I. Installation

This chapter provides details on installing WilsonDisc for Windows:

• Hardware and software requirements

• Instructions for installing WilsonDisc for Windows from CD-ROM

• Network installation instructions

• Configuring WilsonDisc for Windows

Hardware and Software Requirements

Below are the hardware and software requirements for using WilsonDisc for Windows.

Installing WilsonDisc for Windows from CD-ROM

Below are the steps for installing WilsonDisc for Windows from the CD-ROM.

With Windows running:

Windows 3.1:
From the Program Manager choose Run from the File menu.

Windows 95/98/NT:
Choose Run from the Taskbar’s Start menu.

At the Run dialog box, type d:run, where d: is the drive containing the CD-ROM

Continued Installation for Your WilsonDisc for Windows CD-ROM:

1. Click OK. The WilsonDisc for Windows Welcome screen appears.

2. Click Next. The WilsonDisc for Windows license agreement appears.

3. Click Accept to accept the license agreement. The Installation Type screen appears.

4. To install WilsonDisc for Windows on a workstation: Click the Standalone button.
   To install WilsonDisc for Windows on a network: Click the Shared button. A dialog box appears. Click Unique to allow individual configurations of WilsonDisc for Windows for all users. Click Shared to install one configuration for all users.
   Note: On a network, you will also run setup.exe for each terminal in the network.

5. At the Choose Directory screen, you can select the directory in which you want to install WilsonDisc for Windows.
   At the bottom of this screen you can accept the default (c:\WilWin) or click Browse to select another directory. Click Next when ready.
   If you are installing WilsonDisc for Windows on a network: Click on Network. Select the network server directory in which you want to install WilsonDisc for Windows
   (for example: H:\APPS\WilsonDisc for Windows).
   If the selected directory already contains Wilwin.EXE, the setup program asks whether you want to overwrite it. Click Yes to overwrite it.
   Note: If the directory you enter does not exist, a dialog box appears in which you can create the directory.
   In Windows 3.1 the Select Program Group screen opens. Choose a name for this Program Group or you can accept the default (WilWin).
   In Windows 95/98/NT the Select Program Folder screen opens. Choose a name for this Program Folder or you can accept the default (WilWin).

6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
   In Windows 3.1: A WilsonDisc for Windows program group is created containing the WilsonDisc for Windows icon and the WilsonDisc for Windows Reconfiguration icon.
   In Windows 95/98/NT: A WilsonDisc for Windows menu is added to the Programs menu.

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Network Installation Instructions

During the WilsonDisc for Windows installation procedure the Network Setup screen appears. You can click Standalone to install the software on a standalone system or you can click Shared to install the software on a network server. If you choose Shared, you have the option to install the software on a network in the following configurations:

After installing WilsonDisc for Windows on a network server, you must then run setup.exe from each workstation to be able to run WilsonDisc for Windows. At a workstation:

1. Open File Manager (Windows 3.1) or Windows Explorer (Windows 95/98/NT).

2. Find the WilsonDisc for Windows directory on the network and the file called setup.exe and run it. A WilsonDisc for Windows icon is installed on the workstation. If WilsonDisc for Windows is in unique (local) configuration, the Reconfiguration program item is also installed. If WilsonDisc for Windows is installed in shared (global) configuration, the Reconfiguration program item is not installed.

Proceed with Steps 3-9 only if the Wilwin directory on the network is mapped to a different drive letter on each workstation. This can be verified by:

2a. Select the Wilwin.INI file in the Wilwin directory.

2b. Open the Wilwin.INI file, in a text editor:

In Windows 3.1:
Select Wilwin.INI from the File Manager menu bar. Choose run from the File menu, insert the cursor in front of Wilwin.INI and type NOTEPAD (ex. NOTEPAD [space] Wilwin.INI).

In Windows 95/98/NT:
Double-click Wilwin.INI.

2c. Search for the erlpath statement: (A fast way to find this statement is to use the search feature available in Notepad or Wordpad. The search term should be erlpath.) If the erlpath statement matches the mapping on the local work station, for example if the erlpath statement is N:\apps\Wilwin and the local mapping is N:\apps\Wilwin, then skip Steps 3-9.

Note: We recommend that you make a backup copy of the Wilwin.INI, prior to making any changes. The backup copy should be called Wilwin.bak.

3. Select the Wilwin.INI file in the Wilwin directory.

4. Locate the Windows directory on the workstation’s local hard drive.

5. Drag Wilwin.INI to the Windows directory on the workstation’s local hard drive.

6. From the Windows directory open the Wilwin.INI file, in a text editor:
    
   In Windows 3.1:
   Select Wilwin.INI. From the File Manager menu bar, choose run from the File menu, insert the cursor in front of Wilwin.INI and type NOTEPAD (ex. NOTEPAD [space] Wilwin.INI).
    
   In Windows 95/98/NT:
   Double-click Wilwin.INI.

7. Search for the erlpath statement: (A fast way to find this statement is to use the search feature available in Notepad or Wordpad. The search term should be erlpath.) Change the erlpath drive letter to match the mapped Wilwin directory drive letter. For example if the erlpath drive letter is set to N and the mapped drive letter is set to H, change the erlpath drive letter from N:\apps\Wilwin to H:\apps\Wilwin.

8. Save changes. Repeat procedure on remaining workstations.

9. Go to the network Wilwin directory. Rename the copy of Wilwin.INI on the network to Wilwin.OLD.

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Configuring WilsonDisc for Windows

WilsonDisc for Windows is installed with a number of default options that determine various settings, such as how records are displayed, print limits, and whether retrieved records can be saved to disk. You can modify these options at any time after installation by clicking the WilsonDisc for Windows Reconfiguration icon.
Please see Chapter V, Configuration Options, for more information.

When you start the Reconfiguration program, you will see the Configuration Options menu.

To change settings:

1. Click the option you want to change, such as Search Options...

2. Modify the options as desired.

3. Click OK to save the changes.

4. Change as many other options as necessary.

5. When you are finished, click the Save button.

Note: You can reset each dialog box to its default options by clicking the Default Settings button in the dialog box. You can also click the Revert to Default Settings option on the Configuration Options menu, but be aware that this will reset the ERL Options to the defaults.

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Accessing Wilson Databases on Network Directories

You can configure WilsonDisc for Windows to dynamically map to databases on network subdirectories, using Novell and Windows networks. These mappings persist only when WilsonDisc for Windows is in use; the drives are available to other programs when you quit WilsonDisc for Windows.

To access network subdirectories:

1. Edit the WILWIN.INI in the WILWIN directory. You can use any text editor to open the file.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the file and create a new section. The section name must be uppercase and enclosed in brackets, such as [WILSON]. You can use any name for the section.

3. In the new section, map to each server and volume:

WINDOWS NETWORK:
Use the format MAP1=\\SERVER\VOLUME
Repeat this for each volume, incrementing to MAP2, MAP3, etc.

Example: If you have three volumes named RGA, WBA and WBAFT and your server name is CDSERV, the section will look like this:

[WILSON]
MAP1=\\CDSERV\RGA
MAP2=\\CDSERV\WBA
MAP3=\\CDSERV\WBAFT

NOVELL NETWORK:
Use the format MAP1=SERVER/VOLUME:\
Repeat this for each volume, incrementing to MAP2, MAP3, etc.

Example: If you have three volumes named RGA, WBA and WBAFT and your
server name is CDSERV, the section will look like this:

[WILSON]
MAP1=CDSERV/RGA:\
MAP2=CDSERV/WBA:\
MAP3=CDSERV/WBAFT:\

4. Save WILWIN.INI as text and close the file.

5. Add a -M and the section name to the command line of the WILWIN icon:

Windows 95/98/NT:
a) Right click on the WILWIN icon.
b) Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
c) Click the Shortcut tab
d) Add a -M and the section name to the command line. For example if the section name is WILSON and the WILWIN program is on the F drive in the WILWIN directory, the command line will be: F:\WILWIN\WILWIN.EXE-MWILSON

Windows 3.x
a) Single click on the WILWIN icon.
b) Press Alt + Enter to display the Program Item Properties dialog box.
c) Add a -M and the section name to the command line. For example if the section name is WILSON and the WILWIN program is on the F drive in the WILWIN directory, the command line will be: F:\WILWIN\WILWIN.EXE -MWILSON
Run Wilwin. The databases listed in the WILSON section of the
WILWIN.INI will be mapped to your available drives.

Note: You can create specialized copies of the WILWIN icon, with each copy accessing a unique set of databases. To do so, create multiple mapping sections in the WILWIN.INI and point each icon to a different mapping section.

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