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Readme for NetWare Application Launcher 1.00
January 8, 1996
(c) Copyright 1996, Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
OVERVIEW
The NetWare Application Launcher (NAL) allows users to run
applications that were previously configured by a system
administrator, and whose setup information is stored as an application
object in the NetWare directory tree. NAL displays icons for all
available applications in a window, and lets the user double-click on
an icon to launch an application. Users don't need to worry about
drive mappings, paths, or rights. The administrator can manage the
application launcher on a Container, Group, or User object level.
LIMITATIONS AND CAVEATS
These bugs, limitations, and caveats apply only to this release.
- If a drive mapping exists, applications that need the drive letter
with a different mapping will not execute.
- File system rights are not granted automatically when the
application object is assigned to a user, group, or container.
These file system rights must be explicitly granted by the
administrator.
- Caution should be used when setting the timed refresh setting.
Frequent refreshes of large numbers of users can adversely impact
network traffic. The default is timed refresh turned off.
- Changes to user configurations don't actually take place until the
user closes the Application Launcher and reruns it.
- The DLL that processes login scripts may not be available if
a script is used with an application object. You may need to
move/copy the DLL to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory if not in the
PATH. The DLL is LGNW9532.DLL on Windows 95 and LGNW3116.DLL
on Windows 3.x.
- You must have the released version of the NetWare Client 32 for
Windows 95 installed in order for the Application Launcher to
work correctly. All beta versions must be upgraded.
INSTALLATION
The following files make up the Application Launcher:
* APPSNAP.DLL
* APPRES16.DLL
* APPSNAP.HLP
* NAL.EXE
* NALW95.EXE (Windows 95 only)
* NALW31.EXE (Window 3.1 only)
* NALRES32.DLL (Windows 95 only)
* NALRES.DLL (Window 3.1 only)
* NALBMP32.DLL (Windows 95 only)
* NALBMP.DLL (Window 3.1 only)
* NAL.HLP
(Administrators use NWADMIN and the APPSNAP.DLL snap-in. Users run
NAL.EXE on all platforms.)
The Application Launcher requires the following files to run on
Windows 3.1:
* CALWIN16.DLL
* CLNWIN16.DLL
* CLXWIN16.DLL
* LOCWIN16.DLL
* NCPWIN16.DLL
* NETWIN16.DLL
Manual installation is done in two parts:
PART 1--Administrator
Installing APPSNAP.DLL
1. Copy APPSNAP.DLL to any directory on the network or local drive
that the network administrator has access to. This file is
typically copied to a server into the SYS:PUBLIC directory.
2. Copy APPRES16.DLL and APPSNAP.HLP to a directory that is
accessible by the administrator, such as the PUBLIC directory on a
server, or on the local hard-drive. Note: These files can
either be in the APPSNAP.DLL directory, or in the NLS\<language>
directory below APPSNAP.DLL.
3. Edit NWADMIN.INI (found in the Windows directory). Under
"[Snapin Object DLLs]" add the following line:
<snapin name>=<path>
where <snapin name> is a unique identifying name, such as SNAPIN1,
and <path> is the path where the APPSNAP.DLL is located, such as
\\prufrock\sys\public\appsnap.dll.
For example:
[Snapin Object DLLs]
SNAPIN1 = Z:\public\appsnap.dll
4. To modify the schema, run NWADMIN. If the tree doesn't have the
necessary extensions already, you will be prompted to modify the
tree's schema.
PART 2--User
Installing NAL for Windows 95
1. Copy NAL.EXE and NALW95.EXE to a directory accessible to
all users, such as the PUBLIC directory on a server, or on the
local hard drive.
2. Copy NALRES32.DLL, NALBMP32.DLL, and NAL.HLP to a directory
accessible to all users, such as the PUBLIC directory on a
server, or on the local hard drive.
Note: NALRES32.DLL, NALBMP32.DLL, and NAL.HLP can be installed
in the following directories:
* NAL.EXE
* NLS\<language>
3. (Optional) Add the NAL.EXE application to the Windows Startup
folder.
Installing NAL for Windows 3.1
1. Copy NAL.EXE and NALW31.EXE to a directory accessible to
all users, such as the PUBLIC directory on a server, or on the
local hard drive.
2. Copy NALRES.DLL, NALBMP.DLL, and NAL.HLP to a directory
accessible to all users, such as the PUBLIC directory on a
server, or on the local hard drive. Note that NALRES.DLL
NALBMP.DLL, and NAL.HLP can be either in the NAL.EXE directory, or
in the NLS\<language> directory.
3. Copy the WIN16.DLL files to a directory called NALLIB below
NAL.EXE. For example, if NAL.EXE is in PUBLIC, copy ???WIN16.DLL
to PUBLIC\NALLIB.
4. (Optional) Add the NAL.EXE application to the Windows Startup
group.
ADDING NAL TO THE STARTUP FOLDER (Windows 95)
1. Browse to the StartUp folder. Starting with My Computer,
browse to the directory where Windows 95 was installed, usually
C:\WINDOWS. Continue browsing to Start Menu\Programs\StartUp.
2. Create a shortcut to NAL.EXE by selecting the FILE | NEW | SHORTCUT menu
item. For the command line, enter the path to NAL.EXE, then press
NEXT. Enter any name you want for the shortcut, then press FINISH.
ADDING NAL TO THE STARTUP GROUP (Windows 3.1)
1. Select the StartUp group in Program Manager.
2. Create a program item for NAL.EXE. Select FILE | NEW menu item.
Select Program Item. For the command line enter the path to
NAL.EXE. Enter a description. Press OK.
REPLACING PROGRAM MANAGER WITH NAL
(Running NAL as the shell in Windows 3.1)
1. Copy the WIN16.DLL files to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
2. Copy the following files to a directory on the local drive:
* NALW31.EXE
* NALRES.DLL
* NALBMP.DLL
* NAL.HLP
3. Edit SYSTEM.INI to set NAL as the SHELL. Find the line in the
[boot] section that starts with shell=, for example
shell=progman.exe
Replace the current setting with the location of the NAL files,
such as
shell=c:\nal\nalw31.exe
Save the changes and start Windows.
CREATING APPLICATION OBJECTS
To create an Application object in NDS, complete the following steps:
1. Run NWADMIN. (The application launcher snap-in should be installed
and initialized.)
2. Select Object | Create.
3. Select one of the following options from the object list:
* Application (Windows 95),
* Application (Windows 3.x)
* Application (DOS)
4. Specify the path of the application, using UNC or drive letter
syntax, in the application dialog.
5. Press Create to create the application object.
6. (Optional) Select the Environment page to specify any drive
mappings or print captures that are needed for this application.
These mappings and captures don't actually take effect until the user
launches the application, and when the user closes the application,
the mappings and captures are removed. The user can view
environment settings in the Application Launcher (but not change
them), by selecting File | Properties, then Resources.
7. (Optional) Specify a contact for the application.
Contact telephone numbers and email names are available to users
in the Application Launcher. The phone number and email name are
retrieved from the user object data in the tree.
Once the Application objects are created, you can associate them with
user, group, or container objects by doing the following:
1. In NWADMIN, view details on the Container, Group, or User object
with which you want to associate the application object.
2. Press Applications. (This button is one of two new
property buttons that appear at the bottom of the NWADMIN buttons
after you have installed and initialized the application launcher
snap-in.)
3. Add an Application object to the following lists:
* Applications to launch when the user selects
* Applications to launch automatically
Applications in the "Applications to launch automatically" list
are launched when the NAL.EXE file is executed. To launch
applications in the "Applications to launch when the user selects"
list, the user must double-click the icons in the NAL window.
4. Save the changes to the object.
The application launcher is updated as specified by the refresh
rate. (The default is no refresh.) To change the refresh rate, in
NWADMIN select the Launcher Configuration page for that object,
and modify the Refresh seconds field.
ASSOCIATING APPLICATION OBJECTS WITH USERS
When the Application Launcher loads, it determines which applications
to display for the user. It does this by using the following
algorithm:
* Display all applications associated with the user object.
* Display all applications associated with groups that the user
belongs to.
* Display all applications associated with containers of which the
user is part. (The number of containers to search is configured in the
Launcher Configuration page of user objects and container
objects.)
The following three examples show how associations affect the applications
the user sees in the NAL window:
Example #1
Associations: WordPerfect and Quattro Pro are associated with the
user object.
User sees: WordPerfect and Quattro Pro.
Example #2
Associations: User belongs to a group named PerfectOffice. The
PerfectOffice group has 3 applications associated with
it: WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, and Presentations.
User sees: WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, and Presentations.
Example #3
Associations: The context of the user is .CPT.NPD.NOVELL. The CPT
container has an application named Schema Manager
associated with it, NPD has GroupWise associated with
it, and NOVELL has PhoneW associated with it. The
"Container Levels" field in the "Launcher
Configuration" page for the user is set to 2.
User sees: Schema Manager and GroupWise. User does not see
PhoneW.
### Version Tracking Information ###
VeRsIoN=1.00 Novell NAL Readme (960108)
CoPyRiGhT=(c) Copyright 1996, Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.