On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 12:18:06 -0000, Steven Hoggan wrote: >Rbase Icon settings: >CMD Line: H:\RBASE45.BAT >Memory settings; All Auto > >Contents of H:\RBASE45.BAT >SET ERR MESS OFF >SET MESS OFF >SET MULTI ON >SET CASE OFF >SET LINEEND = '^' >SET ROWLOCKS ON >CD .. >DISC >SET SORT MAX 64 >SET FILES 20 >H: >CD \ >RUN STARTSYS.MAC
Steve, These are all R:Base commands, not operating system command-line commands. They should not be in the file pointed to by the desktop icon, but should be in the equivalent of an RBASE.DAT startup file. Below are my notes on R:Base for DOS setup. Bill 1. Create a BATCH file that will start R:Base for DOS. The BATCH file should look like the model below, with drives and directories changed to match your system. If you are running in NT or Win 2000, name the BATCH file with the extension CMD. If you are running in Win 95 or Win 98, name the BATCH file with the extension BAT If all users have the same path name to their local copy of the R:Base executables, you can put the batch file on a public network drive. Where I have F:\RBSERVER, you should have the network drive and directory on which your SERVER.SY5, SERVER6.RBG or other R:Base network access control file. (Depending on your version of R:Base, it may have either name. If you have R:Base 6.5 or later, you can totally ignore this requirement. You can leave out the reference to F:\RBSERVER below.) Where I have C:\RBTI\RBxxDOS, you should have the local drive and directory on which R:Base for DOS is installed. It should also be the directory in which this user's RBASE.CFG file resides. -------- RBxxDOS.BAT -------------- SET SAVPATH=%PATH% SET PATH=F:\RBSERVER;C:\RBTI\RBxxDOS;%PATH% REM -- Now change to the drive and directory containing REM -- your R:Base database and application files F: CD \RBDATA\MYAPP REM -- Start R:Base c:\RBTI\RBxxDOS\RBASE.EXE -c -r -k1 EXIT ------------------------ 2. Create a new shortcut, pointing to your new batch file. 3. Rename the shortcut to your application name 4 Right-click the icon and choose Properties. 5. On the PROGRAM tab, close on exit should be checked. 6. Under Advanced, Prevent MS-DOS from detecting windows should be checked. 7. Under "change icon," navigate to c:\RBTI\RBxxDOS or whatever, and choose a more appropriate icon. 8. On the MEMORY tab, be sure conventional memory is AUTO, environment is 2000 or higher, expanded is disable or zero, extended is eight megabytes or more, and protected memory amount is the same as extended. 9. on the MISC tab, be sure "always suspend" is Un-checked. If all of your workstations are setup with the same directory names and drive mappings, you can copy the shortcut to floppy or a network folder in order to drag it easily to other desktops. ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l
