Introduction

Texpress is the object oriented database engine used by Vitalware for data management. It provides extremely high speed retrieval, while providing flexible data structures which simplify the overall data module employed by Vitalware.

The instructions below outline how to set-up Texpress for use with Vitalware.
They do not detail an installation of Texpress for other non Vitalware applications on Windows 2000/XP/2003 under Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX. Please see the relevant Texpress documentation for instructions on performing that installation.

In the notes below ~vw is used to refer to the user vw's home directory.
This is normally /dev/fs/C/home/vw.

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, version 3.5
• Texpress, version 8.2.006 or greater 
• TexAPI, version 3.1.017 or greater

Texpress Installation

1. Log in to the Windows machine as user vw.
2. Start a Korn Shell with Start>Programs>Windows Services for UNIX>Korn Shell
3. Enter cd  ~vw
4. Enter mkdir  -p  texpress/8.2.xxx/install where xxx is the version of Texpress being installed.
5. Enter cd  texpress/8.2.xxx/install
6. Obtain the latest Texpress release for Windows 2000/XP/2003 running Microsoft Services for Unix via the KE Texpress hyperlink above. Save the release in ~vw/texpress/8.2.xxx/install calling it texpress.sh.
7. Enter sh  texpress.sh. The Texpress release will be extracted.
8. Enter .  ./.profile
9. Enter export TEXGROUP=[vwadmin]        (expand [vwadmin] to local group name)
   Enter bin/texinstall  ~vw/texpress/8.2.xxx (expand the ~vw).
   The Texpress installation script will commence.
10. Enter cd  ~vw/texpress/8.2.xxx
11. Enter .  ./.profile
12. Enter texbldperms
13. Enter bin/texlicinfo. Obtain your Texpress licence code and place it in a file called .licence.
14. Enter bin/texlicset  <  .licence to install the licence.
15. Enter \rm  -fr  install
16. Enter cd  ~vw/texpress
17. Enter ln  -s  8.2.xxx  8.2
18. Stay logged in as vw for the KE TexAPI installation.

TexAPI Installation

1. Assumes you are logged as vw and have a Korn Shell window open.
2. Enter cd  ~vw/texpress
3. Enter mkdir 3.1.xxx where xxx is the version of TexAPI being installed.
4. Obtain the latest TexAPI release for Windows 2000/XP/2003 running Microsoft Services for Unix  via the KE TexAPI hyperlink above.
   Save the release in ~vw/texpress calling it texapi.sh.
5. Enter sh  texapi.sh  -i  ~vw/texpress/3.1.xxx (expand the ~vw).
6. Enter \rm  -f  texapi
7. Enter ln  -s  3.1.xxx  texapi
8. Enter \rm  -f  texapi.sh
9. Enter exit to close the Korn Shell window.
10. Log out.