Black Box GEH-6510 - Manual (Page 30)

26 •••• Chapter Three - Getting Started DDE Server User’s Guide
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: