Specifications

Installing the Office Software
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• Each PC involved has a complete installation of the ZbaseW and ZlinkW programs
on its hard drive. The only files missing are shared data files, which will exist on
only a single server in the network.
A folder must be set up on one PC on the shared network (probably a server, but not
necessarilly a server) that can be accessed by all of the PCs that will be used to manage the
paging terminal. This folder will hold the one copy of the database file that all of the PCs
running ZbaseW will access. There are two additional files that may also appear in this
folder depending what is going on in the system. The files are:
The folder
C:\ZbaseW on each PC should contain all of the other files that would
normally be found on a single user system machine.
Installing ZbaseW on the First PC
♦ ZbaseW for the first of several PCs:
1. Perform the normal installation, following the instructions from the CD-ROM.
Remember that you need Administrator priviledges in order to install software.
2. When the installation is finished, remove the CD-ROM disk and store it in a secure
place.
3. Open the
C:\ZbaseW directory and move the database file ZbaseW_be.accdb to
the network directory that is going to be shared by all of the PCs running ZbaseW.
4. Start the ZbaseW program and select the Special tab.
5. From the Special tab, click on the Change Where the Database File is Found
button and follow the instructions given to point this instance of ZbaseW at the
network location for the database file.
File Name Description
ZbaseW_be.accdb This file is the database file for all of ZbaseW. This file should be
backed-up on a daily basis.
ZbaseW_be.laccdb This is a lock file created by Access program. It is used by Access to
keep track of record locking in the database file.
zlinksem.txt This file is unique to ZlinkWbeing used in a multiuser scenareo. The
file is created and removed by the ZbaseW program whenever a user
is using ZlinkW from his or her PC. It serves as a flag to other user
when they try to start ZlinkW from within ZbaseW. The PC checks
this folder for this file and dennies access to the user trying to log on
to the paging terminal.
Tip If a user has ZlinkW up and in use when his or her computer dies,
the copy of zlinksem.txt is left on the PC. This will prevent anyone
else from using ZlinkW from within ZbaseW until this file is
removed.