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- INSTALLATION NOTES
- ==================
-
- This file provides important installation information. It is divided
- into the following major sections:
-
-
- 1. Hardware Requirements
- 2. Software Requirements
- 3. DOS Installation
- 4. Windows Installation
- 5. Macintosh Installation
- 6. Unix Installation
- 7. Network Installation
- 8. Existing Applications
- 9. Copyright Notices
-
-
- 1. Hardware Requirements
- ========================
- This is a Foxpro application. An IBM personal computer (80386 or better)
- is recommended. For better performance, it is highly recommended that you
- obtain eight megabytes of extended memory. A color monitor and a mouse are
- also recommended.
-
-
- 2. Software Requirements
- ========================
- Have the Foxpro runtime unit installed BEFORE installing this application.
-
-
- 3. DOS Installation
- ===================
- To install this application, simply type the following DOS commands:
-
- a: [Enter]
- INSTALL [Enter]
-
-
- ...where "a:" is the drive containing the installation diskette. You
- will be prompted for the application directory as well as other information.
-
- Note: You must use DOS 3.3 or later. For proper installation, the DOS
- programs ATTRIB.EXE and XCOPY.EXE must be within your PATH= statement.
-
-
- 4. Windows Installation
- =======================
- Install this application from the DOS command line. Installing your Foxpro
- for windows runtime unit will create an icon. Modify the properties of this
- icon as in the following example:
-
- Command Line : c:\foxrunw\foxrw.exe -t -cc:\foxrunw\config.fpw sac
- Working Directory: d:\sky\sac\
-
- ...where "c:\foxrunw" is the runtime unit directory, "sac" is the startup
- application name, and "d:\sky\sac\" is the application directory.
-
-
- Video mode Note: At a very high resolution, 1024x768 in 256 colors
- for example, screens may become so big that Foxpro for windows version 2.x
- cannot store them and may shut down. If this ever happens, try reducing
- your resolution.
-
-
- 5. Macintosh Installation
- =========================
- This application is compatible with Foxpro for the Macintosh. On the
- installation disk is a file called "FOXPRO.ZIP". Find this file and file
- exchange it to the Macintosh. Create a folder for this application. Find
- and use a utility that can unzip this Pkware ZIP v2.04g file.
-
- UnZipping Note: "CDX", "DBF", and "FPT" files should NOT have Linefeeds.
-
- 5.1 Foxpro for Macintosh
- ========================
-
- When you start Foxpro, perform the following commands:
-
- set default to d:\sky\sac\
- do sac
-
- ...where "d:\sky\sac\" is the application folder and "sac" is the startup
- application name.
-
- 5.2 Foxpro for Macintosh Runtime
- ================================
-
- If you have the Foxpro runtime unit, called FOXMAC??.ESL, put a copy into
- your resource folder (where your CONFIG.FPM is located). Do not use an
- alias. Add the following lines to your CONFIG.FPM:
-
- path = ::sky:sac:
- default = ::sky:sac:
- command = sac
-
- Now when you double-click the runtime icon, your CONFIG.FPM will execute your
- application.
-
-
- 6. Unix Installation
- ====================
- This application is compatible with Foxpro for Unix. On the installation
- disk is a file called "FOXPRO.ZIP". Find this file and perform a doscp
- copy to Unix. Create a directory for this application. Find and use a
- utility that can unzip this Pkware ZIP v2.04g file.
-
- UnZipping Note: You do not need to remove carriage returns from text files.
-
- Have Foxpro installed and within your PATH. To run your application, perform
- the Unix following commands:
-
- cd /sky/sac/
- fox -c/sky/sac/config.fpu sac
-
- ...where "/sky/sac/" is the application directory and "sac" is the startup
- application name.
-
-
- 7. Network Installation
- =======================
- For a network, install the runtime unit on the server. During installation,
- create a resource directory for each workstation. Each resource directory
- will contain it's own separate startup batch file.
-
- To reduce network traffic, you could install the Foxpro runtime unit on each
- workstation's local hard drive. Having the resource directory on the local
- hard drive will also reduce network traffic. You will need, however, to
- re-install this application from each workstation to specify these new
- directory locations.
-
- Note: On older networks, there is a tendency not to use any memory manager
- at all. This may result in all network drivers loading into conventional
- memory, leaving nothing for Foxpro. If starting Foxpro locks up your
- workstation, ask network support to look at the possibily of increasing
- conventional memory.
-
-
- 8. Existing Applications
- ========================
- When you install over an existing application, existing data files will
- be maintained. Remember, however, that installing in a new application
- directory will create new (and empty) data files.
-
- Note: It is a always good idea to create a backup of any existing data
- before installing an application.
-
-
- 9. Copyright Notices
- ====================
- Foxpro and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
- SunShow is a trademark of Sun Country Software, Inc.
-
- PKUNZIP.EXE is a product of PkWare, Inc.
-
- JKEY is supplied by Joe Gotthelf
-
- EXPRMENU is supplied by Robert A. Pope DDS
-
- INPUT.EXE, KLS.EXE, and XD.EXE are part of the shareware
- utility set from Steenburgh's STUFF, a product of Tay-Jee Software.
- For more information, call (703) 464-5290.
-
- (c) 1993 Dennis Allen
- All rights reserved
-