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- SwimBase
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- Version 2.00
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- I N S T A L L I N F O R M A T I O N
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- Last updated: March, 1993
-
- This document assumes that you are working with a distribution
- disk received from a shareware disk vendor or other source or you
- have downloaded SwimBase from an electronic source and have
- UNZIPPED the SWIMDB(20).ZIP file onto a floppy disk or onto your
- hard disk.
-
- Refer to the files PACKING.LST for a description of the
- distribution files and SETUP.DOC for additional information about
- the setup and installation of SwimBase.
-
- Use the following procedure to install SwimBase:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- 1. Check the disk where you will be installing SwimBase to be sure
- that there is at least 720K free memory. This can be checked by
- using the DOS CHKDSK command ('CHKDSK C:' as an example to check
- the C: drive).
-
- 2. In order to start the installation you will need the SwimBase
- distribution disk in a floppy drive or the SwimBase distribution
- files 'UNZIPPED' into a directory. See the files SETUP.DOC and
- PACKING.LST for more information about what files to expect and
- what purpose each file serves. Start the INSTALL program by
- entering the full path and install program name:
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- (If in the A: floppy drive) A:\INSTALL
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- (If in the C:\DOWNLOAD directory) C:\DOWNLOAD\INSTALL
-
- 3. You will be prompted for an INSTALL FROM directory, this should
- in all normal circumstances be the same location as the INSTALL
- program and default to the proper location. If the SwimBase files
- are in a location different from the INSTALL program you should
- enter that directory now.
-
- 4. You will be prompted for an INSTALL TO directory. You can select
- the default by pressing enter or you can edit the directory as
- required. Some suggestions for legitimate directories:
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- C:\SWIMDATA
- C:\PROGRAMS\SWIMDATA
- D:\SWIMDATA
- C:\SWIM1993
- B:\SWIMDATA
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- If the directory does not exist it will be created. Note that the
- INSTALL program will not create multiple levels of the directory.
- For the second example to work the directory C:\PROGRAMS must
- already exist.
-
- If you are installing SwimBase to a floppy disk then you should
- have 2 floppy disks ready. You will run the install program twice.
- The first time you want to put what will be your PROGRAM disk in
- the drive and install the program files and skip the other files by
- pressing 'N' for each prompt. The second time place the other disk
- (the MANUAL disk) in the drive and skip the program files but
- install everything else.
-
- 5. You will now press ENTER to start the installation of the
- SwimBase program files. You can skip this step by entering 'N'.
-
- 6. You will now press ENTER to start the installation of the
- SwimBase Manual files. You can skip this step by entering 'N'.
-
- 7. You will now press ENTER to start the installation of the
- SwimBase Document files. You can skip this step by entering 'N'.
-
- 8. You will now press ENTER to start the installation of the
- SwimBase README files. You can skip this step by entering 'N'.
-
- 9. You will now press ENTER to start the installation of the
- SwimBase File Viewer files. You can skip this step by entering 'N'.
-
- The SwimBase installation is now complete. You can start the
- program by typing (assuming that you installed to C:\SWIMDATA):
-
- C:
- CD C:\SWIMDATA
- SWIM
-
- To view the program manual enter:
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- FVIEW SWIMBASE.MAN for the manual.
-
- FVIEW SWIMBASE.TOC for the Table of Contents.
-
- FVIEW SWIMBASE.IDX for the index.
-
- To view the readme file enter:
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- FVIEW README.1ST
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- To print the program manual, index or table of contents enter:
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- TYPE SWIMBASE.MAN >PRN:
- or
- TYPE SWIMBASE.IDX >PRN:
- or
- TYPE SWIMBASE.TOC >PRN:
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-
- Recommended Hard Disk Setup
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- The program, SWIM.EXE, should be loaded in a subdirectory,
- recommended name, C:\SWIMDATA, and then the Season and data files
- kept in this same directory. Using the defauls from the INSTALL
- program will result in this configuration.
-
-
-
- Dual Floppy Disk System Setup
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- To use this setup you must have at least 2 floppy drives
- each with a capacity of 720K or more.
-
- 1. Use the INSTALL program to install the program on a floppy.
-
- 2. Put the Program files disk in drive A: and a blank, formatted
- floppy in drive B:.
-
- 3. Start the program by typing A:\SWIM.
-
- 4. Answer N to 'Directory Open Failure' requestor.
-
- 5. Enter a path (directory) for the data disk, 'B:\SWIMDATA' is
- recommended
-
- 6. Be sure the data disk is in drive B: and press return.
-
- 7. Press Y to create directory.
-
- 8. When program starts select 'Set or Change Defaults' and enter the
- directory from step 5 as the data PATH default.
-
- 9. Each time you are ready to use the program place the program disk
- in drive A: and the data disk in drive B: and then type A:\SWIM.
-