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Client: Post-Installation for Windows
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2 Client: Windows Installation
Client: Post-Installation for Windows
Post-Installation Overview
As part of post-installation, you need to perform the following general steps for
client installations, some of which are based on the architecture of your applica-
tion. The details of the steps are provided in the pages that follow.
1. Create new Prolifics executables if required.
2. Configure the client environment (refer to page 15).
3. Verify the Prolifics installation based on what you installed (refer to page 16).
4. Look at sample applications (refer to page 16).
Create New Prolifics Executables
As part of the Prolifics installation package, a set of standard Prolifics executables
is provided. Depending on your configuration and on the platform and database
being used, you might need to create new executables. Specifically, a new
executable is required if you are using a database for which DLLs are not provided
(that is, your database is not among those listed starting on page 10).
To create new executables, Prolifics distributes a single makefile that can be
invoked via the command line utility, nmake. The instructions are detailed below.
Alternatively, Prolifics distributes a workspace and project files for use with
Microsoft Developer Studio. Instructions on how to use the workspace are
provided in the Release Notes.
To create a new Prolifics executable:
1. Complete the Prolifics installation process.
2. Ensure that the appropriate application variables (SMBASE, etc.) have been
applied to your environment.
3. Go to your application directory (or create one) and copy all files from the
Prolifics link subdirectory to it.
4. Edit the makefile in your application directory, commenting or uncomment-
ing lines as needed to build the appropriate executables. For further informa-
tion, refer to page 14.