINDOWS 3.1 and WINDOWS 95 SETUP
---------------------------------
Q. How may I add this program to my Windows environment?
A. Windows 3.1:
------------
To set up this application to run from Windows(R) 3.1 Program Manager,
first install the program normally from DOS or within a full DOS window.
Next, make the desired Program Group in which you wish to place this
program the current group (that is, click on the Title Bar of the group
to highlight it as the current one).
From the File Menu, select New. Then select Program Item. Choose OK.
Type in "BooksNexus" as the Description line. For the Command Line,
enter the drive, directory, and name of the executable filename; i.e.,
C:\BOOKSNX\BOOKSNX.EXE
if you have installed to the C: drive and in the default directory name
suggested by the Installation program.
For the Working Directory, indicate the above directory:
C:\BOOKSNX
You may skip the Shortcut Key designation and the Run Minimized check box.
In the Program Item Properties box, click on OK.
The Program Group item for the application will be created. To launch the
program from Windows, you need only double-click on the resulting default
icon for the program.
Make sure you are running this program in a full MS-DOS screen; it will
not run in an MS-DOS window. This setting is made in your _DEFAULT.PIF
file (in the Windows directory) with the PIF File Editor. To start the
PIF Editor, open the Main program group and double-click on the PIF Editor
icon. When the PIF Editor window is open, select the File menu, then Open.
Choose the _DEFAULT.PIF file in the Windows directory. Click on OK to open the
file in the Editor. Select Full Screen under Display Usage if it is not
already selected. Click on the check box for Close Window on Exit to place
an X in that box if it does not yet contain one. Generally, you may leave
the Video Memory setting set on Text and all other settings are left alone
as they originally appeared. Click on the File menu, then select Save.
You may then close out the PIF Editor. (Please note that the Display Usage
setting is only applicable in 386 Enhanced mode and the instructions in
this paragraph are only applicable to Windows 3.1.)
Windows 95:
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This program has been fully tested by RCCO Research to run under Windows
95. Many users will note immediate benefits in terms of the program's
execution speed and smoothness of the video screens, particularly if you
are running Windows 95 on a Pentium (or 80486) system.
To set up the application to run in Windows 95, first install the program
normally from a full MS-DOS screen. (See the Readme.txt file for
instructions in running Install.exe from MS-DOS.) You must observe MS-DOS
filenaming conventions when naming a directory (folder) in which the
program will be installed (most users will accept the suggested default,
C:\BOOKSNX); that is, the folder name must be eight characters or less
with no spaces or other characters not allowable under traditional
MS-DOS naming conventions. When reading the program's online documenta-
tion, you may wish to mentally substitute the word "folder" whenever
"directory" is mentioned.
In Windows 95, to add this program to your Start Menu:
1. Click on Start.
2. Move the mouse pointer up to Settings.
3. Click on Taskbar...
4. Select the 'Start Menu Programs' tab.
5. Click on Add.
6. Click on Browse, then navigate to the application's executable
file, BOOKSNX.EXE, by first double-clicking to the folder or
sub-folder in which it exists. Select BOOKSNX.EXE. Click on Open.
7. Now the Command line shows the path to the application's
executable file. Click on Next.
8. Choose a folder in which the shortcut to the program will
appear (or select New Folder if one is desired).
9. Click on Next.
10. At the prompt 'Select a name for the shortcut,' type in
"BooksNexus."
11. Click on Finish. This returns you to the Taskbar Properties window.
12. Under the Advanced Settings you will have to specify that this
program is to run in a FULL MS-DOS SCREEN. This program will
not run in an MS-DOS window.
Advanced Settings (on the Taskbar Properties window):
A. Click on Advanced.
B. Click on the plus sign (+) to open the Programs folder.
C. Click on the folder containing the new shortcut to
the program.
D. RIGHT-click on the shortcut itself. Select Properties.
Click on the Program tab, then click on the "Close on exit"
box to place a check mark there. Next, click on the Screen
tab. Click on Full-Screen under Usage. Click on Apply at
the bottom of the window. Click on OK.
E. Close out the Exploring win