Peer to Peer Sharing
Comtronic Software will run on Windows 95 as a network operating system.
Set up the server drive so that all other users have full access to the
Comtronic Software Directory and Subdirectories.
Before installing the Comtronic Software on the computer that will be the
server, create a subdirectory call SHARED. This should be the subdirectory that
all shared applications will be installed that other work stations will have
access to. Make sure you set the subdirectory as SHARED. (Go to the MY COMPUTER
icon on the Windows 95 desk top. Select the C: drive icon, select the SHARED
folder icon. Once the SHARED folder is selected, press the Rightmouse button and
select the SHARING option from the menu. Select the SHARED radio button option).
Install the Comtronic Software under the SHARED directory. Example:
C:\SHARED\CPMW
After installing the Comtronic Software on the station that will also be the
server, you will need to map a drive letter on each work station that will
access any of the programs on the servers shared directory. (Go to the NETWORK
NEIGHBORHOOD on the Windows 95 desk top. Select the SERVERS computer icon. Select
the SHARED folder icon. Press the Rightmouse button and select the MAP NETWORK
DRIVE menu option. Select an unused drive letter for the map). Now setup an
icon to run the Comtronic software. When looking for the Comtronic Directory
always look on the mapped drive letter.
NOTE: DO NOT TRY TO RUN THE COMTRONIC SOFTWARE FROM THE NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD
ICON WITHOUT MAPPING A DRIVE LETTER, OR WINDOWS 95 WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE
DATA FILES UNDER THE PROGRAM FILE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE PROGRAM TO REPORT THE
ERROR "ONE OR MORE OF THE DATA FILES COULD NOT BE FOUND".
Tips:
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Make sure all the program files in the Comtronic Program directory are tagged
as Read Only files.
(ATTRIB +R *.*)
Make sure all the files in the DATA and REPORT subdirectories are tagged as
READ/WRITE/CREATE/DELETE access.
(ATTRIB -R *.*)
If you expect heavy traffic on the network, you can install the program files
on each work station's hard drive and install the data on the hard drive of the
server. This will help limit the number of Reads and Writes over the network.
In the program directory of the software, there is a file called DATALOC.CPM
or DATALOC.CCS, edit this file with a file editor. This file stores the full
path where the data is located. You must edit this file on each station you
install a copy of the program on. NOTE: if you install the program using this
method, remember each time you install a program upgrade, you must install this
upgrade on every copy of the program.