Windows Platform Installation Notes

It supports Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4 as well as Windows 95/98/ME.

Introduction

Eloquence B.06.32 provides the eq63.msi file which holds the installation database. The components to be installed are divided into separate archives which are laid-out in a compressed format. The contents of the archives are listed below.

On Windows XP and 2000, the eq63.msi file is sufficient to start the installation: just double-click the eq63.msi file. There is no need for a separate setup.exe program as with former installations.

However, for Windows NT 4 or Windows 95/98/ME, the appropriate Windows Installer engine might not be present on your machine yet. For this purpose we provide a setup.exe which first installs the appropriate Windows Installer engine on your system and then launches the Eloquence B.06.32 installation.

The Windows Installer engine for Windows NT 4 is contained in a file named instmsiw.exe. The name of the file containing the engine for Windows 95/98/ME is instmsia.exe. Both can be manually started to install the appropriate engine on your system, but this is normally done automatically by setup.exe for convenience.

Contents of the archive files

Due to a limitation in the Microsoft Windows Installer implementation the archives have short DOS 8.3 file names. The suggested long names are indicated in addition.

• eq63_01.cab (long name: eq63_client_gui.cab)
  contains the runsrv32 and dlgsrv32 graphical user interface components necessary to execute any local or remote GUI-enabled Eloquence program. Such a program can conveniently be started with either the eqstart or eqexec32 utilities which are both included as well. This is the minimum client installation.

• eq63_02.cab (long name: eq63_client_runtime.cab)
  contains the eloqcore program which enables you to locally execute Eloquence programs. Additionally, the Eloquence configuration utility is included. If your programs all reside on remote systems it is not necessary to install this archive.

• eq63_03.cab (long name: eq63_client_developer.cab)
  contains the Eloquence Integrated Development Environment (the IDE) as well as the list and store utilities. If you do not modify your programs on or from the particular system it is not necessary to install this archive.
  

• eq63_04.cab (long name: eq63_client_dbtools.cab)
  contains the client database tools necessary to create and maintain Eloquence databases, such as schema, dbcreate, dbimport and dbutil. If you do not maintain your databases on or from the particular system it is not necessary to install this archive.

• eq63_05.cab (long name: eq63_client_dblib.cab)
  contains the client database library which is required to access Eloquence databases from within programming languages other than Eloquence Basic.

• eq63_06.cab (long name: eq63_server.cab)
  contains the eloqdb6 database server as well as the eloqsd service. If the particular system runs Windows XP, 2000 or NT and is intended to act as an Eloquence database and/or application server this archive must be installed. Since the Windows Service Control Manager is not available on Windows ME, 98 or 95 the server components are not installed unless your system runs Windows XP, 2000 or NT.

• eq63_07.cab (long name: eq63_doc_html.cab)
  contains the core on-line documentation and release notes and should be installed along with the client_runtime and/or client_developer archive files.

• eq63_08.cab (long name: eq63_manuals_html.cab)
  contains the entire manual set in HTML format. Since these are a lot of small files you should consider to install this archive in a central location and integrate it into your intranet web server's document hierarchy. By default, this archive is not installed. However, if you select to install this archive it will automatically integrate into the on-line documentation.

• eq63_09.cab (long name: eq63_manuals_pdf.cab)
  contains the entire manual set in PDF format to be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader (TM) which is included on this media and freely available on the Internet. By default, this archive is not installed.

By default, all components except the manuals are installed. However, you can manually select which components you want to install.

Installation instructions

1. On Windows XP, 2000 or NT please log-on as Administrator before you install Eloquence (Windows "Power-User" privileges are sufficient).

2. If you already have Eloquence installed:
   • Please make sure that no Eloquence program is running (e.g. stop the RUN server and exit from the IDE). You don't have to stop the servers, though, because the installation program will appropriately stop and uninstall them.

   • The Eloquence B.06.32 installation program will automatically detect and uninstall any existing Eloquence software.

     Your existing configuration files will be preserved.

     It is not necessary and also not recommended to manually uninstall your existing Eloquence software.

     By default Eloquence B.06.32 uses an installation directory different from older Eloquence versions up to A.06.31. The installation program will automatically migrate your existing configuration files to the new installation directory.

     If you however have Eloquence B.06.32 or above installed the new version will be installed into the existing installation directory by default.

     Please read the section about updating your Eloquence software below.

3. Now start the setup.exe installation launcher program.

   On Windows XP, 2000 or NT you have the choice to install a temporary server license if Eloquence B.06.32 is installed for the first time. This option is enabled by default. You can deselect this option manually if you don't want to install the temporary server license now. Later, you can use the Software applet in the Windows Control Panel to modify your Eloquence B.06.32 installation which will allow you to install the temporary license subsequently.

4. After installation on Windows XP, 2000 or NT a B.06.3x license key is required in order to use the Eloquence server components. During installation a temporary license key is generated on demand which is valid until 30 days after installation.

   Please visit the Eloquence Web site at http://www.marxmeier.com/eloquence/license for details about obtaining a permanent Eloquence license key.

   Your license file is located in the etc subdirectory of your Eloquence installation, for example at C:\Program Files\Eloquence\etc\license.

   Please comment out any previous license key when adding the new B.06.3x license key to your license file. Otherwise the new license may not be recognized and chklic might output the following messages:

      A.06.30: Bad license key revision.
      Duplicate sequence number: Ignoring license
   

   If you're using the Eloquence Personal Edition, please use the license template file license.sam, it contains an updated license key for the Eloquence Personal Edition.

   The license.sam file is located in the etc subdirectory of your Eloquence installation and should be copied into the license file located in the same directory.

Updating your existing Eloquence software

If you however have HP Eloquence A.06.31 or below installed please note:

• By default, Eloquence B.06.32 is installed into a different location than HP Eloquence versions up to A.06.31. The new location is

   C:\Program Files\Eloquence
  

  as opposed to the previous location which was

   C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Eloquence
  

• The installation program will automatically migrate your configuration and license files from a previous HP Eloquence installation. This will take the new software location into account so it is not necessary to install Eloquence B.06.32 into the same directory where your previous HP Eloquence software is installed.

• The installation program will also uninstall your previous HP Eloquence software. It is not necessary to uninstall it yourself. In fact, this would prevent the installation program from detecting your previous HP Eloquence version.

• Uninstallation takes place before the new software is copied to your disk. For HP Eloquence A.06.3x, the uninstallation process is visually indicated. Versions before A.06.30 are however silently uninstalled. Please be patient during uninstallation.

• All standard HP Eloquence settings in the Windows registry are migrated as well. While the HP Eloquence root key is migrated by the installation program the application-specific settings are migrated by the respective programs, i.e. the Eloquence IDE, the Eqstart program and the Configuration utility.

• However, in case you manually created non-standard registry settings these must be manually migrated. The new Eloquence registry key is

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Marxmeier\Eloquence
  

• If you are using a HP Eloquence A.07.00 beta eloqdb6 database server as of version X.23.09 or below it still requires the old HP Eloquence registry key. In this case, the B.06.32 installation will create an additional HP Eloquence registry key to keep this database server functional.

• As in previous HP Eloquence versions, the corresponding HKEY_CURRENT_USER key is searched first to allow overriding the defaults with user-specific settings.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Eloquence B.06.32 server components require a new license key. Previous A.06.xx license keys do not work anymore (to ease the update from a previous Eloquence release, a key revision of A.06.31 is however accepted). To migrate your existing license, first install the temporary license, then visit the Eloquence Web site at http://www.marxmeier.com/eloquence/license to obtain a new license key.

Changes to previous Eloquence installations

• Migration and uninstallation of previous software

  If you have a HP Eloquence version A.06.31 or below installed its configuration and license files are migrated to Eloquence B.06.32. The previous software is uninstalled afterwards.

• Default installation location

  As opposed to HP Eloquence versions A.06.31 and below, the default Eloquence B.06.32 installation directory has been changed to:

     C:\Program Files\Eloquence
  

• Registry root key

  As opposed to HP Eloquence versions A.06.31 and below, the Eloquence B.06.32 registry root key has been changed to:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Marxmeier\Eloquence
  

  The old HP Eloquence registry root key will however be created in case you are using a HP Eloquence A.07.00 beta eloqdb6 database server as of version X.23.09 or below to keep it functional.

• Default server names

  As opposed to HP Eloquence versions A.06.31 and below, the default Eloquence server names in the Windows Service Control Manager have been changed. By default, the database server is named "eloqdb6" and the application server is named "eloqsd" (formerly "HP EloqDB6" and "HP EloqSD", respectively).

  If you are using a HP Eloquence A.07.00 beta eloqdb6 database server as of version X.23.09 or below it will not be overwritten. In this case you will still find the database server named "HP EloqDB6" in the Windows Service Control Manager.

• Component archives

  As opposed to HP Eloquence versions A.06.31 and below, the archive files eq70_client_dbtools.cab and eq70_client_dblib.cab have been added to separate the database tools and libraries from the runtime and development archives.

  The eq63_client_image3k.cab present in HP Eloquence A.06.31 has been removed. This component is no longer contained in Eloquence B.06.32.

  Due to a limitation in the Microsoft Windows Installer implementation the archives have short DOS 8.3 file names.

• Automatic stop and uninstallation of Eloquence servers

  Before installation or uninstallation begins, all running Eloquence servers (eloqdb6, eloqsd) are stopped and all present Eloquence servers are removed from the Windows Service Control Manager.

  After installation has finished, the default eloqdb6 and eloqsd servers are installed in the Windows Service Control Manager. However, they are not started automatically because the configuration and license probably must be adjusted manually.

• Environment

  The bin subdirectory of the Eloquence B.06.32 installation (for example C:\Program Files\Eloquence\bin) is added to the PATH environment variable so that each of the Eloquence command line programs can be conveniently executed. On Windows XP, 2000 and NT this is applied to the system PATH environment variable.

  On uninstallation, this setting is removed.

• Configuration files

  The SYSTEM and EXAMPLE volume paths are configured into the eloq.config file located in the etc subdirectory. Therefore, the Eloquence B.06.32 system programs (such as QUERY, CFORM, MFORM, PFORM) and examples can be executed without further configuration.

  The system and example programs are located in the share\prog and share\example subdirectories, respectively.

  Of course, if the existing eloq.config file contains customized settings which are different from the default settings they are not changed to keep your eloq.config file functional.

• Windows system files

  The Eloquence TCP network services are configured into the Windows SERVICES file. No further configuration is necessary to run any Eloquence client or server programs. However, these settings are not removed on uninstallation.

• Windows start menu

  The Eloquence program group contains additional shortcuts for Eloquence QUERY and the on-line documentation and manuals.

• Autostart shortcut

  If the eq63_client_gui.cab archive is installed an autostart shortcut is created for the Eloquence RUN Server (applies to "All Users" on Windows XP, 2000 and NT). It is removed on uninstallation.

• License requirements

  Eloquence B.06.32 requires a new license key. Previous A.06.xx license keys do not work anymore (to ease the update from a previous Eloquence release, a key revision of A.06.31 is however accepted). The installation program installs a temporary license on demand even if an A.06.xx temporary license has been installed previously.