It is common to distribute and store the custom application files in the same directory, ensuring your application will run correctly if it is ever moved. After installing the R:BASE program files, you need to install the database, application, startup, and configuration files that you created using R:BASE.
The following steps provide instruction for setting up R:BASE to run on a local area network.
| 1. | Determine where to load the database, application and startup files (R:BASE application). |
Note: In a multi-user system, the database files should be located in a shared directory on the network server, not on a local drive.
| 2. | Create the application directory on the network. |
| 3. | Copy the database, application, and startup files to the application directory. |
Note: For multi-user systems only, provide users with network read, write, and create access rights. For more information about these access rights, refer to the documentation for your network.
| 4. | Copy the customized configuration file from the development computer to the program directory. |
| 5. | Determine where to load the R:BASE program files for the end users. |
Note: These files can be located in a shared network directory on the network server or on each workstation local drive.
| 6. | After installing and copying the files to the appropriate directories, store a backup of the database, application, startup, and configuration in a safe place. |
The following lists the directory contents for the custom application on a multi-user system that contains only one application.
•Startup file (can include .DAT, .RMD, .RBA)
•Database files (.RX1-.RX4)
•Application files (can include .RFF, .RBA, .RMD, .EEP, .CMD, .APP, .etc.)
•Configuration file (.CFG)
The following lists other possible directory contents for a custom application.
•Plugin files (.RBM)
•R:Charts chart files (.RBC)
•R:BASE Themes DLL (RBThemes11.dll)
•R:BASE Gateway import/export specification files (.RGW)
•R:Synchronizer script files (.RSF)
•R:Mail Editor Template files (.RMT)
•Custom help file(s), if used in your application
•Moving GIFs, if referenced in your PAUSE/DIALOG commands
