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- NETWORK.TXT - WORLDTIME FOR WINDOWS
- VERSION 2.10e
- NETWORK/MULTI-USER MODE TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT
- _______________________________________________________________
-
- Please take the time to review this file before installing and
- running WorldTime 2.1 in a network environment.
-
-
- WORLDTIME OPERATING MODES
- -------------------------
- When WorldTime is run without any command line parameters, the
- program defaults to "Normal Mode."
-
- Normal Mode is the recommended operating mode for most users,
- and offers the most reliable performance whether the program
- is being run on an individual PC or in a network environment.
-
- In Normal Mode, the WorldTime 2.1 initialization file
- (WTIME21.INI) is automatically stored in the host PC's default
- Microsoft Windows directory (e.g., C:\WINDOWS).
-
- Normal Mode is specifically recommended when WorldTime is used
- on local area networks, since operation in this mode makes
- locating and accessing the WTIME21.INI file very easy.
-
- Normal Mode limits ALL instances of WorldTime on the user's
- system to a single initialization file. As a result, users
- will NOT be able to install and run multiple copies of
- WorldTime and run each with different configuration settings.
-
- A second operating mode, "Private Mode," is available
- for the benefit of users who prefer to access the WTIME21.INI
- file from WorldTime's own directory (e.g., wherever the
- WTIME21.EXE file is located), not the default Windows
- directory.
-
- To run WorldTime in Private Mode, the /P command line switch
- should be included in the WorldTime command line, as in the
- following example:
-
- C:\WTIME\WTIME21.EXE /P
-
- When run in Private Mode, multiple copies of WorldTime
- (located in separate directories) can be run concurrently,
- each one accessing its own set of configuration settings
- stored in a separate WTIME21.INI file.
-
- Copies of WorldTime installed and used in a local area
- network (LAN) environment generally should NOT be run in
- Private Mode, since this can complicate management of the
- individual WTIME21.INI files (See Network Considerations
- below).
-
- The user can always check the operating mode of a currently
- running instance of WorldTime by opening the "About WorldTime"
- dialog box.
-
-
- WORLDTIME SUPPORT FILE PROTOCOL
- -------------------------------
- WorldTime 2.1 includes a number of modifications to improve its
- handling of initialization (.INI) and help (.HLP) files.
-
- WorldTime automatically compiles a complete
- drive\directory\filename path for each WorldTime support file.
- Each path is stored in memory while WorldTime is running, and
- used by the program whenever access to a support file is
- required.
-
- The paths of the WTIME21.INI and WTIME21.HLP files are assigned
- according to the following protocol:
-
- a) In Standard/Single-Instance Mode, the WTIME21.INI file is
- created and maintained in the default Windows directory
- (e.g., C:\WINDOWS) of the local user's PC. WorldTime 2.1
- obtains the drive\directory path of the Windows directory
- directly from Windows itself, and assigns the INI pathname
- accordingly.
-
- b) The WTIME21.INI file is not included on the master program
- disk. This file is automatically created by WorldTime 2.1
- when the program is first run.
-
- c) The WTIME21.INI file is ONLY stored and accessed from the
- default Windows directory when the program is run in
- Standard/Single-Instance Mode. If WorldTime is run with the
- Multiple-Instance Mode command line switch (/M), the program
- will store and access the WTIME21.INI file from the
- WorldTime default directory (i.e., the directory containing
- the WTIME21.EXE file).
-
- d) The WTIME21.HLP pathname is based on the drive\directory
- location of the WorldTime executable file, WTIME21.EXE. As a
- result, WTIME21.HLP MUST be located in the same directory as
- the WTIME21.EXE file.
-
- WorldTime's default support file routines will automatically
- override any paths passed to the program via any "Working
- Directory" entries.
-
-
- Please consult the WorldTime help system (WTIME21.HLP) for
- full documentation of all program features.
-
- We recommend also reading the README.TXT and WTIME21.TXT
- files, as well.
-
- _____________________
-
- WORLDTIME FOR WINDOWS (Version 2.10e)
- Copyright (c) 1993 Pegasus Development
-
- The information contained in this documentation is subject to
- revision and/or alteration without prior notice. This
- documentation represents no obligation, expressed or implied,
- on the part of the author or Pegasus Development.
-
- Microsoft(R) is a registered trademark and Windows is a
- trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks
- mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
- their respective corporations, and are hereby acknowledged.
-