Questions About the WP.FIL File On A Network

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:04 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: When you take the WP.FIL file from the network and copy it to a local drive you get the message "Insert WP 2 disk..." when executing WP. If you press a key it will prompt you for a path for the WP.FIL. Will this speed up the program? Can you access this message for the path to the WP.FIL without taking the WP.FIL from the network? Is there a possibility that a startup option could be added to set the path for the WP.FIL? How would this affect other users on the network (i.e. would they be looking for the WP.FIL on another user's computer?) Solutions: Copying the WP.FIL to a local drive will speed the process of the program. However, printing may still be written to a network drive, which means printing will still be slow. (The /PF startup option sets the temporary print files to a local drive too). You will not be prompted with the path for the WP.FIL unless the WP.FIL cannot be found. The WP.FIL file is searched for first in the directory where WP.EXE is found. Second, provided there is a floppy drive A:, the program searches the A: drive for the WP.FIL. Searching the A: drive is designed for a two floppy system. Currently, there is no plan for a startup switch to set the location of the WP.FIL. It may not be a bad idea though, if the speed on a network cannot be at a level suitable to the customer. There is, however, a way to set the path for the WP.FIL file with the DOS APPEND command. The append statement can be set up to search for overlay files. The following command is set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT: APPEND /E/X APPEND=C:\WPFIL This will give DOS an option of its own to search for the overlay WP is requesting with her own search path. The path is specified in the second line. This APPEND statement has not been completely tested or widely used, so approach the customer with caution in explaining this as a cure-all for a slow 5.1 program on a network. If you remove the WP.FIL file from the directory that WP.EXE is located in, everyone on the network will receive the same message "Insert WP 2 disk." The problem will be with stations that do not have a hard drive installed or a floppy drive.

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