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- Silver Xpress Reader Systems Files
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- This section will describe the system files and locations (files defined
- optional or mandatory) expected by Silver Xpress. This should assist in
- the LAN management or multi-user system setup for the Silver Xpress Reader.
- You may use this information to better "separate" the system files between
- users.
-
- GLOSSARY:
-
- PROGRAM PATH The directory location of the XPREAD.EXE program.
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- STARTUP PATH The current directory location when XPREAD.EXE started.
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- XSFP Optional Xpress System Files Location.
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- XOL Optional Location of XPREAD.OVR overlay file.
-
- XESP If the Xpress swap file $SXSWAP.$$$ is written to disk,
- it will be placed in the current directory. This swap
- directory can be defined using the XESP environment
- string.
-
- DOS PATH This is the DOS PATH statement for the user or
- workstation or multi-tasking session.
-
- SEARCH PATH A list of directories where Xpress will look for most
- files.
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- FINDING FILES (SEARCH PATH)
-
- Silver Xpress will use the following FILE SEARCH RULE when it is looking
- for files. Only the files indicated below in the SYSTEM FILES table use
- this rule.
-
- FILE SEARCH RULE USED TO DEFINE THE SEARCH PATH
-
- 1) startup directory
- 2) optional XSFP location
- 3) program path (location where XPREAD.EXE was found)
- 4) DOS path
-
- MULTI-USER SETUP:
-
- Without getting into technical detail, there is 1 ideal way to a create
- multiple user setup.
-
- No matter what, the basic goal is to help separate files, in particular
- list files, and also share some of the same files.
-
- Since the FILE SEARCH RULE stipulates that somes files will be searched
- in the startup directory first and others in the program directory, users
- can PUT their customized files in their personal directory.
-
- 1) Create a USER directory for each user such as:
-
- \XPRESS\HECTOR
- \XPRESS\ANDI
-
- Then use a batch file:
-
- SX.BAT
-
- IF .%1 .. . goto HELP
- C:
- CD \XPRESS\%1
- SET XSFP=C:\XPRESS\%1
- C:\UTILS\XPREAD.EXE
- SET XSFP=
- GOTO EXIT
- :HELP
- ECHO usage: SX [username]
- :END
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- FILES:
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- Location Information
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- XPREAD.EXE REQUIRED:
-
- The main executable is XPREAD.EXE. It can be in the
- current directory or in a directory defined on the PATH.
- The PROGRAM PATH is where the program is located.
-
- XPREAD.OVR REQUIRED:
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- Same location as XPREAD.EXE or defined by XOL
- environment string. If XOL is not defined, the
- XPREAD.OVR is expected in the same directory as
- XPREAD.EXE. IF the XPREAD.EXE is renamed, the overlay
- must be renamed as well.
-
- $SWSWAP.$$$ REQUIRED BUT HIDDEN FILE:
-
- This is the temporary Xpress Swap file. It is
- optionally used when Xpress shells to DOS to run 3rd
- party programs. If your system has EXPANDED or EXTENDED
- MEMORY, the $SWSWAP.$$$ file will be placed there.
- Otherwise it is written to disk. When Xpress returns
- from the outside program, the swap file is deleted.
-
- If the swap file is written to disk, it will be placed
- in the current directory. This swap directory can be
- defined using the XESP environment string.
-
- XPREAD.CFG REQUIRED:
-
- The Xpress configuration will be located in the SEARCH
- PATH. You may use the -C switch to override the
- configuration file name and location.
-
- SXMENU.LIB REQUIRED:
-
- The Xpress Menu Library will be located in the PROGRAM
- PATH. You may use the -C switch to override the
- configuration file.
-
- LIST FILES OPTIONAL:
-
- If a list file is not fully declared, Xpress will follow
- the FILE SEARCH RULE defined above.
-
- XPREAD.CLR OPTIONAL:
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- Expected in the SEARCH PATH
-
- XPREAD.HLP REQUIRED (OPTIONAL FOR REGISTERED USERS)
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- Expected in the SEARCH PATH
-
- ARCHIVER.DEF OPTIONAL:
-
- Expected in the SEARCH PATH
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- XPREAD.KEY REQUIRED (NOT AVAILABLE DURING FIRST TIME USAGE)
-
- Expected in the SEARCH PATH
-
- XPREAD.LOG OPTIONAL
-
- Expected in the PROGRAM PATH. Can be defined in
- configuration.
-
- XPLANG.DEF REQUIRED
-
- Expected in the SEARCH PATH
-
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