Re: Can Designer Run on a Server?

The simplest way to do this is perform the install to a network drive, copy the registry info for the Oracle key, insert it into the registry of each user and make shortcuts for the users.

This works and cuts down on all the running around.

Hope this helps

Joel Racicot
Systems Analyst
Canada Post Corporation

Frank van Bortel wrote:

> Debra Upchurch wrote:
>
> > Our organization is beginning to use Designer and there will be quite a
> > few people using it. Presently, we are doing sneakernet to install it
> > on each pc. Can Designer run on an NT or Novell server
>
> Yes - it is documented in one of the appendixes of the installation manual.
> Go for NT, as officially only MS networking is supported (I know it doesn't
> work with Banyan Vines).
>
> > and is it viable to do so
>
> Yes, see also above.
>
> > and then have the users access it from the LAN?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Debby
>
> Keep in mind, that there will be spikes in your network thruput.
> Also, change the working directory to a local drive to reduce network
> traffic, and install the Required Support Files (RSF in jargon) on
> every client.
> Anyway, pretty well documented. Local works faster, but more difficult
> to maintain (any comments on Oracle's Centralized Installation utility?)
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groet,
> kind regards,
>
> Frank van Bortel
> Technical consultant Oracle
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Received on Thu May 13 1999 - 05:08:27 CEST