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- REXXLAN/2 1.0
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- README.1ST
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- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ REXXLAN/2 │
- │ the programmers REXX API extension for │
- │ IBM LAN Server (and compatible) networks. │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- (c) EDV Beratung Leif Braeuer, 1992, 1993
- 25421 Pinneberg, Germany
- EMAIL: CIS: 100024,3436, Fido: 2:240/5200.13
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- CONTENT:
- I. Latest information ............................. 3
- II. Installation ................................... 3
- III. VTSCTRL ........................................ 4
- IV. Release history ................................ 5
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- LATEST INFORMATION
- ──────────────────
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- This version 1.0 was verified by several early experience tester, who
- I wish to thank for their constructive and creative critics. They
- helped me to make this version user-proofed. In this README you will
- find some hints for installation and the missing documentation of the
- license and version control program VTSCTRL.
- Also you will find some of the development steps of REXXLAN/2 in the
- release history section, that may help you to find, whether a problem
- is fixed or a long needed feature was added.
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- INSTALLATION
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- The installation is descibed in the enclosed manual. If you don't
- want a fully installed version of REXXLAN/2, you have to mind that
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- - VTSCTRL.EXE is in the current directory or in a directory included
- in the PATH statement of your CONFIG.SYS
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- - the RXLAN20.DLL (or RXLAN30.DLL) is in one of the LIBPATH directories.
- If you added "." as a directory entry, having te DLL in the current
- directory is also possible.
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- VTSCTRL
- ───────
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- VTSCTRL is the program REXXLAN/2 needs to verify the serial number,
- product name and version. It is a detached process, that REXXLAN/2
- starts automatically. Once started, the program stays resident and
- registers your serialized version of REXXLAN/2.
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- VTSCTRL.EXE is also used to control this backgroud process. You start
- it with the following command paramters:
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- ┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Command │ Action taken │
- ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │ VTSCTRL │ If not already started, VTSCTRL installs its │
- │ │ services and waits for requests. This mode can │
- │ │ be used for debugging purposes, because │
- │ │ VTSCTRL reports each received message and │
- │ │ action taken. If you receive the message that │
- │ │ VTSCTRL cannot be started or a duplicate serial│
- │ │ number is found, you can start VTSCTRL in a │
- │ │ windowed session and monitor, which requester │
- │ │ has the duplicate serial number. │
- ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │ VTSCTRL /D │ Sends a kill request to a running instance of │
- │ │ VTSCTRL. If VTSCTRL receives a kill request it │
- │ │ closes and frees all used resources and termi- │
- │ │ nates. │
- ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │ VTSCTRL /I │ Displays a information message about a running │
- │ │ VTSCTRL. This includes a table of all on this │
- │ │ workstation registered products. │
- │ │ This is an alternative to the ABOUT.CMD to │
- │ │ retrieve the personal datas of your REXXLAN/2 │
- │ │ copy. │
- └─────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- RELEASE HISTORY
- ───────────────
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- Version 0.99
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- - Version includes LAN Server 3.0 API
- - Implementation for the main server API sections finished.
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- Version 0.992
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- - Many fixes especially in the "SetInfo" and "Add" were done.
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- Version 1.0
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- The performance of the function calls has been improved. Using
- SetInfo or Add API, unneccessary parameters will be ignored or
- set to their old values.
- The UPM functions were added to allow a full logon/logoff in
- a domain.
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- Please notice that you are not allowed to use the evaluation
- copy more than 30 days. After this period the NetFuncAdd will
- always terminate with an error.
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- The function NetRexxVersion has two new info level. Please
- refer to the description in the manual.
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- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ IMPORTANT: │
- │ It seems that the IBM NetAppAdd C library function does not │
- │ mind what parameters it receives in the app_info_X. In my │
- │ test environment, invalid data passed to the Domain controller │
- │ destroyed its DCDB.A. This problem occured only once during my │
- │ tests and is under investigation at the IBM developers support. │
- │ I do strongly recommend to avoid this function or to install │
- │ programs using this API only after a long and intensive testing │
- │ period. A fix will be supplied as soon as the problem is solved. │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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