| When I try to run it I get "No
Database Directory specified" error. What should
I do?
AllChange needs a database
and some basic configuration files for that database
in order to start up. This is known as an AllChange
project and you need to have defined one before you
can start to use AllChange.
To create your first AllChange
project:
Run the configuration tool AllChange
Configuration Editor from Start | Programs | Intasoft
AllChange
Select File | New Project in order to create your
first project. This will create a default project
definition with an empty database.
You should now be able to run AllChange.
How do I set up AllChange to run
Client/Server?
It is very simple to set up AllChange
to run client server - simply follow the steps below
referring to the AllChange Administrators Manual - Setting
up your environment | Modes of Operation | Client/Server
| Setting up Client/Server - Summary.
- If you have not yet done so perform
a Full install from the CD onto the server
- Define your project to have the
appropriate server information using Acconfig
- If you wish to run VC Client/Server
then select the option in the Configuration Options
using Acconfig
- On the server, perform a Server
Only install using the setup\setup.exe from where
the Full install took place
- Set up the ACINETD on the server
- Set the permissions as needed on
the project, system and VCFiles directories
What's
the best way to move an AllChange installation from
one NT machine to another?
The
best way to move an AllChange Installation:
- Install
AllChange on the new server (Full & Server
installations).
- Copy your AllChange project directories (with
VC files) to the new server. At this stage it
would be a good idea to stop access to AllChange.
- Copy projects.ac into the new AllChange system
directory and then edit the information in the
file to point to the new project directories.
- You might want to keep a couple of files from
your old system directory, such as users.ac, ftpuser.ac
and muen.ac. Copy these into the new system directory,
to avoid setting up users and license information
again.
- Change your root part location for each of the
projects. This should point to the root directory
of your VC files, e.g. c:\acproj\vcfiles. This
will be from the server’s point of view
if running VC client/server, otherwise specified
so that all users can access the directory.
- You will need to do a workstation install on all
of your client machines from the setup directory
of the new AllChange system directory.
- Users will now run AllChange from the new location
and will be using the new project directories.
Access to the old project directories should not
be allowed once the new project directories are
in place.
Of
course, if you're upgrading your version of AllChange
you will need to upgrade your projects using the upgrade
tool before doing this.
How can I have two or more different versions of AllChange installed simultaneously?
It may sometimes be desirable to have more than one version of AllChange installed at one time. This would allow a new version to be used while the previous version is still used, or to allow sites to take advantage of our Beta testing programme. The steps below assume you already have one version of AllChange installed. The 'new' version referred to may be earlier or later than the currently installed version:
- Install
the new AllChange (Full Install) on the computer on which it is to be used (for a local, non-client/server operation), or on the server (for a client/server installation).
- If you are to be running the new version client/server, then run the setup and select the Server Only install. In order to avoid a conflict with any existing client/server installation, enter an alternative name for the service Also, specify an alternative port number. (See the "Running multiple instances of ACInetd" section of the "ACInetd" topic in the product documentation for detailed information.) Any client/server projects defined in the new version should specify the port number used.
- You will need to do a workstation install, from the setup directory
of the new AllChange system directory, on any workstation from which you wish to access the new version. You should specify a different Program group so as not to overwrite existing shortcut icons.
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