Contents Of InForms WPNETUS.HLP File 07/16/93

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:36:35 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Network Post Installation and Maintenance Adding or Changing Default .INI Settings Users inherit the settings found in the Network .INI file the first time they start WordPerfect InForms if a personal .INI file is not present. For this reason, you should establish network-wide or master settings before any users start WordPerfect InForms. If master settings change after users have created their own .INI files (for example, a default Button Bar is edited) there are two ways to update users' .INI files with the new settings: 1. Start WordPerfect InForms with each user's initials and make changes to each .INI file. or 2. Delete all users' .INI files and have users restart WordPerfect InForms to inherit the latest master .INI changes. Any other information stored in users' .INI files must be changed individually. Granting Rights/Privileges Before using WordPerfect InForms on the network, secure the files essential to running WordPerfect InForms by granting Read-Only (or equivalent) rights. You can assign rights to directories by using the utility provided by your network, such as the SYSCON utility or GRANT command line utility offered by Novell. To find Help for granting rights/privileges, choose from the following options: Locking Files Use the file locking feature to augment network security features. Rights to InForms and WPC Directories The InForms and WPC directories contain the WordPerfect InForms program and WordPerfect Shared Application files, respectively. Generally, users should be able to read and execute files in these directories. For example, on a Novell NetWare 3.x network, users should have no more than Read and Filescan rights to these directories. Rights to WPCINI The WPCINI directory contains .INI files, which contain setup information for Windows applications Users should be able to read, write, create, modify, rename, delete, and execute files in this directory. For example, on a Novell NetWare 3.x network, users should have all rights except Supervisor and Access Control. Rights to Other Directories/Subdirectories You may want to assign more restrictive rights to the Graphics and main Thesaurus/Speller/Hyphenation directories. Protecting Individual Files All WordPerfect InForms and Shared Application files with the following extensions should be set to Read-Only: .DLL .DRS .EXE .HLP .LEX .THS To set a file to Read-Only, use the DOS ATTRIB command or your network's file attribute feature (for example, if you have Novell NetWare, use the FLAG command to set *.EXE files to Shareable Read Only). Installing an Interim Release If you are installing over an existing copy of WordPerfect InForms on a network, ensure that the files are not marked Read-Only. Setting Up Network-Wide Defaults When you make default settings in WordPerfect InForms, the changes are recorded in the .INI files. Users should be able to read, write, create, modify, rename, delete, and execute files in this directory. For example, on a Novell NetWare 3.x network, users should have all rights except Supervisor and Access Control. Setting Up User Workstations Before users start WordPerfect InForms from their workstations, they need the WordPerfect InForms program group, which includes the icons necessary to start WordPerfect InForms. The Installation Program can copy the WordPerfect InForms group files from the directory to which you installed WordPerfect InForms to users' workstations. Steps To copy WordPerfect InForms group files, 1. Run the Installation Program again, choose Network install, then choose Workstation and follow the prompts. Setting Up Users' AUTOEXEC.BAT Files Below is an example of commands you can place in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for networks that do not use a login script or an equivalent batch of commands. SET WPCWIN=/U-KLC/D-C:\WORK Note that startup options normally using an equal sign (=) require a hyphen (-) when included in a DOS SET command. For example, use /U=klc from the command line, and /U-klc in a DOS SET command. After you have included the proper commands in the users' AUTOEXEC.BAT files, all users must reboot their computers for the new settings to take affect. Setting Up Users' Novell Login Scripts Below is an example of what to include in the Novell system login script for WordPerfect InForms Designer: DOS SET FDWIN="/U-%LOGIN_NAME/D-X:\%LOGIN_NAME" You must use uppercase letters for all variables, such as the %LOGIN_NAME. You must also use the quotation marks (") as shown in the example above. Note: Because WP InForms reads only the first three characters of the %LOGIN_NAME when it is used with the /U startup option, users with similar names might not be differentiated. For example, if you use the names Robert and Robin as the %LOGIN_NAME with the /U startup option, they will share an .INI file called WPFDROB}.INI or WPFFROB.INI depending on the application. To avoid this problem, use a unique set of user initials (for example, "ROB" for Robert and "RBN" for Robin) in login scripts. If you are using WP Office, do not use the /U option. After you have included the proper commands in the users' login scripts, all users must logout and login again for the settings to take affect. Using .INI Files Since .INI files are ANSI text files, you can edit them using any text editor. Global .INI Files Global .INI files contain information about all WordPerfect products for Windows and record the location of other .INI files. Each user has a personal WPC.INI file and has access to the WPC_NET.INI file, which is a shared file used by other network users. The WPC.INI and WPC_NET.INI files may contain the same information; however, if a common entry appears, the one in the WPC.INI file is used. The [Ini Paths] entry can appear in both the WPC.INI and WPC_NET.INI files and can be used to redirect the location of the .INI files for stand-alone as well as network versions of WordPerfect applications for Windows. Product-Specific .INI Files Each WordPerfect for Windows application has its own set of stand-alone, Personal, and Network .INI files which store default settings specific to that application. .INI files available for WordPerfect InForms include: Stand-Alone .INI WPFD.INI (Designer) WPFF.INI (Filler) Personal .INI (XXX = user's unique initials) WPFDxxx.INI (Designer) WPFFxxx.INI (Filler) Network .INI WPFD_NET.INI (Designer) WPFF_NET.INI (Filler) Storing .INI Files By putting Network .INI files in different directories than personal .INI files, users can store their default settings on their hard disks, while maintaining access to the "system" default settings. Steps To store system and personal .INI files in different directories, 1. Remove the [INI Paths] statement from the WPC_NET.INI file. 2. Place the network application .INI file (WP??_NET.INI) in the same directory as the corresponding .EXE file or where the user will access Microsoft Windows. DOS Environment Variables You can use DOS environment variables in the [Ini Paths] and [App Server] sections of the WPC.INI and WPC_NET.INI files. Users assign variables to the drive letters and directories of their choice using the DOS SET command, which can be used in a batch file, login script, profile, or on the command line. Pathnames that contain variables do not affect Location of Files settings; rather, they affect only the [App Server] section, which controls WordPerfect Shared Applications Files, or the [Ini Paths] section, which specifies the location where personal .INI files are written. %DRIVE% Variable The %DRIVE% variable represents a drive letter. Note that the %VARIABLE% must be entered in uppercase. The [Ini Paths] or [App Server] example below shows a drive letter substituted with the %DRIVE% variable: WPFD=%DRIVE%:\FDWIN\FDWIN.EXE If a user assigns the %DRIVE% variable to the "X" drive letter (for example, SET DRIVE=X), then the .INI file will interpret the pathname above as "WPFD=X:\FDWIN\FDWIN.EXE" for that user. %USERNAME% Variable The %USERNAME% variable represents a network directory. Note that the %VARIABLE% must be entered in uppercase. The following example shows a user's network directory substituted with the %USERNAME% variable: WPFD=U:\HOME\%USERNAME% If a user assigns the %USERNAME% variable to the "tanner" network directory (for example, SET USERNAME=tanner), then the .INI file will interpret the pathname above as "WPFD=U:\HOME\TANNER" for that user. Using Network Redirection Commands WordPerfect InForms acts as if it is printing to a local device. If you use a network redirection command, it, not WordPerfect InForms, intercepts and redirects the printer output from the computer's port to a network printer. Using Startup Options Startup options, also known as "switches," can help WordPerfect InForms work as networked software. Some startup options are essential, others are optional. You can use startup options in the following places (these locations are listed in the order of their precedence): 1 Command line 2 FDWIN or FFWIN environment variable 3 WPCWIN environment variable 4 WPC environment variable 5 Environment file (for example, FD{FD}.ENV or FF{FF}.ENV) For example, if /U-bwk exists in the FDWIN variable (such as, the DOS command SET FDWIN=/U-BWK), but you start Designer using the Run dialog box or the Program Item Properties with /U=cbk (such as, C:\FDWIN\FDWIN.EXE /U=cbk), Designer will recognize "CBK" as the user initials rather than "BWK." Note: If you use these startup options in a SET Command, use a hyphen instead of the equal sign (=) (for example, SET WPCWIN=/D-C:\TEMP instead of SET WPCWIN=/D=C:\TEMP). /D-drive\directory The /D-drive\directory startup option redirects temporary and overflow files to a specified directory. Each time a user starts WordPerfect InForms on the network, a temporary file is created (FD}XXXTD.1 or FD}XXXTD.1 where FD and FF represent the application, XXX are the user's initials and 1 is an incremental number). The /D startup option directs the temporary files to the drive and directory you specify, regardless of the user's current default directory. You will need to ensure the directory you specify is one to which users have all rights. If you don't use this option, the temporary files are created in the directory where the DOS command, SET TEMP specifies. If there is no SET TEMP command, the files are stored in the directory where the application .EXE is located. When InForms is not running, you may delete any temporary files found in the temp directory. Users should not create their temporary files in the directory that contains the WordPerfect InForms .EXE files. /L-language The /L-language startup option lets you specify a language for InForms Filler. Use the /L startup option when you have installed a language module. /NI-path The /NI-path startup option tells WordPerfect InForms where to search for your WPC_NET.INI file (the file read by all WordPerfect applications and containing settings for all users on the network). If the /NI option is not used, the application will search the following directories in the order they are listed: 1. The .EXE directory 2. The WINDOWS directory 3. All directories in the search path If WordPerfect InForms cannot find the WPC_NET.INI file, it will still run but will be unable to use the settings specified for WordPerfect products. /NS The /NS startup option prevents WordPerfect InForms from determining whether SHARE.EXE is loaded. If you do not use this option, WordPerfect InForms notifies you when SHARE.EXE is not loaded. /NT-network # The /NT-network # startup option tells WordPerfect InForms to operate as a network type, or "networked software," under the network you specify. The Installation Program adds the /NT option to all WordPerfect InForms product environment files when you select a network installation. The Installation Program displays a list of networks and corresponding network numbers or letters that support WordPerfect InForms. The following is a list of networks available to select during installation: 1. Novell NetWare 2. Banyan VINES 3. TOPS Network 4. IBM LAN Network 5. NOKIA PC-Net 6. 3Com 3+ 7. 10Net 8. LANtastic 9. AT&T StarGROUP A. DEC Pathworks B. 3Com 3+ OPEN C. StreetTalk O. Other As networked software, WordPerfect InForms prompts for user initials during startup and, based on those initials, creates user-specific files (for example, .INI, and temporary files). This individualized file naming lets multiple users start, use, and customize WordPerfect InForms at the same time. Without the /NT startup option, WordPerfect InForms will not prompt for initials or create user-specific files. The /NT startup option is copied to the environment file (FF{FF}.ENV and FD{FD}.ENV) for each product during installation. /PI-path The /PI-path startup option lets you specify the path to the WPC.INI file. Use this option if you choose NOT to place the WPC.INI file in users' Windows directory or if you want to use a different language version of WordPerfect InForms. The /PI and /NI startup options let you install and use multiple languages of the same WordPerfect Corporation product on one computer. You can easily add the /PI startup option to the WordPerfect InForms environment (FD{FD}.ENV or (FF{FF}.ENV) files using a text editor. /QL The /QL startup option tells WordPerfect InForms to use the same Quick List that WordPerfect for Windows uses. If you do not use the /QL startup option, WordPerfect InForms will use its own Quick List. /SA The /SA startup option causes WordPerfect InForms to start in stand-alone mode even if the WordPerfect InForms environment files (FD{FD}.ENV or FF{FF}.ENV) exist and contains the /NT startup option. By starting WordPerfect InForms with the /SA startup option, you won't be prompted for user initials. WordPerfect InForms may also starts faster. The /SA startup option can be used as a troubleshooting aid to see if WordPerfect InForms operates differently in stand-alone mode than network mode. /U-user initials The /U-user initials startup option provides the correct user initials to the WordPerfect InForms program when you are running InForms on a network. This option lets multiple users run WordPerfect InForms on a network, provided each user enters a unique set of initials. These initials are used to create files unique to the user (for example, WPJHDBK.INI). This option is valid only if you are also using the /NT startup option. Use the /U startup option to avoid being prompted for initials every time WordPerfect InForms is started and to ensure the same initials are used every time. /WPC-drive\directoryThe /WPC-drive\directory\ startup option specifies the directory path where the WordPerfect Shared Applications files are stored. Several WordPerfect products use shared applications. Using this startup option frees you from having to include the shared directory in the path. The Installation Program adds the /WPC startup option to the WordPerfect InForms environment file (FD{FD}.ENV and FF{FF}.ENV).

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