Black Box GEH-6510 manual Results, Tips on using VNDDE.EXE, VNDDE.EXE Error Messages

Results

To check the results of running the utility, use the Microsoft DDE Share tool, DDESHARE.EXE, which should be located in the winnt\system32\ directory.

Three shares will be created, GE32MODB* GE32EIND* and GE32MTCP*. (A fourth share, WFSERVER, is created if you have installed the PMCS Waveform Capture application. Refer to GEH-6511, the PMCS Waveform Capture User’s Guide, for details.) The shares are set up identically. The Application name is GE32xxxx in the Old Style field. The topic is *. Item security grants access to all items. For permissions, members of the Administrators group and the Everyone group are given Full Control access.

The trust has the following options enabled:

•Start Application Enable

•Initiate to Application Enable

•Cmd Show Override with the value of 2. The Cmd Show Override value can be set to 0, 1 or 2 to cause the server to start up in either a hidden, normal, or minimized window, respectively.

In addition to these two more shares are created if the EPM7700 components and Eventlogger are installed with PMCS. These shares are GE77GTWY and

EVENTLOG.

Tips on using VNDDE.EXE

The utility can be used in two ways. It can be run once for each user, or it can be included in each user’s logon script. Once a user is logged on, it can be executed from a command prompt. Putting it in the user’s logon script has the advantage that the share is guaranteed to exist and to be functioning after each logon. To create a logon script, see the Windows 2000 SP2 User’s Guide, the Windows 2000 SP2 Resource Kit or on-line help, or do the following:

•Start the User Manager in Local Users and Groups in System Tools under the Computer Management (Local). This is found under the Admistrative Tools in Control Panel. Access the profile for the desired user from the User Manager. You must have Administrator privileges to do this.

•Specify the name of a batch file, such as <username>.CMD. Save and exit the User Manager.

•Create a batch file called <username>.CMD in the \SYSTEM32\REPL\IMPORT\SCRIPTS directory.

•The script should contain the line ..\VNDDE.EXE

•Put a copy of the utility, VNDDE.EXE, in the C:\USERS directory.

At the next logon, a command prompt should appear at logon. If there is no problem, the window flashes by and the logon will continue. If a problem occurs, execution stops at the command prompt.

VNDDE.EXE Error Messages

The utility displays any errors that occur as it tries to add shares. The format is:

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