Client: Pre-Installation for Windows
8
2-Tier Installation
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32 MB of memory.
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Database vendor’s client and network software installed if you are using a
database other than JDB. For more information, consult the database-specific
release notes online.
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To use Java files, you must have either JDK 1.1 (Java Development Kit) or the
JRE (Java Runtime Environment), or compatible versions, installed. To
compile Java programs, the JDK is required. If you are using Microsoft’s
Virtual Machine for Java, use version 5.00.3167 (1/25/99) or later.
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If you are going to add your own C functions to Prolifics, install the Microsoft
Visual C (MSVC) compiler (version 6 for Windows 95/98 and NT 4). You also
need to install the MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) portion of MSVC along
with the compiler.
If you are installing a Prolifics client and web application server on the same
Windows NT machine, you must install them in the same directory. This allows
them to share common environment settings that point to the location of required
files. It also saves disk space.
Upgrading
If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Prolifics, install Panther in a
separate directory from previous installations, for example,
C:\Panther
.
The setup program unsets any existing
SMVARS
,
SMPATH
,
SMTERM
,
SMMSGS
,
SMKEY
,
and
SMVIDEO
settings in your
autoexec.bat
file. The setup program lets you
choose from the following three options:
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Let the setup program modify the
autoexec.bat
file. The existing
autoexec.bat
is saved to
autoexec.xxx
where
xxx
is a three-number
extension.
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Save the required changes to
autoexec.new
file.
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Not make any changes for the
autoexec.bat
file.
After successfully installing Prolifics software, there are several post-installation
steps required to start using Prolifics. This chapter discusses licensing, building
Prolifics executables, the steps required to set up the environment for each of the
Prolifics components installed, and post-installation issues and troubleshooting
tips.
