From: mark@nickel.laurentian.ca
Subject: Re: QPRO temp files
Organization: Laurentian University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:27:09 GMT



	The solution below was tested with versions 3.0 and 4.0 of Quattro
Pro. This is by no means the only solution, but the one that best fit our
requirements in a lab environment.

     Our particular lab has 40 workstations with user names U1 to U40.
When the workstation is booted, it logs in, places you in U:\USERS\U?, then
runs a menu.

     1. Login as SUPERVISOR and install the QPRO software files on the server
        following the network installation procedures. The program files and
        the network control file were placed in F:\SOFTWARE\QPRO4.

     2. MAP drive U: as SYS:USERS\U1. This will allow us to change the
        startup directory later.

     3. Change directory to the location of the QPRO files (F:\SOFTWARE\QPRO4)

     4. Type 'Q' to start the program. Press 'Options|Startup|Directory' then
        type 'U:' and press <ENTER>. I also setup printers at this time in
        'Options|Hardware|Printers'. Once you have set all the defaults for 
        the program save the changes in 'Options|Update'. This will save all
        your changes to the file RSC.RF. Exit QPRO.

     5. Since some users like the Lotus 1-2-3 menu option, start QPRO by 
        typing 'Q123' from within the program directory. This is simply a
        batch file that uses 123.RF as its startup file. Choose 'System|
        File manager', then select 'Options|Startup|Directory' and set it 
        to 'U:' as above. Setup printers. Be sure to choose 'Options|Update'
        to save the settings. This will save all your changes to 123.RF. Exit
        QPRO.

     6. Copy the files RSC.RF and 123.RF to U:\USERS\U1 through U:\USERS\U40
        Flag these files as read-only, hidden, delete-inhibit, and rename-
        inhibit. We do not want users to change colors, printers,... that is
        the reason for the read-only attribute. You may want to take away 
        the Access control right of the users in the U: directory to disable
        them from changing the file attributes.

     7. Flag all the files in the QPRO program directory as read-only and
        shareable except for the following:
               QPRO.NET    {Rw S Di Ri}
               QUATTRO.LOG {Rw S Di Ri}
               QUATTRO.MU  {Rw S Di Ri}

     8. Flag all the files in F:\SOFTWARE\QPRO4\FONTS as read-write and
        shareable. 

     9. Grant users U1 through U40 write access to the QPRO program and
        fonts directories. Make sure users have all rights to their home
        directories since QPRO is going to create/delete temporary files.
        Again you may want to take away access control.


     10. Create a search mapping to the QPRO directory since the program is
         run from the user's directory.

     11. We use a Novell type menu system (DMENU). Choosing QPRO reveals a
         a sub-menu with the following items: Quattro Menu or Lotus 1-2-3
         Menu. Here is how the .MNU file looks.
               %Quattro Pro v4.0
               1. Quattro Menu
                 F:\SOFTWARE\QPRO4\Q
               2. Lotus 1-2-3 Menu
                 F:\SOFTWARE\QPRO4\Q123


     Thanks again to all those who helped. Please forward any suggestions
or queries to me.


Mark Lafontaine
Software Support Advisor
Laurentian University
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
MARK@NICKEL.LAURENTIAN.CA
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