NWPSETUP - Questions Regarding .SET Files

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Revision Date: 21-Jan-97 2:50:42 PM

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WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS

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Symptoms: What is a WordPerfect .SET file? Solutions: WordPerfect is shipped with predefined default settings that many people will find satisfactory; however, you can edit these settings to fit your needs. WordPerfect stores these default settings in the .SET or setup file and .PRS or printer resource files. Most user-specified settings that are chosen in the Setup menu (Shift+F1 or File|Setup) are stored in the .SET file which is referred to as the "set" file. This file is created when WP 6.0 is launched for the first time after installation, and is uniquely named for each user. There are two varieties of setup files: master and personal The master setup file contains network-wide default settings and uses the WordPerfect network supervisor initials ({WP) in its filename (e.g., W{WP__}.SET). Personal setup files are defined by the individual user and override the master setup file settings for that user only, and include the users' network initials in the filename (e.g.. WDSO__}.SET). Question: How is the master .SET file used on the network? Answer: Network installations view the W{WP__}.SET or master .SET file primarily as a "template" from which to create other user-specific .SET files. Hence the term Master .SET file. Personal setup files inherit the settings in the master setup file the first time a user starts WordPerfect and only the first time. It is therefore best to define a master setup file before users start WordPerfect so that they will acquire the default settings you want them to. If you define a master setup file after users start WordPerfect, they will only inherit the default settings that ship with WordPerfect, which may not be the settings you want them to have and they will not see printers selected later, etc. Each user can add or change settings to match the master .SET file, but this would be time consuming and not always accurate (if you want consistency), so using NWPSETUP is recommended to update users .SET files. NWPSETUP copies specified settings from the master .SET file to users .SET files. Question: How is the master .SET file created? Answer: After installing WordPerfect, the network supervisor should start WordPerfect and use {WP when prompted for the user initials (or start WordPerfect by typing WP /U-{WP). After starting WordPerfect with the {WP initials, change any settings that need to be adjusted (usually in Shift+F1, Setup), or select printers that need to be used, etc. Upon exiting, the changes and selections are written to the master .SET file (W{WP__}.SET) and will be ready to be copied to user .SET files. Question: How are user .SET files created? Answer: The first - and only the first - time new user initials are used when starting WordPerfect, a new .SET file is created. The users initials are saved to name using the Master .SET file as template to copy its settings from. During installation, you were asked to enter a pathname for the setup directory. Make sure that users have sufficient rights or privileges to this directory in order to create and change their .SET files. To see where the .SET files are being placed when they are created check the environment file WP{WP}.ENV with the DOS TYPE command and notice that the /PS= is followed by the directory specified for the .SET files. If for some reason the .SET file was deleted or moved to a different location, a new one would be created the next time the user started WordPerfect. A user must also use the same initials each time they start WordPerfect since it uses the initials to find the appropriate .SET file. If a user types different initials they may notice that any settings that have been made saved in their .SET file earlier are not there since it is creating a new .SET file for the new initials entered on startup. If this happens the user should exit and start again with the correct initials so the correct .SET file is used. To prevent the user from starting with the wrong initials use the DOS SET command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as shown below to force WP to start with the correct initials on startup. For Novell users this can be done in the user login script or set up using variables in the system login script: In AUTOEXEC.BAT: SET WP=/U-DSO Novell User Login Script: DOS SET WP="/U-DSO" or Novell System Login Script: DOS SET WP="/U-%LOGIN_NAME" The filename itself distinguishes one user's .SET file from another's by placing the user's 5-character "initials" in the 7-character filename. The first character will always be the letter "W", the seventh character will always be a right brace (}), and characters 2-6 will contain the user initials ranging from at least one alpha or numeric character up to five. But what about the user with initials shorter than 5 characters, such as 'BOB' or 'AMY', or perhaps, user '1'? Their files would contain an underscore character in the unused positions in the 5-character initials part of the filename. For example: WBOB__}.SET, WAMY__}.SET, W1____}.SET. Question: How do you update user .SET files? Answer: When master settings change after users have created their own setup files (i.e., a new printer is added to the network, or the format of company documents changes), you have four ways of updating users' setup files with the new settings. The first three are not the easiest or most recommended methods but should be mentioned because they do work: 1. Start WP with each users' initials and make changes to each user's setup file (could be time-consuming in a large installation). 2. Delete all users' setup files and have them restart WP to inherit the latest changes. 3. Create a macro that performs the changes. Then add a DOS environment variable (usually in system login script) for WP or WPC to equal /M- J:\WP60\MACROS\STARTUP.WPM. 4. Use the recommended method; Network Setup Utility (NWPSETUP.EXE) that ships with WordPerfect. Question: How do you use NWPSETUP to update settings and selections for user .SET files? Answer: Once the changes and selections have been completed in WordPerfect by the network supervisor the master .SET file is ready to use to update user .SET files. Start NWPSETUP and select the master .SET file you want to use as the template to update from. You will notice here that W{WP__}.SET is not the only .SET file to select, this is not an error, you can select any .SET file to act as the master in NWPSETUP, but only in NWPSETUP. This means that WordPerfect uses the W{WP__}.SET file as the template when a user starts WordPerfect for the first time and their .SET file is created, but in NWPSETUP you can update with a .SET file of you choice. The Main Menu has five options which can be selected: ========== Network Setup Utility ========= | | | 1. Select .SET File Group to Update... | | | | 2. Select Master .SET File... | | | | 3. Select Setup Options to Update... | | | | 4. Set Printer Update Options... | | | | 5. Feature Lockout... | | Update .SET Files Exit | ========================================== Question: How do you select a master .SET file to use in NWPSETUP? Hands-on: Select a master .SET file (preferably a users .SET file to illustrate the versatility added here). 1. From the main menu select 2 or M, to bring up the select master .SET file menu. 2. Select 2 or C to change directories if you need to find the .SET file in another directory. 3. Use the arrow keys or N for name search to place the cursor on the desired .SET file to copy settings and selections from. 4. Select 1 or S, to select the .SET file and return to the main menu. ========== Network Setup Utility ========= | | | 1. Select .SET File Group to Update... | | | | 2. Select Master .SET File... ------------ | | | | 3. Select Setup Options to Update... | | | | | | 4. Set Printer Update Options... | | | | | | 5. Feature Lockout... | | | Update .SET Files Exit | | ========================================== | ================= Select Master .SET File ================= | Directory: J:\WP60\SETUP | | -----.SET Files-------------------- | | |W{WP__}.SET WDAVEJ}.SET |/\| 1. Select | | |WDIANE}.SET WJOEB_}.SET |*| 2. Change Directory | | |WKIMWE}.SET |*| N. Name Search | | | |\/| | | ---------------------------------- | | OK Cancel | =========================================================== Question: What are .SET file groups and how are they created? Hands-on: Create three .SET file groups - Men, Women, and All Users. .SET file groups are users with similar needs that are identified together so that updating can be done for all the users .SET files at once. By grouping .SET files consistency can be maintained while providing flexibility for the network supervisor when updating user .SET files. When creating a .SET file group: 1. Select 1 or F, to bring up the .SET file groups menu. 2. Select 2 or C, to enter a group name and bring up the select .SET files to update menu. 3. Select 4 or D, and type the name of the .SET file directory you specified during installation or the directory where the .SET files you need are located. 4. Next Select 2 or L, if the .SET files are in individual subdirectories one level below the specified directory or Select 3 or M, if you want only some of the .SET files listed for the specified directory (mark all that will be part of the group). 5. Once all the .SET files for this group are marked Click OK or press F7. 6. Repeat this process for each group you wish to create. 7. Once all the groups are created highlight the group you want to update and Select it 1 or S. =============== .SET File Groups ============= | -----Groups------------- | | | |/\| 1. Select | | | |*| 2. Create... ------ | | |*| 3. Edit... | | | | |*| 4. Delete | | | | |*| 5. Copy | | | | |*| 6. Rename | | | | |*| N. Name Search | | | | |\/| | | | ------------------------ | | | OK Cancel | | ============================================== | ======================================== | --------------------- | | Group Name: |ALL USERS |--- | --------------------- | | | OK Cancel | | ======================================== | ==================== Select .SET Files to Update ===================== | Group: Men | | | | 1. (* All .SET Files in Specified Directory | | 2. ( ) All .SET Files in Subdirectories | -------3. ( ) Marked .SET Files in Specified Directory | | | 4. Directory: J:\WP60\SETUP | | | | | | --5. .SET Files------------------- | | | |W{WP__}.SET WDAVEJ}.SET | | * Mark/Unmark | | | |WDIANE}.SET WJOEB_}.SET | | Mark/Unmark All | | | |WKIMWE}.SET | | Change Directory | | | | | | Name Search | | | ---------------------------------- | | | Files: 0 Marked: 0 | | | OK Cancel | | ===================================================================== =============== .SET File Groups ============= | -----Groups------------- | | | ALL USERS |/\| 1. Select | | | MEN |*| 2. Create... | | | WOMEN |*| 3. Edit... | | | |*| 4. Delete | | | |*| 5. Copy | | | |*| 6. Rename | | | |*| N. Name Search | | | |\/| | | ------------------------ | | OK Cancel | ============================================== Question: How do I choose the settings and selections I want to update, and how do I know what WordPerfect setup selections are being updated? Answer: Go into menus and select a few items to update, discuss SETUP in WP and look at screen printouts. From the main NWPSETUP menu select 3 or S to select settings to update, 4 or P to update printer options. ========== Network Setup Utility ========= | | | 1. Select .SET File Group to Update... | | | | 2. Select Master .SET File... | | | | 3. Select Setup Options to Update... | | | | 4. Set Printer Update Options... --------- | | | | 5. Feature Lockout... | | | Update .SET Files Exit | | ========================================== | =============== Printer Update Options =============== | --1. Network Printers----------------------------- | | | ( ) Replace all | | | | (*) Replace only printers added by NWPSETUP | | | | ( ) Do not update | | | -------------------------------------------------- | | --2. Local Printers------------------------------- | | | ( ) Replace all | | | | (*) Replace only printers added by NWPSETUP | | | | ( ) Do not update | | | -------------------------------------------------- | | --3. Duplicate Printer Names---------------------- | | | (*) Prompt to Replace/Rename | | | | ( ) Replace with New Definition | | | | ( ) Do not Replace | | | -------------------------------------------------- | | 4. [ ] Update Selected Printer | | OK Cancel | ====================================================== ========== Network Setup Utility ========= | | | 1. Select .SET File Group to Update... | | | | 2. Select Master .SET File... | | | | 3. Select Setup Options to Update... | | | | 4. Set Printer Update Options... | | | | 5. Feature Lockout... ------------------- | Update .SET Files Exit | | ========================================== | =========== Feature Lockout =========== | 1. [ ] Disable Goto DOS/Shell | | 2. [ ] Disable Password Protection | | OK Cancel | ======================================= NWPSETUP differences from WordPerfect 5.x to 6.0: The naming convention used for the .SET file has been changed from the previous WP 5.0/5.1 standard for both network and stand-alone installations. Previous to WP 6.0, the primary (or Master) .SET file for both network and stand-alone installations was called W{WP}.SET. The user .SET file for networks was WPxxx}.SET where xxx was the users unique initials. For NWPSETUP to work best in WP 5.1, the NWPSETUP.EXE program needed to be located in the same directory specified by the /PS startup option in the WP{WP}.ENV environment file. In other words, where both the master and user .SET files were stored. To use the WP 5.1 NWPSETUP: 1. Make sure all users have exited WordPerfect. (If users are still in WordPerfect when you run NWPSETUP, their setup files may not be updated.) 2. Verify that the Master setup file (W{WP}.SET), the NWPSETUP.EXE utility, and all users' personal setup files (WPxxx}.SET) exist in the same directory. 3. Make a copy of all setup files in case you change items that you do not intend to update. 4. At a DOS prompt, change to the setup file directory. 5. Enter NWPSETUP at the DOS prompt. 6. Begin choosing desired options from the menu. The WP 5.1 NWPSETUP utility was somewhat limited in its capabilities compared with WP 6.0. It consisted of primarily one screen (pictured here) which contained these four different options: ==================================================================== | Network WordPerfect(tm) 5.1 -- Setup Maintenance Utility | | ©Copyright 1988, 1989 WordPerfect Corporation | |==================================================================| | Update Auxiliary File Locations? (Y/N): | | Keyboard Map? (Y/N): | | Update Setup Initial Codes? (Y/N): | | Update Network Printers? (Y/N): | | Update Local Printers?(Y/N):[this option included post 030/9/92]| |==================================================================| | Press F3 for Help | ==================================================================== The 6.0 NWPSETUP utility, however, is far more powerful in its abilities to customize the levels in which the update is performed as we have seen. To use the WP 6.0 NWPSETUP: 1. Make sure all users have exited WordPerfect. (If users are still in WordPerfect when you run NWPSETUP, their setup files may not be updated.) 2. Make a copy of all setup files in case you change items that you do not intend to update. 3. At a DOS prompt, change to the WordPerfect directory (or where NWPSETUP.EXE is located). 4. Enter NWPSETUP at the DOS prompt. 5. Begin choosing desired options from the menus as discussed in this outline.

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