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How To Run Tutor On A LANtastic Network
DocumentID: 638165
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:04:51 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: The purpose of this memo is to give LANtastic network administrators suggestions for running the Tutor from a network file server. In this example a LANtastic 4.0 server is used. The date of TUTOR.COM is 09/25/91.
In this example it is assumed that Artisoft's LANtastic operating system is installed on a machine designated as the file server. WordPerfect 5.1 is on that server as a network application. It is also assumed that there is a subdirectory of the program directory where all the files associated with the tutor have been installed (in many cases this directory is called LEARN or TUTOR--in this example TUTOR is used.) The steps outlined below will provide a way for five users to run the tutor simultaneously.

1.      Create five users TU1, TU2, TU3, TU4, TU5. Make these users members of a group called TUTOR. Create a user directory for each user name somewhere on the server (e.g., U:\USERS\TU1 etc.)

      Create a TUTORNET.BAT file for each one that includes a standard STARTNET.BAT including the following lines:
            C:\LANTASTI\NET USE W: \\SERVERNAME\WP51
            C:\LANTASTI\NET USE X: \\SERVERNAME\TUTOR
            C:\LANTASTI\NET USE U: \\SERVERNAME\USER\TU1
            SET WPC=/D-U:\ /U-TU1

2.      Give this group TUTOR all rights in the TUTOR directory (where all the files associated with the Tutor are kept), the SET directory (where their personal *.SET files are created and stored, often times this is a subdirectory of the WP51 directory) and their personal user directories (e.g., U:\USERS\TU1). These users must have READ, WRITE, LOOKUP, and EXECUTE privileges in the program directory (where the WP.EXE file is kept).

3.      Attrib the *.WKB and *.TUT files in the TUTOR directory Read Only.

4.      Create a valid and correct environment file in the WordPerfect program directory. The contents of a valid environment file are:
            /NT=8
            /PS=W:\WP51\WPSET
      The drive letter (e.g., W:\) in the .ENV file should be a common shared drive letter.

5.      Have whoever wants to run the Tutor login as TU1, TU2, etc. The TUTORNET.BAT will set up the WordPerfect program, the Tutor, and all the necessary shared directories and drives. The user then can execute the TUTOR from anywhere simply by typing TUTOR.COM.

The temporary files that are created when WP is executed are redirected to the user's home directory. For example if a user logs in as TU1, the temporary files are opened and stored in the U:\USERS\TU1 directory. The WPTU1}.SET file is opened and stored in the W:\WP51\WPSET directory. The file that the TUTOR uses to mark completed lessons is stored in the TUTOR directory. When a user completes a lesson this information is stored in a file called MARKS.WP; it will not be able to ascertain which user has completed what lesson.

When the users are finished with a lesson or want to leave the lesson, they can choose the Exit option from the main screen. This will close the temporary files, write to the MARKS.WP file and exit them back to the DOS prompt. If more users wish to execute the TUTOR simultaneously then increase the number of users that belong to the TUTOR group.

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