ASNA DataGate® 8.1 for Microsoft® Windows Servers® and Desktops

Installation Notes

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Installation Notes

DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops Overview

You will only need to install ASNA DataGate® for Windows Servers and Desktops, DataGate® for IBM® System i™or ASNA DataGate® WebPak on a system in which you are going to deploy an application. 

DataGate already exists on development systems in which the ASNA Visual RPG® for Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005® or DataGate® Component Suite for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 have been installed.
 

Installing DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops Files

To Install the DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops Installation

DataGate and supporting components are automatically installed with Visual RPG for Visual Studio 2005 and DataGate Component Suite for Visual Studio 2005.

To Install from ASNA Developer Network (DevNet.asna.com)

  1. Go to http://devnet.asna.com.

  2. Click on Sign In link on the top right corner and sign in to your DevNet account, or select Create an Account on the left to create a new account.

  3. Once you are signed in, click on the Downloads link at the top.

  4. Scroll down and select the product and version you wish to download.

  5. On the next screen, the list of products in the product suite selected will display for you to select from.

  6. Select the product to install.  The Release Notes for that product will display.  In the right hand corner "Downloads" window, you will see the list of products available based on your sign in.  Select the icon of the product to install.  The installation exe will display for you to Run now, or Save to your system and install later.

To Install from ASNA Product Suite CD

1.      Contact ASNA to acquire licensing information.

2.      Insert the ASNA Product Suite CD into your CD drive.
If your CD drive has AutoPlay, the ASNA Product Menu will display, as in step 2. 

If you do not have AutoPlay installed on your CD drive, start Microsoft Windows and from the Start Menu, select Run, and enter the path:  E:SETUP.EXE, where ‘E’ is the CD-Rom drive.

3.   The Product Menu will automatically display.  Select ASNA DataGate® 8.1 for Windows Servers® and Desktops.

4.   Select the INSTALL button.

Note that you can also view the Readme file by selecting the READ ME button.

5.      After the setup file is located, the Welcome screen will display.  Follow the instructions on the screen.  The main screens that will occur are:

·          License Agreement

·          Registration

·          Directory locations

·          Selecting which components to install
 

Starting ASNA DataGate

After you have completed the DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops installation procedure, you can start DataGate at any time. 

1.      Start DataGate by selecting Start – Programs - ASNA .NET Product Suite - DataGate - DataGate Database Manager.
 

Uninstalling DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops

Perform the following steps to remove DataGate

1.      Select Start – Settings - Control Panel.

2.      Select Add/Remove Programs.

3.      Select ASNA DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops 8.1.

Note that the dialog will appear different on Windows 2000.

4.      Select the Add/Remove… button.

5.      Select Yes to begin removing ASNA DataGate for Windows Servers and Desktops 8.1.  Select No to return to the previous screen.
 

Removing Acceler8DB Sources Icon from Desktop

Unfortunately, there is currently not a convenient way to remove the Acceler8DB Sources icon from the Windows desktop.  However, you can remove by following the instructions below. 

To Remove Acceler8DB Sources Icon from the Desktop

1.      Go to an MS-DOS command prompt by selecting - (Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt).

2.      At the DOS prompt, enter:

cd "c:\program files\common files\asna shared"

3.      Press <enter> to confirm the current directory as above.

4.      Next, enter the following:  (note that the '-' is important!).

regole -adbShell.dll

5.      Press <enter>.  (There will be no response unless there is an error).

6.      Exit the DOS Command Prompt.  Now you are back to the desktop.

7.      Press F5 to refresh the Desktop.  Acceler8DB Sources should no longer display.

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Release Notes

DataGate Known Issues

§          There is a limitation of 32 Record Formats per Print File.

§          References are lost when restoring a file that has referenced fields.

§          When using adbfedit with a file that contains duplicate keys, records may be skipped when you are browsing the file going forward, then change direction by browsing backward.

§          When using adbfedit, you should not edit or delete a record that contains a duplicate key.  Note that the first record containing that key will be the one to be modified or deleted.

§          DataGate Server crashes when writing to a file that has a key length greater than 249.

§          Problem viewing Hebrew Characters with Print Preview.

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   10/30/2007       © 2007. Amalgamated Software of North America. All rights reserved.