DOCUMENT #677
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     HOT TIP:  SETTING UP R:BASE 4.0 WITH BOTH 286 AND 386 WORKSTATIONS
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     PRODUCT:  R:BASE       VERSION :  4.0 ONLY
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     AREA   :  GENERAL      CATEGORY:  MULTI-USER INSTALLATION
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     Problem:  "I've got both 386 and 286 machines connected to my
     server and R:BASE version 4.0 won't run on a 286 machine.  What
     can I do?"
 
 
     1.  Create 3 separate directories on your network drive.
 
         Example:  F:\RBFILES
                   F:\RB386
                   F:\RB286
      
         NOTE:  The directories RB386 and RB286 may also be subdirectories 
                off the \RBFILES directory (F:\RBFILES\RB386 or 
                F:\RBFILES\RB286).
 
     2.  Install all the program files (both versions) into the
         directory F:\RBFILES.
 
     3.  Copy RBASE.EXE into the directory F:\RB386.
 
         NOTE:  The directory F:\RB386 will have only one file in
                it.  RBASE.EXE (386 version)
 
     4.  Copy RBASE.286 into the directory F:\RB286 and
         rename it RBASE.EXE.
 
         NOTE:  The directory F:\RB286 will have only one file in
                it.  RBASE.EXE.
 
     5.  Change Directory to F:\RBFILES and rename RBASE.EXE to RBASE.386. 
         This changes it from being an executable file and thus prevents it
         from trying to run on 286 computers.
 
         Directory structure:
   
              F:\RBFILES    F:\RB386     F:\RB286
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              RBASE.386     RBASE.EXE    RBASE.EXE
              RBASE.286 
 
     
     What to do next:
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       386 machines
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       Set up the path for each 386 workstation so it includes
       F:\RB386 and F:\RBFILES.  (Do not include F:\RB286 in the path
       of the 386 workstations).
 
       Example:  PATH=F:\RB386;F:\RBFILES...
      
      
       286 machines
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       Set up the path for each 286 workstation so it includes
       F:\RB286 and F:\RBFILES only.  (Do not include F:\RB386 in the
       path of the 286 workstations).
 
       Example:  PATH=F:\RB286;F:\RBFILES...
 
 
     REMINDER:  Don't forget to set up SERVER.SY5 in F:\RBFILES and
     individual RBASE.CFG files for each user.  See the article "The Ins
     and Outs of Multi-User Installation" in this issue of the Exchange.